Biog
LUCIE SHORTHOUSE is an award-winning actress who came to prominence for her highly acclaimed performance in Sheffield Theatre’s production of hit musical EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE, which subsequently transferred to London’s West End.
For her “standout performance” (as ‘Pritii Pasha’ in ETAJ) she won the 2018 WhatsOnStage Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical & the 2018 H100 Hospital Club’s Rising Star Award.
She was also nominated for the 2018 Stage Debut Award, the 2018 Mousetrap Theatre Award for Best Female Performer & the 2018 West End Wilma Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical.
Other theatre work includes Chris Bush’s ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS for Sheffield Theatres’ 50th Anniversary; ROLLER DINER for the Soho Theatre; THE HOUSE OF IN BETWEEN for the Theatre Royal, Stratford East and THE MILK TRAIN DOESN’T STOP HERE ANYMORE at the Charing Cross Theatre, London.
Her breakthrough TV role came with Series Regular ‘Paige Pennington’ in Sky One’s BULLETPROOF.
She plays Series Regular ‘Momtaz’ in WE ARE LADY PARTS for NBC/WTTV on Channel 4 & Series Regular ‘Zara’ in Caroline Moran’s new BBC Two comedy, HENPOCALYPSE.
She will be seen in 2024 as ‘DCI Siobhan Clarke’ in Eleventh Hour Films’ reboot of Ian Rankins’ REBUS.
She has also appeared in LINE OF DUTY, CLEANING UP and THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE!
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Reviews
“…a very good Lucie Shorthouse…”
-Ben Brantley, New York Times
“Lucie Shorthouse is a standout success…”
-Ann Treneman, The Times
“…Shorthouse’s Pritti finds her voice – and what a voice…”
-Matt Trueman, WhatsOnStage
“Jamie’s best friend…is given two songs vivaciously rendered by Lucie Shorthouse.”
-Michael Billington, Guardian
“…there was the gorgeous honeyed voice of Lucie Shorthouse as Jamie’s Muslim best friend Pritti Pasha (the musical star of the show)…”
-Tim Auld, The Telegraph
“Lucie Shorthouse is beautiful and engaging as the studious Pritti…another performance of raw honesty.”
– Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
