Kirsty Besterman

Kirsty Besterman is a British actress of the stage and screen. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art graduating in 2002.^[1]

Her theatre credits include:

• "Arcadia" (English Touring Theatre)^[2]
• "Separate Tables" (Salisbury Playhouse)^[3]
• "Tonight at 8.30" (English Touring Theatre)^[4]
• "Private Lives" (Royal Lyceum Edinburgh)^[5][6]
• "Playhouse Creatures" (Chichester Theatre) ^[7]
• "Foxfinder" (Finborough Theatre)^[8]
• "The Importance of Being Earnest" (The Rose Theatre Kingston)^[9]
• "Amy's View" (Nottingham Playhouse) ^[10]
• Plunder (Watermill Theatre)^[11]
• The Rivals (Theatre Royal, Bath)^[12]
• Othello (Cheek by Jowl), as Bianca.^[13]
• King Lear (RSC Academy), as Cordelia.^[14][15]
• Holding Fire! (Shakespeare's Globe).^[16][17]
• The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare's Globe), as Portia.^[18]

She has also appeared in Peter Ackroyd's London and Doctors on BBC television, and Dragon Age: Inquisition when it comes to video games.

In 2015 Besterman appeared as Julia Flanders in the BBC TV series Father Brown episode 3.13 "The Paradise of Thieves".

External links

• Kirsty Besterman at the Internet Movie Database

References

1. Profile at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and index of graduates by year, retrieved 2010-02-19.
2. http://britishtheatre.com/review-arcadia-theatre-royal-brighton-then-on-tour-3stars/
3. http://www.whatsonstage.com/salisbury-theatre/reviews/separate-tables-salisbury-playhouse_36199.html
4. http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/may/11/tonight-at-830-review
5. http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/feb/19/private-lives-review-royal-lyceum
6. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/stage/theatre/article4010095.ece
7. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/9423970/Playhouse-Creatures-Theatre-on-the-Fly-Chichester-review.html
8. http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/dec/05/foxfinder-review
9. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/8817609/The-Importance-of-Being-Earnest-Rose-Theatre-Kingston-review.html
10. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/regional-shows/8126464/Amys-View-Nottingham-Playhouse-review.html
11. Reviews / Plunder, The Stage, February 7, 2007.
12. Reviews / The Rivals, The Stage, October 13, 2005.
13. Warriors and Women, Trapped on the Iago Carousel, New York Times, October 7, 2004.
14. King Lear / Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, The Independent, October 17, 2002.
15. King Lear: Review, Coventry Telegraph, October 9, 2002.
16. Reviews / Holding Fire, The Stage, August 6, 2007.
17. Classics Elevate London’s Summer, New York Times, August 26, 2007.
18. Theatre review: The Merchant of Venice / The Globe, London, The Guardian, June 30, 2007.