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Canadian actress (born 1976)

Sara Topham
Born	1976 (age 47–48) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Actress

Sara Topham (born 1976) is a Canadian actress. She is primarily associated with stage roles at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario, Canada.

Background

Sara Topham was born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, in 1976. She graduated from drama school at the University of Victoria in 1998.

Stratford Shakespeare Festival credits

Topham has played several major stage roles over the course of 13 years (2000 to 2011 and 2013) at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, specializing in ingénue-type figures in comedies and also sensitive and vulnerable types in dramas.

Henry V (2001) by William Shakespeare – Princess Katherine
All's Well That Ends Well (2002) by William Shakespeare – Diana
Henry IV, Part 1 (2002) by William Shakespeare – Lady Mortimer
Agamemnon (2003) by Aeschylus – Cassandra
The Swanne: Princess Charlotte (The Acts of Venus) (2003) by Peter Hinton – Dot
Noises Off (2004) by Michael Frayn – Brooke Ashton
Henry VIII (2004) by William Shakespeare – Anne Bullen
As You Like It (2005) by William Shakespeare – Rosalind
The Glass Menagerie (2006) by Tennessee Williams – Laura
The Merchant of Venice (2006) by William Shakespeare – Jessica
London Assurance (2006) by Dion Boucicault – Grace
King Lear (2007) by William Shakespeare – Cordelia
An Ideal Husband (2007) by Oscar Wilde – Mabel
Fuente Ovejuna (2008) by Lope de Vega – Laurencia
The Importance of Being Earnest (2009) by Oscar Wilde – Gwendolen
Peter Pan (2010) by J. M. Barrie – Wendy
Dangerous Liaisons (2010) by Christopher Hampton – Présidente de Tourvel
Twelfth Night (2011) by William Shakespeare – Olivia
The Misanthrope (2011) by Molière – Célimène
Blithe Spirit (2013) by Noël Coward – Ruth
Romeo and Juliet (2013) by William Shakespeare – Juliet

Broadway theatre credits

The Importance of Being Earnest (2010–2011) by Oscar Wilde, American Airlines Theatre, 13 January 2011 – 26 June 2011, Gwendolen
Thérèse Raquin (2015) adaptation by Helen Edmundson, Roundabout Theater at Studio 54, October–November 2015, minor roles and understudy Thérèse Raquin
Travesties (2018) by Tom Stoppard, American Airlines Theatre, April–June 2018, Cecily
Leopoldstadt (2022–2023) by Tom Stoppard, Longacre Theatre, October 2022 – July 2023, Jana, Sally, and understudies

Roles in other companies

Topham played Titania and Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare at the Shakespeare Theatre Company (2012), Cecily in Travesties by Tom Stoppard at the McCarter Theatre (2012), Miranda in The Tempest by Shakespeare at the Hartford Stage (2012), Gwendolyn in The Importance of Being Earnest at the Roundabout Theatre Company on Broadway (2012), the Governess in The Turn of the Screw by Jeffrey Hatcher adapted from Henry James at the Belfry Theatre (2008), Constanze in Amadeus by Peter Shaffer at Theatre Aquarius, and Mary Hatch in It's a Wonderful Life adapted for the stage at The Grand Theatre in London, Ontario, Canada.

Movies

In addition to film adaptations of Twelfth Night (2012) and The Importance of Being Earnest (2011), Topham played Rachel Peabody in Disney's Eloise at Christmastime (2003) and Anna in Dying to Dance (2001).

References

Ouzounian, Richard (6 February 2011). "The importance of being Sara". Toronto Star.
"Earnest Ingenue Sara Topham on the Generosity of Gavin Creel and Getting to Know All About Julie Andrews". broadway.com.
"Theatre – University of Victoria".
Stratford Shakespeare Festival Visitors' Guides from 2000 to 2011. Stratford, Ontario, Canada

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