Shannon Tarbet

Shannon Tarbet
Born	27 October 1991 Brighton, England, UK
Occupation	actress
Years active	2010–present

Shannon Tarbet (born 1991) is a British actress from Brighton.^[1] Having studied at K-Bis Theatre College in Brighton she left school and worked in a bookies. She came to public attention in 2010 with her critically acclaimed^[2] professional stage debut as Delilah Evans in Spur of the Moment by Anya Reiss directed by Jeremy Herrin at the Royal Court Theatre in London. She was widely praised^[3] and on the strength of that performance she was shortlisted for the Evening Standard Award for Outstanding Newcomer in 2010.^[4]

Her second theatre performance was in Mogadishu by Vivienne Franzmann at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester and which then transferred to the Lyric Theatre in London in 2011. Again she was specifically picked out for her good performance and was widely praised.^[5] She will also be hosting the Lyric's "Lounge Night" along with her co-star Malachi Kirby from Mogadishu in May 2011.^[6] Also in 2011 she appeared as part of the Bush Theatre's contribution to Latitude Festival in The Flooded Grave by Anthony Weigh directed by Hannah Ashwell-Dickinson.

In 2011 she made guest appearances in episodes of the BBC's courtroom Silk, Granada Television's crime series Lewis, ITV's new medical drama Monroe and the BBC's Inspector George Gently.

Film

Year	Title	Character	Production	Notes
2013	A Promise[7]	Anna	Fidélité Productions

Theatre

Year	Title	Character	Production	Notes
2014	Hotel by Polly Stenham[8]	Frankie	Royal National Theatre
2013	Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker[9]	Lauren	The Royal Court Theatre
2013	To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee[10]	Jean Louise "Scout" Finch	Royal Exchange Theatre
2012	Mary Shelley by Helen Edmundson[11]	Jane Clairmont	Shared Experience
2011	Skane by Pamela Carter[12]	Ingrid	Hampstead Theatre
2011	Play from the multi-authored Sixty Six Books by Molly Naylor[13]	Iris	Bush Theatre	66 Books nominated for Theatre Event of the Year in the Whatsonstage.com Awards
2011	The Flooded Grave by Anthony Weigh[14]	The Daughter	Bush Theatre at Latitude Festival
2011	Mogadishu by Vivienne Franzmann[15]	Becky	Royal Exchange Theatre and Lyric Hammersmith	Winner of Best Actress in a Supporting Role in the Manchester Theatre Awards. Play received Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre.
2010	Spur of the Moment by Anya Reiss[16]	Delilah Evans	Royal Court Theatre	Nominated for Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard Awards

Television

Year	Title	Character	Production	Notes
2015	River[17]	Erin Fielding	BBC	Series 1, Episodes 1 and 6
2011	Inspector George Gently[18]	Mary Claverton	BBC	Gently Unpside Down Series 4 Episode 1
2011	Lewis[19]	Samantha Coyle	ITV	Old, Unhappy, Far Off Things Series 5, Episode 1
2011	Monroe[20]	Natasha	ITV	Series 1, Episode 4
2011	Silk[21]	Amy	BBC	Series 1, Episode 5

References

1. "Shannon Tarbet Profile", United Agents, 2010
2. Brantley, Ben (2010-08-04), "Theatre Talkback", NY Times
3. "Spur of the Moment Review", Evening Standard, 2010
4. "Evening Standard Award nominations", Evening Standard, 2010
5. Cavendish, Dominic (2011-02-03), "Mogadishu Review", The Telegraph (London)
6. "Lyric Lounge Night", The Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, 2011
7. "A Promise", Fidélité Productions, 2012
8. "Hotel", National Theatre, 2014
9. "Circle Mirror Transformation", Royal Court, 2013
10. "To Kill a Mockingbird", Royal Exchange Manchester, 2013
11. "Mary Shelley", Shared Experience, 2012
12. "Skane", Hampstead Theatre, 2011
13. "Sixty Six Books", Bush Theatre, 2011
14. "The Flooded Grave", Bush Theatre at Latitude Festival, 2011
15. "Mogadishu", Royal Exchange Manchester, 2011
16. "Spur of the Moment", Royal Court Theatre, 2011
17. "River", BBC, 2015
18. "Inspector George Gently", BBC, 2011
19. "Lewis", Imdb, 2011
20. "Monroe", Imdb, 2011
21. "Silk", Imdb, 2011