Lily Laight

Lily May Laight is an English actress, singer, dancer from Devon. Laight is known for acting in Love, Rosie, In Secret and Frequencies.

Lily Laight
Laight in 2019
Born	Lily May Laight (2001-12-22) 22 December 2001 (age 22) Devon, England
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer, dancer
Years active	2008–present

Career

Laight comes from a theatrical family and made her stage debut at the age of two. She first appeared at the Babbacombe theatre, Torquay as part of the supporting act Kidz Aloud troupe aged 7. Following her success in the "Torbay's Got Talent" contest at age 8 she appeared as a soloist at the Babbacombe theatre for their "Christmas Laughter Party". Appearances in London theatre, television, and film have followed.^[1]

Laight appeared in a new production of Hairspray at London's Coliseum Theatre 21 June 2021 for a limited run starring alongside Michael Ball and Paul Merton.^[2][3]

Lily returned to the West End in 2022 when she appeared at the Dominion Theatre in Dirty Dancing.

Personal

Laight's mother is a retired professional dancer. Rebecca Laight is choreographer for the 2019 production Wonderful Christmastime.^[4] Laight's father is Ellis Laight who was a professional football player with Torquay United and numerous non-league sides including Dorchester, Taunton, Biddeford, and Buckland Athletic, becoming the manager of Buckland until 2017 when he resigned.^[5][6]

Filmography

Film and television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Comic Strip Presents	Young Anne	Episode: "Five Go to Rehab"
	Les Misérables[7]	Turning girl	Uncredited
2013	In Secret	Young Thérèse Raquin
	Doc Martin	Becky Wead	Episode: "The Tameness of the Wolf"
	Frequencies	Marie as a child
2014	Love, Rosie	Katie Dunne

Theatre

Year	Production	Role	Theatre	Notes
2011	Matilda the Musical[8]	Amanda Thripp	Cambridge Theatre	West End November 2011 - April 2012
2013	The Sound of Music [9]	Louisa Von Trapp	Regents Open Air Theatre	July - September 2013
2013	West End Encore[10]	various	Babbacombe Theatre	Songs from West End musicals in London and dance accompaniments.
2014	West End Now[11]	various	Babbacombe Theatre	Songs from West End musicals in London and dance accompaniments.
2014	Once Upon a Christmas[12]	various	Babbacombe Theatre	November–December. Songs and dance accompaniments.
2015	The Music of the Night	various	Babbacombe Theatre	Thursdays April–October. Songs and dance accompaniments.
2015	Christmas House Party	various	Babbacombe Theatre	Wednesdays November–December. Songs and dance routines.
2016	The Music of the Night	various	Babbacombe Theatre	Thursdays April–October. Songs and dance accompaniments.
2016	The Magic of Christmas	various	Babbacombe Theatre	Wednesdays November–December. Songs and dance routines.
2017	Legends of the West End[13]	various	Babbacombe Theatre	Thursdays April–September. Songs and dance routines.
2017	Christmas is Magical	various	Babbacombe Theatre	Wednesdays November–December. Songs and dance routines.
2018	West End at the Movie	various	Babbacombe Theatre	Thursdays May–October. Songs and dance routines
2018-19	Christmas Crackers	various	Babbacombe Theatre	Varied days end October, beginning January. Songs and dance routines
2019	I ♥ Music	various	Babbacombe Theatre	Thursdays May–October. Songs and dance routines
2019-20	Wonderful Christmastime	various	Babbacombe Theatre	Wednesdays end September, beginning January. Songs and dance routines
2021	Hairspray	Lou-Ann/First Cover Amber	London Coliseum	April–September
2022	Gypsy	Young Louise/Ensemble	Alexandra Palace	February

References

1. Taken from the bio in the programme for "West End Now"
2. "News Babbacombe Theatre". www.babbacombe-theatre.com/news/detail/lily-laight-returns-to-the-west-end. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
3. London Colliseum. "Hairspray". Hairspray. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
4. Levie, Paul. "Herald Express". Retrieved 9 November 2019.
5. "Rushden and Diamond FC". 19 April 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
6. "1994: Ellis Laight". The Grecian Archive. University of Exeter. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
7. "Torquay's Lily lands Les Miserables movie role with Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe". ThisIsSouthDevon.co.uk. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 26 December 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
8. "Little Lily set to tread the boards in West End Matilda role". ThisIsSouthDevon. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
9. "The Sound of Music". Retrieved 19 May 2013.
10. "West End Encore! Babbacombe Theatre 2013". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
11. "Babbacombe Theatre". Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
12. "Babbacombe Theatre". Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
13. "Babbacombe shows". Babbacome theatre .com. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

External links

• Lily Laight at IMDb