Molly Roberts.
Actor | LAMDA & Acting Tutor | Public Speaking Coach
South London.
Molly is a South London based tutor, actor, director & theatre maker, originally from Newcastle.
She has been working as an actor in Theatre, Television, and Voiceover for 15 years (Royal Shakespeare Company, West End, BBC). She was nominated for Best Actress at the Off-West End Theatre Awards and selected as one of The Old Vic 12, a distinguished & highly competitive attachment to The Old Vic Theatre led by Artistic Director Matthew Warchus. She trained with a scholarship at the prestigious Guildford School of Acting and is represented by Stevenson Withers Associates & Qvoice.
As a theatre maker Molly is founder of the multi-award winning new writing company Poleroid Theatre, an experienced live events producer & director. She has produced eclectic theatre productions and events across the country, championing emerging artists and developing work by some of the UK's most celebrated stage and screenwriting talent.
Molly has coached hundreds of young people & adults in Acting, LAMDA Examinations, Public Speaking, Poetry & Literary Reading Skills, Audition Preparation & Professional Development, achieving exceptional results & professional success.
She has a 100% success rate of Distinctions at Grade 6, 7 & 8 LAMDA examination level. She offers private tuition online or in person, alongside guest lecturing for various Drama Schools and Universities across the UK.
For more information about any of the above,
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STUDENT TESTIMONIALS & SUCCESSES
“…exceptional teaching."
"charisma, energy and warmth... patient, kind and encouraging.”
“Molly’s training has been invaluable… I would recommend her to anyone new to public speaking or readings.”
“Molly inspires her pupils to achieve standards of which they would never have believed themselves capable.”
“Molly has helped mould my son from a quiet shy person to a more confident individual which will be a life skill that he will always use in the future."
“Molly been instrumental in helping my son prepare for several key auditions in theatre and film to which he has achieved great success.”
“…an inspiring teacher.”
AWARDS FOR MOLLY'S WORK
FINALIST, OFF-WEST END THEATRE AWARDS (as Artistic Director of Poleroid Theatre), 2018
Best New Play, Best Ensemble, Plastic by Kenny Emson dir. Josh Roche at Mercury Theatre/ORL/Latitude
WINNER, THE OLD VIC 12 (as Producer), 2017
A yearlong attachment to The Old Vic Theatre
WINNER, VAULT SHOW OF THE YEAR AWARD (as Artistic Director of Poleroid Theatre), 2017
This Must Be The Place by Brad Birch & Kenneth Emson dir. Justin Audibert at Latitude/Vault
RUNNER UP, JMK AWARD (as Producer), 2016
The Human Voice, Young Vic Theatre
NOMINATED, OFF-WEST END THEATRE AWARDS (as Artistic Director of Poleroid Theatre), 2014
Best Female, Best Director, Best Set Design, Free Fall by Vinay Patel dir. by Bethany Pitts at Pleasance
NOMINATED, OFF-WEST END THEATRE AWARDS BEST ACTRESS 2014
Free Fall by Vinay Patel dir. Bethany Pitts