Jess Buckby
Comedian, Dancer, singer
Biography
Training: Laine Theatre Arts
Theatre: Angel Virtue & Charity in Anything Goes in which she also understudied the role of Reno Sweeney (Barbican and Tour); The Best of the West End (Royal Albert Hall); Mimsie in Funny Girl (Theatre Marigny, Paris); Bebe/ Ensemble in Kiss Me Kate (Sheffield Crucible); Elaine in Sweet Charity (Nottingham Playhouse); Understudy Lina Lamont in Singin’ in the Rain (Grand Palais, Paris); Understudy Morticia Addams in The Addams Family (UK Tour); 42nd Street (Chatelet, Paris); Thoroughly Modern Millie(Kilworth House Theatre); Tregunta in Miss Atomic Bomb (St James’ Theatre); McQueen (Theatre Royal Haymarket); Singin’ in the Rain (Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris); Hey, Old Friends! (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane); Follies in Concert (Royal Albert Hall); South Pacific (Kilworth House Theatre); Cassandra/ understudy Bombalurina in Cats (UK/ European Tour); Understudy Judy Haynes in White Christmas (Lowry); Mack & Mabel (Vault, Southwark); Betsy in Crazy for You (Novello/ Regent’s Park); Snow White (Manchester Opera House).
Workshop: Feelin’ in the Mood, directed and choreographed by Chet Walker.
Television: All Star Musicals (ITV); Endeavour, Series 3 (ITV).