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[[File:Photo_1.jpg|thumb|250x250px]]'''Emily-May Stephenson''' (born 2006) is a British child actress who is currently playing Matilda in the West End.
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11-year-old '''Emily-May Stephenson''' (born 2006) is a British child actress who played Matilda in the West End.
   
 
==Credits==
  
==Credits==
 
===West End===
  
===West End===
 
*''Matilda'' as [[Matilda Wormwood|Matilda]]
  
*''Matilda'' as [[Matilda Wormwood|Matilda]]
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*''Annie'' as Kate
   
 
=== Tours ===
  
=== Tours ===
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* ''Annie ''as Molly
 
* ''Annie ''as Molly
 
* ''Brassed Off ''as Melody
 
* ''Brassed Off ''as Melody
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* [[File:27208566174 0ef475764d b.jpg|thumb|279x279px|Emily-May performing as Matilda during West End Live.]]''South Pacific ''as Ngana
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* ''South Pacific ''as Ngana
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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[[File:27208566174 0ef475764d b.jpg|thumb|279x279px|Emily-May performing as Matilda during West End Live.]]
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*Emily had her first performance on March 21, 2016.
 
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*Emily-May's first performance on March 21, 2016; her final (scheduled; see below for information on her emergency cover) performance was on October 2nd, 2016
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*Emily trains at the Spirit Young Performers Company,[[Lara Wollington]] and [[Lizzie Wells]] both train there.
  
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*Emily-May is a member of the Spirit Young Performers Company along with former Matildas [[Lara Wollington]], [[Chloe Hawthorn]], [[Lottie Sicilia]], [[Anna-Louise Knight]] and [[Lizzie Wells]].
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*Emily is from Swadlincote, Derbyshire.
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*Emily-May is from Swadlincote, Derbyshire.
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*Emily shares the role of Matilda with [[Evie Hone]], [[Zaris-Angel Hator]] and [[Clara Read]]
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*Emily-May shares the role of Matilda with [[Evie Hone]], [[Zaris-Angel Hator]] and [[Clara Read]]
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*Emily has modeled for a variety different companies such as, Debenhams and BHS.
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*Emily-May has modeled for several different companies including Debenhams and BHS.
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*An article in a local paper from 2014 about Emily stated that it was her goal to be cast as Matilda in the West End. Her dream came true a year later.
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*An article in a local paper from 2014 about Emily-May stated that it was her goal to be cast as Matilda in the West End; this came true a year later.
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*On December 23rd 2016, Emily-May served as emergency cover for the role of Matilda on the 22nd December 2016 when a significant portion of the cast, including all four then-current Matildas, fell ill to an unknown illness.
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**She holds the distinction of being one of the only former Matildas to perform such an emergency cover, along with [[Lara McDonnell]].
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== Gallery ==
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[[File:Emilymaystephenson matilda.png|left|thumb|267x267px|Emily-May Stephenson as Matilda with Miria Parvin as Miss Honey]]
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[[File:Emilymaystephenson2 matilda.png|thumb|259x259px|Emily-May as Matilda during "Naughty"]]
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[[File:Emilymaystephenson3 matilda.png|left|thumb|220x220px|Emily-May performing "Naughty' for West End Live 2016]]
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Revision as of 23:37, 23 October 2017

Emilymaystephenson

11-year-old Emily-May Stephenson (born 2006) is a British child actress who played Matilda in the West End.

Credits

West End

Tours

  • The King and I as Royal Child
  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as Children's choir member
  • Jesus Chris Superstar as Children's choir member

Other

  • The Sound of Music as Gretl von Trapp (Leicester Curve)

Regional

  • Annie as Molly
  • Brassed Off as Melody
  • South Pacific as Ngana

Trivia

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Emily-May performing as Matilda during West End Live.

  • Emily-May's first performance on March 21, 2016; her final (scheduled; see below for information on her emergency cover) performance was on October 2nd, 2016
  • Emily-May is a member of the Spirit Young Performers Company along with former Matildas Lara Wollington, Chloe Hawthorn, Lottie Sicilia, Anna-Louise Knight and Lizzie Wells.
  • Emily-May is from Swadlincote, Derbyshire.
  • Emily-May shares the role of Matilda with Evie Hone, Zaris-Angel Hator and Clara Read
  • Emily-May has modeled for several different companies including Debenhams and BHS.
  • An article in a local paper from 2014 about Emily-May stated that it was her goal to be cast as Matilda in the West End; this came true a year later.
  • On December 23rd 2016, Emily-May served as emergency cover for the role of Matilda on the 22nd December 2016 when a significant portion of the cast, including all four then-current Matildas, fell ill to an unknown illness.
    • She holds the distinction of being one of the only former Matildas to perform such an emergency cover, along with Lara McDonnell.

Gallery

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Emily-May Stephenson as Matilda with Miria Parvin as Miss Honey

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Emily-May as Matilda during "Naughty"

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Emily-May performing "Naughty' for West End Live 2016

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