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Training: One of the West-End's foremost leading ladies, Siobhan created the role of Donna in the original cast of Mamma Mia at the Prince Edward Theatre, for which she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical.  She followed this by playing 'The Nurse' in Medea with Fiona Shaw, both in the West-End and on Broadway.  She also played 'The Mistress' in the original production of Evita at the Prince Edward Theatre, later taking over the role of 'Eva Peron' and played 'Svetlana' and 'Florence' in the original cast of Chess also at the Prince Edward Theatre.

Other notable West-End credits include:  'Mary Magdalene' in Jesus Christ Superstar (Palace Theatre); 'Mrs Johnstone' in Blood Brothers (Phoenix Theatre); 'Fantine' in Les Miserables (Palace Theatre); 'Jeanne' in Jeanne (Birmingham Rep); 'Angela' in Wonderful Tennessee (Nottingham Playhouse); 'Frankie Frayne' in On Your Toes (Palace Theatre - original cast); 'Delores' in Zorro The Musical (Stratford Theatre Royal); One Glass Wall (Theatre 503) 'Betty' in No Trams To Liverpool (Liverpool Playhouse); 'Maria' in Howard Goodall's Days of Hope (King's Head) and 'Chrissie' in Dancing at Lughnasa (Phoenix Theatre).

Television:  Siobhan played the lead regular role of 'Roisin Connor' in Bad Girls.  Other credits include 'Gov. Jane O'Brien' in the new series of Law & Order (2010); Holby City; All in the Game; Lovejoy; Horse Opera; The Big Battalions and All or Nothing.

Siobhan most recently played 'Mrs. Darling' in Peter Pan at the Curve, Leicester.  She previously filmed the lead in the feature Time's Fool; starred in Bloodbath at the Edinburgh Festival directed by Tony McHale, and has been workshopping Moonshadow the new Cat Stevens musical with Yusuf Islam.

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