# Sarah Lark > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sarah_Lark > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sarah_Lark.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Lark > Source revision: 1354684629 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|British actress}} {{For|the German author who uses the pen name Sarah Lark|Christiane Gohl}} {{Use British English|date=September 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Sarah Lark | image = | image_size = 150px | caption = Sarah performing on I'd Do Anything | birth_name = Sarah Lark | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1983|1|28}} | birth_place = [Roath](/source/Roath), [Cardiff](/source/Cardiff), Wales | other_names = Sarah de la Bédoyère | occupation = Actress, singer | years_active = 1995–present | spouse = Hugh de la Bédoyère | children = Nell de la Bédoyère (born 2016), James de la Bédoyère (born 2020) | awards = | website = }} '''Sarah Lark''' (born 28 January 1983) is a Welsh singer and actress who rose to fame when she competed as one of the finalists in the [BBC](/source/BBC) talent show-themed television series ''[I'd Do Anything](/source/I'd_Do_Anything_(BBC_TV_series))'' in 2008.{{cite news | title = Nancy Contestants – Sarah | publisher = [BBC](/source/BBC) | date =6 February 2008 | url =https://www.bbc.co.uk/oliver/contestants/nancy/sarah.shtml | access-date =9 May 2008 }} ==Background== Lark was born in [Roath](/source/Roath), [Cardiff](/source/Cardiff) to Bev and Billy Lark, and began performing at an early age. When she was twelve years old she played the lead role in the Starstruck Theatre production of musical, ''[Annie](/source/Annie_(musical))'' at St Peter's Church Hall in Roath alongside [Charlotte Church](/source/Charlotte_Church), who took the role of Molly.{{cite news | title = Nancy Contestants – Sarah | date =26 March 2008 | url = http://www.walesonline.co.uk/videos-and-pics/2008/03/26/songbirds-charlotte-church-and-sarah-lark-91466-20678225/ | accessdate =10 October 2008 }} She appeared in the television series ''[The Biz](/source/The_Biz_(TV_series))'' and ''The Healer''{{cite news | title = Sarah Lark | publisher = [The Spotlight](/source/The_Spotlight) | url = http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/5315-7862-4453 | accessdate = 10 October 2008}} and appeared in the original performance of the [Andrew Lloyd Webber](/source/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber) musical, ''[Whistle Down The Wind](/source/Whistle_Down_the_Wind_(1996_musical))'' at the [Sydmonton Festival](/source/Sydmonton_Festival) held at Lloyd Webber's country house, Sydmonton Court in 1995 as part of the ensemble.{{cite news | last = Matthewman | first = Scott | title = I'd Do Anything: Meet the Nancies | work = [The Stage](/source/The_Stage) | date = 25 March 2008 | url = http://blogs.thestage.co.uk/tvtoday/2008/03/id-do-anything-meet-the-nancies | accessdate = 11 September 2008 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080920052416/http://blogs.thestage.co.uk/tvtoday/2008/03/id-do-anything-meet-the-nancies/ | archivedate = 20 September 2008 | df = dmy-all }} In 2000 Lark made her [West End](/source/West_End_theatre) debut creating the role of "Little Girl" in [Cameron Mackintosh](/source/Cameron_Mackintosh)'s production of ''[The Witches of Eastwick](/source/The_Witches_of_Eastwick_(musical))'' at the [Theatre Royal, Drury Lane](/source/Theatre_Royal%2C_Drury_Lane).{{cite web | title = Witches of Eastwick | publisher = About Maria – The Maria Freedman website | url = http://www.aboutmaria.com/witchesofeastwick.html | accessdate = 21 August 2008}} In 2003 she played [John Barrowman](/source/John_Barrowman)'s daughter in the musical, ''[Beautiful and Damned](/source/Beautiful_and_Damned)'' at the [Yvonne Arnaud Theatre](/source/Yvonne_Arnaud_Theatre) in [Guildford](/source/Guildford), Surrey. After appearing as Lucy in a production of ''[Snoopy!!! The Musical](/source/Snoopy!!!_The_Musical)'' at the [Jermyn Street Theatre](/source/Jermyn_Street_Theatre) in 2003, Lark undertook a Post-Graduate course in Musical theatre at the [Royal Academy of Music](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Music). Here in 2004 she played the roles of Julie in [Victoria Wood](/source/Victoria_Wood)'s play ''[Talent](/source/Talent_(1978_play))'' and also [Hermia](/source/Hermia) in ''[A Midsummer Night's Dream](/source/A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream)''. She graduated with a [distinction](/source/Latin_honors){{Citation needed|date=September 2008}} and then went on to reprise her role in ''Snoopy!!!'' at The New Players' Theatre in 2004. In 2005 she joined the musical ''[Mamma Mia!](/source/Mamma_Mia!_(musical))'' at the [Prince of Wales Theatre](/source/Prince_of_Wales_Theatre), as cover for the roles of Lisa and Sophie. She stayed in Mamma Mia! for two years before making her first appearance at the [Edinburgh Fringe](/source/Edinburgh_Fringe) Festival in 2007, performing in C Theatre's productions of ''[Cinderella](/source/Cinderella)'', in the title role and the annual ''Shakespeare For Breakfast'', as Juliet's nurse. The latter making a successful transfer to the [Canal Cafe Theatre](/source/Canal_Cafe_Theatre) in [Little Venice](/source/Maida_Vale), London.{{Citation needed|date=September 2008}} ==''I'd Do Anything''== Lark was a finalist on ''I'd Do Anything'' on [BBC One](/source/BBC_One) from March to May 2008, a show which searched for a new, unknown lead to play [Nancy](/source/Nancy_(Oliver_Twist)) in a [West End](/source/West_End_theatre) revival of the British musical ''[Oliver!](/source/Oliver!)''. She was eliminated in show six on 4 May. Immediately after the show Lark participated in the ''I'd Do Anything'' tours with fellow contestants Ashley Russell, Keisha Amponsa-Banson and [Niamh Perry](/source/Niamh_Perry), along with [Michael French](/source/Michael_French) and [Connie Fisher](/source/Connie_Fisher), accompanied by the [BBC Singers](/source/BBC_Singers) and the [BBC Symphony Orchestra](/source/BBC_Symphony_Orchestra). ==Further career== After participating in a workshop production at the [Menier Chocolate Factory](/source/Menier_Chocolate_Factory) in the [London Borough of Southwark](/source/London_Borough_of_Southwark), Lark performed as Collette in Conor Mitchell's ''Mathilde'' at the 2008 [Edinburgh Comedy Festival](/source/Edinburgh_Comedy_Festival), directed by [Simon Callow](/source/Simon_Callow).{{cite news | title=Mathilde by Conor Mitchell | publisher=Edinburgh Comedy Festival | url=http://www.edcomfest.com/tellMeMore.aspx?show=663 | accessdate=24 August 2008}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} In September 2008 she performed as the lead female vocalist in the show ''Hits of the West End'' at the [Hamilton Townhouse](/source/Hamilton_Townhouse), [Hamilton, South Lanarkshire](/source/Hamilton%2C_South_Lanarkshire).{{cite news | last = Brown | first = Lesley | title= West End comes to town in autumn | work=Hamilton Advertiser | url=http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/lifestyle/ml3-entertainment/2008/07/17/west-end-comes-to-town-in-autumn-51525-21353743/ | accessdate=24 August 2008}} {{cite news|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/122868.html|title=Carroll and Lark Join Company of London Oliver! Revival; Casting Now Complete|last=Shenton|first=Mark|date=30 October 2008|work=[Playbill](/source/Playbill)|accessdate=31 October 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081102043541/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/122868.html|archivedate=2 November 2008}} On 14 October, she appeared in a one-off charity performance of the musical comedy ''[Betwixt!](/source/Betwixt!)'' at the [Ambassadors Theatre](/source/Ambassadors_Theatre_(London)) in [Covent Garden](/source/Covent_Garden), London.{{cite web | title= Actresses | publisher=Cole Kitchenn | url= http://www.colekitchenn.com/pm-actresses.htm | accessdate=5 October 2008}} On 9 November 2008 she performed a solo cabaret act ''An afternoon with Sarah Lark'', at [Lauderdale House](/source/Lauderdale_House) in [Waterlow Park](/source/Waterlow_Park), [Highgate](/source/Highgate) in north London.{{cite web|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/listings/production.php/34198/cabaret-in-the-house-sarah-lark|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612030020/http://www.thestage.co.uk/listings/production.php/34198/cabaret-in-the-house-sarah-lark|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 June 2011|title=Cabaret in the House – Sarah Lark|date=9 November 2008|work=[The Stage](/source/The_Stage)|accessdate=11 November 2008}} In February 2009, Lark performed at the 2009 [Whatsonstage Theatregoers' Choice Award](/source/Theatregoers'_Choice_Award) at the [Prince of Wales Theatre](/source/Prince_of_Wales_Theatre) in London.{{cite news|url=http://awards.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=784|title=2009 Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards Concert|publisher=[Whatsonstage Theatregoers' Choice Award](/source/Theatregoers'_Choice_Award) |accessdate=13 March 2009}} She sang "[9 to 5](/source/9_to_5_(Dolly_Parton_song))" with fellow ''I'd do Anything'' contestant [Samantha Barks](/source/Samantha_Barks) and ''[X-Factor](/source/The_X_Factor_(UK_series_4))'' finalist [Niki Evans](/source/Niki_Evans), then the title track from the [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre) musical ''[Xanadu](/source/Xanadu_(musical))''.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} In November 2009, Lark performed at an all-star concert celebrating the work of young British composer [Michael Bruce](/source/Michael_Bruce_(composer)) at the [Apollo Theatre](/source/Apollo_Theatre).{{cite web |url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/london/E8831251737944/All-Star+Concerts+of+Michael+Bruce+%26+Lance+Horne.html |publisher=WhatsOnStage |accessdate=28 May 2014 |title=All-Star Concerts of Michael Bruce & Lance Horne - - News - Whatsonstage.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320055316/http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/london/E8831251737944/All-Star+Concerts+of+Michael+Bruce+%26+Lance+Horne.html |archive-date=20 March 2012 |url-status=dead }} Other performers to feature in the concert included West End Stars [Julie Atherton](/source/Julie_Atherton), Paul Spicer and [Leanne Jones](/source/Leanne_Jones), ''[Eurovision: Your Country Needs You](/source/Eurovision%3A_Your_Country_Needs_You)'' finalist Mark Evans, [Any Dream Will Do](/source/Any_Dream_Will_Do_(TV_series)) finalist Daniel Boys, and [How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?](/source/How_Do_You_Solve_A_Problem_Like_Maria%3F) finalist [Helena Blackman](/source/Helena_Blackman).{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} Also in 2009, Lark recorded the lead role of Roberta Jones in Gareth Peter Dicks' musical ''Bluebird'', a Second World War musical concept recording that also starred [Ramin Karimloo](/source/Ramin_Karimloo) and [Abi Finley](/source/Abi_Finley).{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} ===''Oliver!''=== After appearing on ''I'd do Anything'' Lark's next major show was as the Strawberry seller in [Cameron Mackintosh](/source/Cameron_Mackintosh)'s revival production of ''Oliver!'' at the [Theatre Royal, Drury Lane](/source/Theatre_Royal%2C_Drury_Lane), London. She [understudied](/source/Understudy) the part of Nancy, performing it on a few occasions during the absence of winner [Jodie Prenger](/source/Jodie_Prenger), performing opposite [Rowan Atkinson](/source/Rowan_Atkinson), [Omid Djalili](/source/Omid_Djalili) and [Griff Rhys Jones](/source/Griff_Rhys_Jones) as Fagin, and [Burn Gorman](/source/Burn_Gorman) and [Steven Hartley](/source/Steven_Hartley) as Bill Sykes. Lark departed the cast on 27 March 2010 after performing in the production for 14 months. ===''Pantomime''=== Lark has appeared twice as [Snow White](/source/Snow_White) in Pantomimes for UK Productions.{{cite web|author=Paul Vale |url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/34475/snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529052506/http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/34475/snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 May 2014 |title=The Stage Reviews – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |work=The Stage |date=5 December 2011 |accessdate=28 May 2014}} She has also appeared as Fairy Formidable in Beauty and the Beast.{{cite web|title=Sue Holderness and S Club 7's Tina Barrett look forward to Chatham's pantos at the Central Theatre and the Britannia Theatre|url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/panto-is-a-beauty-says-47546/|website=Kent Online|date=8 December 2015|accessdate=12 January 2017}} ===''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas''=== Lark played the lead role of Miss Mona in a major revival of [The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas](/source/The_Best_Little_Whorehouse_in_Texas) at the [Union Theatre](/source/Union_Theatre%2C_London), London. ===''What the World Needs Now – The Music of Burt Bacharach''=== In February 2012, Lark appeared as a special guest vocalist at a Valentine's Day concert of the music of [Burt Bacharach](/source/Burt_Bacharach), alongside [Cat Simmons](/source/Cat_Simmons) and the [Royal Philharmonic Orchestra](/source/Royal_Philharmonic_Orchestra).{{cite web|url=http://www.cadoganhall.com/event/the-music-of-burt-bacharach/ |title=The Music of Burt Bacharach at Cadogan Hall |publisher=Cadoganhall.com |date=14 February 2012 |accessdate=28 May 2014}} The concert programme was recorded as an album with the RPO and performed several more times around the UK,{{cite web|title=Concert Diary|url=http://grbconcerts.com/concert-diary/|website=GRB Concerts|accessdate=12 January 2017}} including a special performance with the [BBC Concert Orchestra](/source/BBC_Concert_Orchestra) for [BBC Radio 2](/source/BBC_Radio_2)'s [Friday Night is Music Night](/source/Friday_Night_is_Music_Night) broadcast live from the [Mermaid Theatre](/source/Mermaid_Theatre) in London, presented by [Paul Gambaccini](/source/Paul_Gambaccini).{{cite web|title=Friday Night is Music Night|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b039cxh8|publisher=BBC|access-date=12 January 2017}} ===''Les Misérables''=== From June 2012 to July 2015, Lark appeared in the musical ''[Les Misérables](/source/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables_(musical))'' at the [Queen's Theatre](/source/Sondheim_Theatre) in London.{{cite web|url=http://www.londonmusicalsonline.com/production.php?ProdID=LM |publisher=londonmusicalsONLINE |accessdate=28 May 2014|title=LondonmusicalsONLINE }}[http://www.lesmis.com/cast-and-creatives/cast/ensemble/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005012356/http://www.lesmis.com/cast-and-creatives/cast/ensemble/|date=5 October 2012}} She returned to the production in 2017 and remained with the show until its final performance at the Queen's Theatre on Saturday 13 July 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/les-miserables-announces-new-cast|title=Les Misérables announces new cast|last=Limited|first=London Theatre Direct|date=8 May 2018|website=londontheatredirect.com|access-date=22 July 2019}} She performed as part of a special concert performance of the musical featuring [Michael Ball](/source/Michael_Ball), [Alfie Boe](/source/Alfie_Boe) and [Carrie Hope Fletcher](/source/Carrie_Hope_Fletcher) at the [Gielgud Theatre](/source/Gielgud_Theatre) in 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/full-cast-set-for-west-ends-les-miserables-concert-starring-michael-ball-carrie-hope-fletcher-and-alfie-boe|title=Full Cast Set for West End's Les Misérables Concert Starring Michael Ball, Carrie Hope Fletcher, and Alfie Boe|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=19 July 2019|website=Playbill|accessdate=22 July 2019}} She opened the new production of ''Les Misérables'' at the newly refurbished and renamed [Sondheim Theatre](/source/Sondheim_Theatre) in 2019 as the show’s Dance Captain.{{Cite web|last=Ltd|first=Cameron Mackintosh|title=Les Misérables {{!}} Welcome to the Official Website|url=https://www.lesmis.com/london/cast-creatives/sarah-lark|access-date=2020-11-01|website=www.lesmis.com|language=en-GB}} ==Discography== *''[The Witches of Eastwick](/source/The_Witches_of_Eastwick_(musical))'' – Original cast recording, as Little Girl (2000). *''[Oliver!](/source/Oliver!)'' – Live cast recording, as Strawberry Seller (2009). *''Bluebird [http://www.garethpeterdicks.co.uk]'' – Original concept cast recording, as Roberta (2009). *''[Les Miserables - the staged concert](/source/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables%3A_The_Staged_Concert)'' (2019) ==References== {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=2977689|name=Sarah Lark}} *[http://wooller.com/?page=11034 Photographs of Lark as Nancy] {{Andrew Lloyd Webber musical revival search}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lark, Sarah}} Category:1983 births Category:Living people Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music Category:Welsh child actresses Category:Actresses from Cardiff Category:21st-century Welsh women singers Category:Welsh musical theatre actresses --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sarah Lark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Lark) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Lark?action=history)). 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