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Helen Hurd will be appearing as Hilaret in a new play by Graham Baker and Neil Innes (Monty Python), The Rake's Return or Ipso Facto. The play with songs, is adapted from Henry Fielding's Rape Upon Rape and will be performed on 23rd April at the Britten Studio, Snape Maltings, Suffolk.

Recently, Helen has upped her skillset, par-taking in puppetry workshops led by the legendary Jim Henson puppetier Nigel Plaskitt. She, also, finished shooting the music video for Just Jack, with James Nesbitt, become a face of Virgin Atlantic, presenting for their interactive microsite and performed as Ariel in Shakespeare's The Tempest, at the beautiful Hoxne Watermill, Suffolk.

Helen has over 6 years professional acting experience in stage, screen, presenting and voiceover. She has appeared as Princess Aurora in Chipping Norton's famous pantomime, Sleeping Beauty; performing twelve shows a week. This was the second time she has played the Princess in Chippy's traditional annual show, which has been running for 35 years and boasts a large and loyal following including David Cameron, Jeremy Clarkson and Douglas Hurd (no relation!). Read a review here:

The Stage Review

As well as being a professional actor, Helen regularly performs with a band at top London music venues. The retro 60's indie-pop, is a stark contrast to her Musical Theatre vocal persona and illustrates clear versatility in genre and performance style.

Helen Hurd trained at the Mountview Academy, gaining an MA in Performance, having previously achieved a BA (Hons) in Drama and Theatre Arts at the University of Birmingham. She is currently based in London.

View Helen's full cv, showreel or view her photo and voice galleries. Or find out how to contact Helen.