Milly Thomas
Acting
Film, TV & Theatre
Voiceover
Acting
Milly wrote two shows which played at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last year - DUST, a one-woman show in which Milly stars, and BRUTAL CESSATION.
DUST in particular received an excellent reception, and has since had runs at Soho Theatre, Trafalgar Studios and Fourth Street Studio NYC.
5***** - Broadway Baby
Thomas creates an immense exploration of mental illness that fiercely surpasses all boundaries. Though difficult to watch, Dust is simply electrifying.
5 ***** - Three Weeks
Milly Thomas’s performance is utterly compelling
Comparisons to recent hit ‘Fleabag’ seem inevitable
Television
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
SEX EDUCATION | Female Client | Kate Herron | Netflix / Eleven film |
THE CROWN | Secretary | Left Bank Pictures | |
ENTERPRICE (Series 1 & 2) | Kitty | Nida Manzoor | Fudge Park Productions |
THE FEED | Sara | Carl Tibbetts/ Michael Clarkson/ Paul Clarkson | Amazon |
QUACKS | Florence Nightingale | Andy De Emmony | Lucky Giant |
THE LAST DRAGONSLAYER | Blue Dragon | Jamie Stone | Blueprint Pictures Ltd |
DOWNTON ABBEY | Tourist | Various | Carnival Productions |
X COMPANY | Karin | Jamie Stone | Temple Street Productions |
Stage
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
DUST | Alice | Sara Joyce | NYC |
DUST | Alice | Sara Joyce | Trafalgar Studios |
DUST | Alice | Sara Joyce | Soho Theatre |
CARGO | Joey | David Mercatali | Metal Rabbit Productions |
DRY LAND | Amy | Hannah Hauer-King | Jermyn Street Theatre |
IMPOSSIBLE | Beth Houdini | Hannah Eidinow | Pleasance Dome |
ANIMALS | Maya | Lisa Cagnacci | Theatre503 |
A FIRST WORLD PROBLEM | Hebe Reynolds | Holly Race Roughan | Theatre 503 |
LOVE AND INFORMATION | Various | Richard Beecham | The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
JUMPY | Frances | Dugald Bruce-Lockhart | The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
EASY VIRTUE | Sarah Hurst | Auriol Smith | The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
RICHARD II | Richard II | Bill Buckhurst | The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
ROMEO AND JULIET | Juliet | Nick Moseley | The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
THE BEAU DEFEATED | Mistress Rich | Paddy Toomey | The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
THE ORESTIA | Electra | Claudette Williams | The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM | Hermia | Claudette Williams | The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE | Blanche DuBois | Peter McAllister | The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
SEEING DOUBLE: VISION & SEEING DOUBLE: FIGURES | Summer Jenkins | Alex Woolf & Sadie Spencer | Greenlight Theatre |
THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH | Mrs Antrobus | Tim Hardy | The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
THREE SISTERS | Natasha | Peter McAllister | The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
AFTER THE WAR | Violet Schiff | Holly Roughan | Bristol University Theatre |
CORAM BOY | Melissa Milcote/Angel | Alex Woolf & Sadie Spender | Greenlight Theatre |
PERICLES | Marina | Greg De Polnay | |
TWELFTH NIGHT | Maria/ Antonio | Luke Thompson | |
BLOOD WEDDING | The Bride | Lisa Spirling |
Film
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
TOOTH FAIRY | Ramona | Tristan Noakes | Shark Eye Ltd |
VERNON WALKS | Arita | Santiago Zannou | Morena Films |
JOAN OF ARC | Joan | Russ Holt | Go Films |
AND THEN I WAS FRENCH | Zoe | Claire Apps | Dog Eared Films |
WOMAN IN GOLD | Stewardess | Simon Curtis | BBC Films/TWC |
HEARTS AND MINDS | Anna | Adam Tyler | Scratchmark Films |
Other
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
IDLE - (short) | Rachael | Misha Vertkin | Third Eye Productions |
BLEACH (short) | Hot | Mitch Silcock |
Film, TV & Theatre
Milly was on the young writers' programmes for Soho Theatre, Headlong Theatre and in 2016 completed the Channel 4 Writing Scheme.
Milly won the award for Acting Excellence at The Stage Edinburgh Awards for her one woman show DUST in 2017. The play transferred to Soho Theatre and Trafalgar Studios in 2018 and New York Theatre Workshop in 2019, where it was chosen as The New York Times "Critic's Pick". DUST was nominated for Best New Play and Best Off-West End Production at the WhatsOnStage Awards 2019.
She is developing DUST for television with Merman and is working on projects for Eleventh Hour, Endor, Heyday, Moonage and NBC Universal.
American Rep: Cori Wellins at WME
American Management: Meredith Bajana at Grandview
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
OH NO | New Pictures | Orignal TV series in development |
MIRRORLAND | Heyday / NBC Universal | Screen adaptation of the novel by C. L. Johnstone |
AM I NORMAL YET? | Endor | Screen adaptation of the novel by Holly Bourne |
THE BRICK | Moonage | Original TV series in development |
DUST | Merman | TV adaptation of her one woman show |
SO HAPPY IT HURTS? | Eleventh Hour Films | Screen adaptation of the novel by Anneliese Mackintosh |
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
RIVERCITY 2017 | BBC Scotland | 1 x 60' |
CLIQUE 2017 | Balloon Entertainment/ BBC3 | 1 x 60' |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
DUST 2019 | New York Theatre Workshop | Transfer of 2017 Edinburgh show |
DUST 2018 | Deus Ex Machina Productions / Trafalgar Studios | Dir. Sara Joyce |
DUST 2018 | Soho Theatre | Transfer of 2017 Edinburgh show |
DUST 2017 | Underbelly (Edinburgh Fringe) | Written & performed by Milly Thomas |
BRUTAL CESSATION 2017 | Assembly (Edinburgh Fringe) | Dir. Beth Pitts |
CLICKBAIT 2016 | Theatre503 | Dir. Holly Race Roughan |
PIGGIES 2015 | Central School of Speech & Drama | Dir. Audrey Sheffield |
A FIRST WORLD PROBLEM 2014 | Theatre503 | Dir. Holly Race Roughan |
Other
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE HOUSE 2019 | Nevision | Writers' Room |
2017 | 1 x 10' audio drama as part of 'Hotel Europe' installation | |
CHANNEL 4 WRITING SCHEME 2016 | Channel 4 | |
SAWNEY 2015 | Pure Grass Films Ltd | Writers' Room |
STAR 2014 | Balloon Entertainment | Writers' Room |
DUST
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ British Theatre Guide
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Broadway Baby
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ GQ Magazine
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Three Weeks
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ London City Nights
★ ★ ★ ★ Time Out
★ ★ ★ ★ The Times
★ ★ ★ ★ Fest Mag
★ ★ ★ ★ The Herald
★ ★ ★ ★ The List
BRUTAL CESSATION
★ ★ ★ ★ The Stage
★ ★ ★ ★ The Times
★ ★ ★ ★ Broadway Baby
★ ★ ★ ★ BritishTheatre.com
★ ★ ★ ★ The Quotidian Times
A FIRST WORLD PROBLEM
“Evocative and poetic; the writing sharp, witty and well-observed” ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (Michaela Clement-Hayes, West End Wilma)
"Multi-faceted and strikingly complex" ★ ★ ★ ★ (Lauren Penncott, The Upcoming)
"Entertaining and thought-provoking" ★ ★ ★ ★ (Ally Temple, Female Arts)
CLICKBAIT
“Perfect...a fantastic play" ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (Rob Warren, Everything Theatre)
“Bold and unnerving” ★ ★ ★ ★ (Michelle Keepence, The Upcoming)
“Thomas is fearless… never happier than when she ventures to the edge of the abyss and drags the audience along with her” ★ ★ ★ ★ (Michael Davis, Female Arts)
Selected by Natasha Tripney (The Stage) for her top Theatre Picks January 2016