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Lauren Ann Byrne is an English actress, singer, dancer, and songwriter. She played Jane Seymour in the 2019-20 UK Tour of Six the Musical, beginning on 24 October 2019. She left the show on 16 March 2020, and her role was taken over by Caitlin Tipping.

Personal Life[]

In January 2016, Lauren began dating actor Jarrad Ellis-Thomas.[1][2][3] She has two dogs named Charlie and Gus.[4]

Role[]

Timeline[]

Production Timespan Principal
2019-20 UK Tour 24 October 2019 – 16 March 2020 Jane Seymour

Stage Credits[]

Stage Credits
Year Production Role Theatre
2015 Fiddler on the Roof Hodel Ivy Arts Centre
2015 Company Joanne Ivy Arts Centre
2015 Into the Woods Baker's Wife Ivy Arts Centre
2016 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Olive's Mom Ivy Arts Centre
2016 Sunny Afternoon Swing/First Cover Rasa Davies UK Tour
2017 Blondel Mabel/Dance Captain The Union Theatre
2017-18 Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Swing/Understudy Carole King/Cynthia Weil UK Tour
2019-20 Six Jane Seymour UK Tour
2021-22 Cinderella Ensemble/Cover Cinderella Gillian Lynne Theatre
2022-23 Matilda Miss Honey Cambridge Theatre

Trivia[]

  • Lauren is one of three members of the band Remember Monday, the other two being Charlotte Steele and Holly-Anne Hull.
    • She writes most of the songs for the band.
    • Her favourite song by her band is Version of You.[5]
  • Lauren co-owns a company with Harriet Watson called IN3, which provides musical theatre training for young performers.
  • Lauren is an experienced yodeler.
  • Lauren attended drama school with Megan Leung and Courtney Bowman.
    • They were also in the same production of Company.
  • Lauren was in the same production of Blondel as Courtney Bowman.
  • When Lauren auditioned, she received callbacks for Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, and Catherine Parr.
    • Her friends told her that she would book Jane Seymour.
    • She had never listened to the show before she auditioned.
  • If Lauren could play any other queen, she would want to play Anne Boleyn or Catherine Parr.[5]
  • Lauren's favourite UK Tour venue was Guildford.
  • Lauren's favourite on-stage mishaps were when Maddison Bulleyment fell down the stairs at the end of Don't Lose Ur Head, when she accidentally began to repeat one of Lauren Drew's lines and forgot her own line, and when Jodie Steele accidentally sang "Serious, large, supreme head of the church of England" instead of "Tall, large Henry VIII..." during All You Wanna Do at the sing-along performance.[5]
  • According to Lauren, the most difficult moment in the show is All You Wanna Do because "all the choruses are really similar and just slightly different every time."
  • Due to Lauren being away for an event with her band, Natalie Paris filled in for her as Jane Seymour for the UK Tour production's Britain's Classroom Heroes performance.
  • Six is Lauren's favourite show that she has been in.
  • Lauren's dream role was Miss Honey in Matilda, which she played between 13 September 2022 and 10 September 2023.
  • Lauren's favourite cast album is Waitress.
  • Lauren's go-to audition songs are My Man from Funny Girl, Heaven on Their Minds from Jesus Christ Superstar, and In Short from Edges.[5]
  • Lauren Byrne was featured in the 34th episode of The Queendom Podcast: A SIX The Musical Podcast.
  • Since leaving Six, Lauren has been featuring in a project alongside fellow actor Joel Harper-Jackson.
  • Lauren made her debut as Jane Seymour on 24 October 2019, exactly 482 years after the real Jane Seymour died.

Gallery[]

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References[]

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The
Queens
Principals Jarnéia Richard-NoelLauren DrewChlöe HartNicole Louise LewisBillie KerrMillie O'ConnellMaddison BulleymentJennifer CaldwellLaura Dawn PyattIzi MaxwellYna TresvallesNatalie ParisLauren ByrneCarly Mercedes DyerCaitlin TippingCasey Al-ShaqsyErin CaldwellLiberty StottorAlexia McIntoshShekinah McFarlaneAiesha Naomi PeaseJessica NilesKenedy SmallHannah VictoriaAimie AtkinsonJodie SteeleVicki ManserJaina Brock-PatelRebecca WickesLou HenryLizzie EmeryMaiya Quansah-BreedAthena CollinsElèna GyasiAlana M RobinsonAoife HaakensonEloise Lord
Alternates Cassandra LeeJennifer CaldwellHarriet WatsonGrace MelvilleLeesa TulleyNatalie PilkingtonEllie Jane GrantIzi MaxwellTamara MorganMilly WillowsErin SummerhayesLorren Santo-Quinn
Swings Grace MouatNatalie PilkingtonCherelle JayHarriet Caplan-DeanShakira SimpsonIzzy Formby-JacksonEllie Jane Grant
Universal Swings Liv AlexanderBryony DuncanHarriet WatsonNatalie Pilkington
Understudies Alicia Corrales
Emergency Covers Renée LambCollette GuitartMaiya Quansah-BreedAthena CollinsHana StewartElèna GyasiHarriet Caplan-DeanMeg Dixon-BrasilHarriet WatsonHannah LowtherShakira Simpson
Ladies in
Waiting
Principals Amy ShawFrankie SouthLaura BrowneTerri De MarcoKat BaxKaty RichardsonArlene McNaughtSarah BurrellJenny DeaconAlice AnglissVanessa Domonique
Subs Meelie TraillAlexia BarberaEmma JemimaEllen O'ReillyAshley YoungArlene McNaughtEllie VerkerkSarah BurrellLauren HopkinsonCaitlin MorganGemma JohnstoneMigdalia Van Der HovenMichael J. Bolton

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