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Courtney Bowman (born 1 February 1995) is an English stage actress and singer.[1] She originated the role of Fatimah in Everybody's Talking About Jamie at the Crucible and Apollo Theatre.[2] She played Anne Boleyn in Six at the Arts Theatre, Lyric Theatre and Vaudeville Theatre[3] and Elle Woods in Legally Blonde at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.[4]

Courtney Bowman
Bowman performing in Six in May 2021 at the Lyric Theatre
Born	(1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 (age 27) Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Alma mater	Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Occupation	Actress singer
Years active	2016–present
Signature

On television, she appeared in the CBeebies revival of Big Cook, Little Cook (2022).[5]

Early life

Bowman was born and raised in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. She is dual-heritage and describes herself as Afro-European.[6] Bowman attended Boston High School from the ages eleven to eighteen.[7] She then went on to train at the Guildford School of Acting for three years until she graduated in 2016.[8] Bowman also performed at the 10th annual Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year competition held at the Novello Theatre on 15 May 2016,[9] she won the award and £1000 after performing “Me and My Town” from Anyone Can Whistle and “The Driving Lesson” from Heart of Winter by Tim Connor.[10]

Career

Bowman performed at both Josh Groban on Stage in 2015 as a chorister and at Sam Bailey's 2016 concert Sam Bailey: In Concert as a soloist and chorister.[1] She is currently a client of Belfield & Ward Talent Agency.[11]

Whilst performing the role of Fatimah in Everybody's Talking About Jamie at the Apollo Theatre, a professionally filmed version of the musical, featuring Bowman, was broadcast into more than 600 cinemas worldwide.[12] It was initially administered by entertainment event cinema distributor More 2 Screen on 5 July 2018,[13] while encore screenings took place on 29 January and 13 June 2019.[14][15]

From 2019 to 2021, Bowman played Anne Boleyn as part of the principle cast of the West End production of Six. Bowman returned to Six when it opened at the Lyric Theatre after having closed for the COVID-19 pandemic. From late September 2021, she moved to the Vaudeville Theatre where she would complete her Six run; her final performance took place on 14 November 2021.[16]

Bowman performed a solo concert at Pizza Express, Holborn on 15 March 2020[17] and a socially distanced recorded concert at the Arts Theatre on 7 September 2020.[18] She also appeared in two drive-in concerts,[19] a collaborative concert at the Turbine Theatre within the Battersea Power Station complex, and a charity concert at the Actor's Church, Covent Garden.[20] In April 2021, Bowman portrayed Princess Badroulbadour in an online production of Disenchanted!, produced by stream.theatre.[21]

In mid-February 2022, it was announced Bowman would star in a 50 episode revival series of the pre-school cookery show Big Cook, Little Cook as Little Cook Small on CBeebies,[22] airing daily from 28 February 2022.[23] In March 2022, it was announced exclusively via WhatsOnStage that Bowman would portray the leading role of Elle Woods in the revival of Legally Blonde at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.[4] In an interview with The Independent she recounts how the production is distinct from other iterations of the musical, citing subtle differences to the script and lyrics in order for the production to align itself with the present day.[7] She also starred in a revival concert version of Kinky Boots at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in August 2022, portraying the role of Lauren.[24] In late-September it was revealed Bowman will be attending the first-ever MusicalCon fan convention taking place at London's ExCel Centre on 22-23 October 2022.[25]

It was announced via the Olivier Awards social channels, that Bowman will be the host of the annual UK Theatre Awards hosted at the Guildhall, London on 23 October 2022.[26]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Broadcasting Channel	Ref
2018	Olivier Awards 2018	Fatima	ITV	[27]
	Children In Need 2018		BBC One	[28]
2019	Musical Sing-a-Long 2019		AVROTROS	[29]
2021	Musicals: The Greatest Show	Anne Boleyn	BBC One	[30]
	This Morning		ITV	[31]
2022	Big Cook, Little Cook	Little Cook Small	CBeebies	[5]

Radio

Year	Title	Role	Radio Station	Ref
2020	WhatsOnStage Awards 2020 with Elaine Paige and Paddy O’Connell	Herself	BBC Radio 2	[32]
	Magic With The Musicals LIVE	Anne Boleyn	Magic FM	[33]
2021	Musicals: The Greatest Show		BBC Radio 2	[30]

Podcast

Year	Title	Episode	Role	Presenter	Ref
2020	The Queendom Podcast	20	Herself	Josh Mitchell	[34]
2021	Now Or Nevers	1		Billy Luke Nevers	[35]

Stage

Year	Production	Role	Venue	Ref
2016	The Wind in the Willows	Horse/Ensemble	Theatre Royal, Plymouth / UK Tour	[36]
2017	Blondel	Martha	Union Theatre, London	[37]
2017-2019	Everybody's Talking About Jamie	Fatimah / Cover Pritti Pasha	Crucible Theatre / Apollo Theatre	[2]
2019-2021	Six	Anne Boleyn	Arts Theatre / Lyric Theatre / Vaudeville Theatre	[3]
2022	Legally Blonde	Elle Woods	Regent's Park Open Air Theatre	[4]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2022	Black British Theatre Awards	Best Female Actor in a Musical	Legally Blonde	Pending	[38]

External links

• Courtney Bowman on Instagram

References

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