Kirstie Skivington

Kirstie Skivington, hailing from Kent, is a professional musical theatre artist. Her love for performing developed at a young age. Back then, she was a gymnast competing nationally after which she dedicated two years to learning contemporary dance. From Freestyle to Jazz and Alto, Kristie has excellent dance skills, and she is also able to effortlessly do Rock, Pop and R&B singing.

 

Training:

She went to the Urdang Academy of Performing Arts on a scholarship. Kristie also attended the Miskin Theatre in Dartford.

Theatre:

She has an extensive list of credits to herself, which includes cover Santiago in Ghost at the Piccadilly Theatre; first cover Diamond/second cover Luce in Viva Forever at the Piccadilly Theatre; cover Jordy in I Can’t Sing at the London Palladium; Harrier/first cover Jules in Bend it Like Beckham at the Phoenix Theatre; Anybodys in West Side Story at the Salzberg Festival; Half Man Half Woman in Side Show at the Southwark Playhouse; Dance Captain and Vicki in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at the Crucible Theatre; Vicki, Resident Choreographer and Director in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at the Apollo Theatre; cover Anne/April in & Juliet in the West End.

Kristie was also in Jesus Christ Superstar at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. While training, she was involved in Cooking with Elvis as Jill; Romeo and Juliet as Nurse; Side by Side by Sondheim as Rose; Rent as Mimi; Songs for a New World as a Soloist.

Workshop:

Kristie played Chloe in the workshop for The Thing About Tom.

TV:

She was a featured dancer in the ITV promo by Jason Gardiner. She was also in BBC’s Children in Need, The National Television Awards, and The Royal Variety Show.