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Isabel Adomakoh Young

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Isabel is a queer actor, voiceover and writer of English and Ghanaian origins based in London. After studying English at Cambridge, she trained in the Nationa Youth Theatre Rep, then joined the Royal Shakespeare Company for 2019. She co-created the binary-bending collective Pecs Drag Kings, inclusive arts event Brainchild Festival and the bestselling ‘Lionboy’ book trilogy, adapted and toured by Complicité Theatre Co.

She won a BBTA Award for her Juliet in 2021, and is in major TV productions in 2022 with Netflix and Apple TV.

Theatre Romeo and Juliet - Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre Living Newspaper Edition 3 - Royal Court Theatre Do You Love Me Yet? - Theatr Clwyd Venice Preserved - Royal Shakespeare Company Provoked Wife - Royal Shakespeare Company Dear Elizabeth & Letters - Gate Theatre Meatballs - Hampstead Theatre Bladerunner - Secret Cinema (immersive) Pecs: The 80s Show - Soho Theatre Macbeth - The Garrick To Kill A Mockingbird - Lyric Hammersmith Consensual - Soho Theatre Victoria’s Knickers - Soho Theatre Bite Your Tongue - Talawa Theatre Co.

Other awards H Club h100 Award 'Rising Stars under 30' Nom Audiofile Earphones Award - D: A Tale Of Two Worlds audiobook AIM Best Independent Festival 2015 & 2016 - Brainchild Festival OFFIE IDEA Award - Pecs Drag Kings The Stage Awards 'Digital Project of the Year' shortlist - The Show Must Go Online Webby Nom - ANTHEMS Podcast

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Gender
Female
Location
London
Ethnicity
Mixed Ethnicities (Ghanaian, British)
Nationality
British
Unions
Equity
Languages
English
Acting Age Range
17 - 33

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