Contact: Natalie Wakelin
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Natalie studied Drama at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. Theatre includes, Shelley in THE KITE (Doorway Theatre Company), Sophie in THE WHITE ROSE (MMVI Theatrical), B in THE POISONER'S TALE (MMVI Theatrical) Mary Stickland in A TIME TO KEEP (Dorchester Community Play), Miss Parker in MURDER MYSTERY (Red Herring Theatre Company), DON JUAN COMES BACK FROM WAR (UWA), BLACK EYED DOG (UWA), THE COUNTRY (UWA), BETRAYAL (UWA) and various other roles at UWA. Film credits include, PARK (Vicars Daughter Productions). Sofia, THE RIVER, (Barnabe Freixo Productions), Space Vixen in SPACE VIXENS (TVU), Angel in THE JUICE (Philos Philms).
Natalie co-created SHOEBOX, a self initiated theatre project taking theatre to underprivileged communities. In December 2007, SHOEBOX was taken to Romania and Hungary.
Natalie's wrote and performed in THE POISONER'S TALE playing the role of 'B' for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Alongside this she played Sophie Scholl in THE WHITE ROSE also at Edinburgh Fringe Festival. A rehearsed reading of THE POISONER'S TALE at The White Bear Theatre followed.
Natalie has also written 'The Dog Ate My Homework' and a scene was showcased at Jackson's Lane Theatre. Natalie is currently writing her next play 'The Path Chosen' (working title) with a view to perform it in 2011.
Natalie will next be acting in a Tudor period drama in January 2011.
QUOTES & REVIEWS:
"Wakelin’s “The Poisoner’s Tale” is a theatrical banquet: rich, meaty, gruelling in its intensity and ultimately highly satisfying, despite the necessarily stomach churning journey that it sends its audience on."
Theatre-Wales August 2008. THE POISONER'S TALE
"Wakelin’s B retained, even in her more painful moments, a great elegance amid existentialism, making her point without resorting to hauteur. "
Theatre-Wales August 2008. THE POISONER'S TALE
"Someone whispered poison in his ear, now it's spreading". The poison may be spreading but so should the praise for this outstanding, thought provoking and superbly acted production. It's quite uncommon to form attachments to nameless characters, but the beautifully-crafted monologues are performed with such passion and sincerity that one cannot help feeling engrossed as their language and mental states evoke a devastating slide towards destruction. A fine balancing act ensues between the real and surreal elements of the play, prompting questions regarding the force of ideas and the venom with which you should act upon them. As the wine flows and the debate heats up, the question is asked: would you ever die for your belief in an idea?"
tw rating: 4/5
ThreeWeeks August 2008. THE POISONER'S TALE
"Natalie Wakelin carries a heavy burden in this show – not only closing the show in a manner which commands huge respect, but also showing the development of Hans’s younger sister from bright-eyed new student to key proponent of peaceful resistance with clear storytelling capabilities and great poise, coming firmly into her own in the second act and closing with the set jaw and pride of a ship’s figurehead, and perfect judgement of the emotion and tone needed."
Theatre-Wales August 2008. THE WHITE ROSE
It is Munich 1942 and terror has gripped the citizens of Nazi Germany; this is the tale of the people who refused to be ruled by fear. A true story, it is based on the beginning of the White Rose Nazi resistance movement, and is beautifully acted, the tension so well evoked that one terrified audience member cried out when the young movement's leaders decide to fight the noble cause that will lead to their execution. However, a mere forty minutes of a story with such human anguish and historical intrigue felt overly fleeting. Nevertheless, it is testament to the skill of this talented company that it was torturous to be left hanging just as the action began, knowing the tragedy that was to come.
tw rating: 4/5
ThreeWeeks August 2008. THE WHITE ROSE
Spotlight link: www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/5899-6759-1346
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