artist profile
Carol Macready
THEATRE includes:
| 2009 | ENJOY | Mrs Clegg | Christopher Luscombe | Gielgud Theatre | For this she was nominated for the What’s On Stage Best Supporting Actress in a Play Award 2009 | |
| 2008 | ENJOY | Mrs Clegg | Christopher Luscombe | Theatre Royal, Bath and Tour | ||
| 2007/08 | IN THE CLUB | Frau Flugelhammerlein | David Grindley | Hampstead Theatre, revived for national tour | ||
| 2007 | ENJOY | Mrs Clegg | Christopher Luscombe | Palace Theatre Watford | ||
| 2006 | SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL | Mrs. Candor | Richard Beecham | Salisbury Playhouse | ||
| 2005 | THE COMEDY OF ERRORS | Emilia/Luce | Jonathan Mumby | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield | ||
| 2005 | THE TURN OF THE SCREW | Mrs. Gross | Simon Reade | Bristol Old Vic | ||
| 2004/5 | THE MANDATE | Tamara | Declan Donnellan | National Theatre | ||
| 2004 | THE RIVALS | Mrs. Malaprop | Neil Sissons | Compass Theatre | ||
| 2003 | TALES FROM THE VIENNA WOODS | 1st Aunt | Richard Jones | National Theatre | ||
| 2003 | EDMOND | Fortune Teller/Manageress/Woman | Edward Hall | National Theatre | ||
| 2002 | ROMEO AND JULIET | Nurse | Dominic Hill | New Shakespeare Co | ||
| 2001 | LOVE IN A WOOD | Mrs. Joiner | Tim Supple | RSC Stratford | ||
| 2001 | JUBILEE | Mrs. Ross | Greg Doran | RSC Stratford | ||
| 2000 | A BUSY DAY | Mrs Watts | Jonathan Church | Bristol Old Vic & Lyric Theatre, West End | ||
| 1997/9 | ROBERTO ZUCCO | The Madam | James Macdonald | RSC Stratford & London | ||
| 1997/9 | BARTHOLOMEW FAIR | Ursula | Laurence Boswell | RSC Stratford & London | ||
| 1997/9 | MEASURE FOR MEASURE | Mistress Overdone | Michael Boyd | RSC Stratford & London | ||
| 1995 | PYGMALION | Mrs Pearce | Anthony Clark | Birmingham Rep | ||
| 1994 | THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD | Widow Quinn | Anthony Clark | Birmingham Rep | ||
| 1994 | SCHOOL FOR WIVES | Georgette | Jonathan Kent | Almeida Theatre | ||
| 1990 | THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS | The Bargewoman | Nicholas Hytner | National Theatre | ||
| 1989 | DAYS OF CAVAFI | King’s Head Theatre | ||||
| 1989 | HABEAS CORPUS | Muriel Wickstead | Hugh Walters | Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead | ||
| 1989 | ORPHEUS DESCENDING | Dolly | Sir Peter Hall | Haymarket Theatre, West End | ||
| 1988 | ABSOLUTE HELL | R B Monody | John Gardyne/Sam Walters | Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond | ||
| 1986 | CIDER WITH ROSIE | Mother | Stephen Daldry | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield | ||
| 1985 | WEEKEND BREAK | Peter Farago | Birmingham Rep | |||
| CAPTAIN OATES’ LEFT SOCK | Royal Court Main Theatre | |||||
| DON’S PARTY | ||||||
| COMEDY OF THE CHANGING YEARS | Upstairs at the Royal Court |
During her 1997/8 season at the RSC Carol directed a double bill THE STRONGER by August Strindberg and BEFORE BREAKFAST by Eugene O’Neill as part of the RSC Fringe Festival.
TELEVISION
| 2010 | HOLBY CITY | Esther | David Innes-Edwards | BBC TV | |
| 2009 | DOCTORS | Joyce Pinner | James Larkin | BBC TV | |
| 2008 | HEARTBEAT | Hermione | Roger Bamford | ITV Productions | |
| 2008 | MY FAMILY | Olga | Dewi Humphries | DLT Entertainment | |
| 2007 | POIROT: CAT AMONGST THE PIGEONS | Miss Johnson | James Kent | ITV Productions | |
| 2007 | DOCTORS | Hilda Hinchcliffe | John Maddens | BBC TV | |
| 2007 | HOLBY CITY | Megan Thorpe | Rob Evans | BBC TV | |
| 2005 | MIDSOMER MURDERS | Hetty Down | Peter Smith | Bentley Productions | |
| 2004 | CORONATION STREET | Edie | Mike Adams | Granada TV | |
| 2004 | DOC MARTIN | Mrs. Beckett | Ben Bolt | Buffalo Pictures | |
| 2000 | HOLBY CITY | Mary Archer | Brian Kelly | BBC | |
| 2000 | TRIAL & RETRIBUTION | Vera Collingwood | Michael Whyte | La Plante Productions | |
| 1999 | HEARTBEAT | Miss Willingdale | Roger Bamford | YTV | |
| 1997 | DANGERFIELD | Mrs. Smedley | Jo Johnson | BBC | |
| 1996 | AFTER BIRTH | Ruth | Tiger Aspect Productions | ||
| 1995/6 | BODGER & BADGER | Mrs Drebbell | Kay Benbow/David Coyle | BBC (2 series) | |
| 1995 | THE GHOSTBUSTERS OF EAST FINCHLEY | Elizabeth | Jim Gillespie | BBC | |
| 1995 | LOVING | Mrs Welch | Diarmid Lawrence | Green Films | |
| 1995 | MRS. HARTLEY & THE GROWTH CENTRE | Mrs. Simmonds | Noella Smith | BBC | |
| 1994 | THE BILL | Mrs. Bellamy | Indra Bhose | Thames TV | |
| 1994 | IN THE COLD LIGHT OF DAY | Mrs. Vile | Richard Monks | BBC | |
| 1994 | A FEAST AT MIDNIGHT | Miss Plunder | Justin Hardy | Kwai River Productions | |
| 1994 | STANLEY’S DRAGON | Mrs. Battey | Gerry Poulson | Central TV | |
| 1993 | THE RECTOR’S WIFE | Elaine Dodswell | Giles Foster | Talisman Films | |
| 1992 | THE RETURN OF THE PSAMMEAD | Cook | Marilyn Fox | BBC | |
| 1992 | INSPECTOR ALLEYN: DEATH AT THE BAR | Mrs. Ives | Michael Winterbottom | BBC | |
| 1991 | THE BILL | Brenda | Bill Pryde | Thames TV | |
| 1991 | THE DARLING BUDS OF MAY | Stephen Goldie | YTV | ||
| 1990 | BLACK AND BLUE | Mrs. Kelly | Dennis Wolfe Productions | ||
| 1990 | BIRDS OF A FEATHER | Mrs. Simmonds | Alomo Productions/BBC | ||
| 1989 | HERCULE POIROT CHRISTMAS SPECIAL | Renny Rye | LWT | ||
| 1988 | THE MURDERERS AMONG US | Anna | Brian Gibson | TVS/HBO | |
| 1988 | EASTENDERS | Mrs. Burrows | Chris Lovate | BBC | |
| 1986 | GAUDY NIGHT | The Dean | Michael Simpson | BBC | |
| 1986 | LAST DAY AT BLACK BERTS | Mrs. Bert | TVS | ||
| 1984 | TROUBLES AND STRIFE | Running character | Central TV | ||
| 1984 | MAPP AND LUCIA | Daisy Quantock | Donald McWhinnie | LWT | |
| 1983 | MARMALADE ATKINS | Mrs Atkins | John Stroud | Thames TV | |
| 1983 | FOREVER YOUNG | Brenda | David Drury | Enigma Television | |
| 1981 | THE WOMAN IN WHITE | Mrs. Mitchelson | BBC | ||
| 1981 | MURDER MADE EASY | Mrs. Pearce | Claude Watham | ||
| 1980 | THE FLAME TREES OFTHIKA | Mrs Nimmo | Euston Films | ||
| 1979 | THE IMITATION GAME | ATS Captain | Richard Eyre | BBC |
FILMS
| WONDROUS OBLIVION | Mrs Wilson | Paul Morrison | APT Films | ||
| 102 DALMATIANS | Agnes | Kevin Lima | Cruella Productions Ltd | ||
| THE NIGHT IS YOUNG | Manageress | Paul Gay | Outsider Films | ||
| QUILLS | Sister Noirceuil | Philip Kaufman | Charenton Productions Ltd | ||
| THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE | |||||
| THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL | |||||
| HELLRAISERS | |||||
| THE VILLAGE |
RADIO and VOICE WORK includes:
| 2009 | LYSISTRATA | Leader of Chorus of Women | Nick Balneaves | Open University | |
| 2009 | ARMADALE | Maria/Mrs Millroy | Clive Brill | BBC R4 | |
| 2007 | NUMBER TEN | Anita | Clive Brill | BBC R4 | |
| 2007 | FELIX HOLT, THE RADICAL | Denner | Lucy Bailey | BBC R4 | |
| 2007 | MY COUSIN RACHEL | Mrs Pascoe | Clive Brill | BBC R4 | |
| 2006 | THE LADY BOWER RESERVOIR | Old Sarah | Jeff Capel/ Andrew Barnes | BBC Schools Radio | |
| 2006 | DIXON OF DOCK GREEN | Mrs Jones | Viv Beeby | BBC R4 | |
| 2005 | DIXON OF DOCK GREEN | Nancy Harris | Viv Beeby/ Jeremy Howe | BBC Bristol | |
| 2003 | WITH GREAT PLEASURE AT CHRISTMAS | Reader | Viv Beeby | BBC R4 |