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Sarah Naudi is a Maltese stage, film, and television actress. She is best known for playing Vanessa in In the Heights at London's Charing Cross Theatre in 2016.

Early and personal life

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Naudi was born with a club foot and struggled with mobility following an operation.[1][2] Naudi was interested in performing since age three,[1] when she began ballet lessons.[2] She studied musical theatre at Stagecoach Theatre Arts School in Malta.[3]

Naudi is married.[1]

Career

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Stage

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In 2004, Naudi was a member of the Young Talent Team, a performing group of eight teenagers who represented Malta at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Lillehammer, Norway.[4]

Naudi played Sanddy in Porn: The Musical when it played at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2009.[5] She joined the cast after its premiere in Malta earlier that year.[6] She returned to the role in 2014, when the show played at the newly-opened Pjazza Teatru Rjal in Valletta.[7][8]

Naudi joined the cast of the London premiere of Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights in 2015. The show ran first at the Southwark Playhouse and then moved to the Charing Cross Theatre, with Naudi playing Carla at the premiere.[9] She took over the role of Vanessa in late 2016.[10] At the 2016 Olivier Awards, In the Heights won in three categories, Outstanding Achievement Musical Contribution, Best Choreographer for Drew McOnie and Best Supporting Actor for David Bedella.[11]

Naudi was part of the cast of the revival of Jamie Lloyd Evita at the Open Air Theatre in Regent Park in 2019.[12] The production was led by Samantha Pauly as Eva Perón, Frances Mayli McCann as Peron's mistress and Trent Saunders as Che.[13][14]

Film and television

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Naudi has appeared in a few episodes of television, including Foundation (Apple TV), Litvinenko (Channel 5), and Mood (BBC).[1]

Naudi has worked with director Keith Tedesco since 2015, with the two having been friends for years before that.[15] She appeared in his 2016 short film In the Name of Bjorn.[15]

Naudi wrote the mini-series The Home Straight, which follows a young Maltese runner whose career is threatened by a foot injury.[16] Originally written as a feature film, Naudi later retooled the script for the mini-series format.[2] The series would be directed by Keith Tedesco, with Naudi playing the series' protagonist.[16] Naudi and Tedesco launched a Kickstarter campaign in 2022 to fund the project,[17] with plans to begin filming in 2023 if they reached their funding goals.[2] The series received €94,000 from the Malta Film Commission's Creative Malta scheme in 2023.[18] The series was in post-production as of March 2025.[19]

Credits

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Stage

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Year Title Role Theatre Ref
2009 Porn: The Musical Sanddy George 4 Theatre (Edinburgh Fringe) [5]
2015 - 2016 In the Heights Carla/ Vanessa Southwark Playhouse and

Charing Cross Theatre

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2019 Evita Ensemble Regent's Park Open Air Theatre [20]

Film and TV

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2011 Presagi TV movie [21]
2015 By the Sea Grocery clerk Movie [16]
2016 In the Name of Bjorn Lore Short [15]
2020 The Madame Blanc Mysteries Sarah Newman TV Series - 1 episode [22]
2021 Foundation Maiden Zephyr TV Series - 1 episode [1]
2022 Mood Giuliana TV mini-series, 1 episode [1]
Litvinenko Dr Justine Adams TV mini-series, 2 episodes [1]
The Home Straight Serena in post-production [16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Calleja, Laura (2022-09-29). "Sarah Naudi: 'Life's a series of ups and downs, but we get to choose who comes along for the ride'". Malta Today. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  2. ^ a b c d Magri, Giulia (2022-08-27). "After missing out on film fund, local mini-series producers seek micro-investors". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  3. ^ "Ex-Stagecoach Malta Students Star on London's West End". The Malta Independent. 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  4. ^ "Power of a Song singers off for Norway". Times of Malta. 2004-11-15. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  5. ^ a b "Malta's Porn debuts at Edinburgh festival". Times of Malta. 2009-08-09. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  6. ^ "'Porn' Reborn". Malta Independent. 2009-07-12.
  7. ^ "A Maltese-made musical making a comeback". Malta Independent. 2014-08-05. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  8. ^ Xuereb, Paul (2014-09-14). "In Malta, everybody is related". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  9. ^ a b "Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights Opens in London Tonight". Playbill. October 13, 2015.
  10. ^ OG, Charlotte. "Interview: Sarah Naudi (In The Heights)". Talk Stagey To Me. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  11. ^ "Olivier Winners 2016". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  12. ^ Wild, Stephi (2019-08-08). "Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at EVITA at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  13. ^ Akbar, Arifa (2019-08-09). "Evita review – Argentina's queen of hearts as a high-school mean girl". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  14. ^ "Evita is here". Open Air Theatre. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  15. ^ a b c Reljic, Teodor (2015-03-31). "Creating stories that matter | Keith Tedesco". Malta Today. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  16. ^ a b c d Tortell, Ana (2022-08-20). "From Clubfoot Sufferer To West End: Maltese Actress' Inspirational Journey Turned Into Mini Series". Lovin Malta. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  17. ^ "Local filmmaker launches crowdfunding campaign". Times of Malta. 2022-08-21. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  18. ^ "Over €1.5M in funds awarded for 19 local productions". TVMnews.mt. 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  19. ^ Gabelia, Alexander (2025-03-16). "PRODUCTION: Maltese Director Keith Albert Tedesco in Postproduction with Sports Drama The Home Straight". FilmNewEurope.com. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  20. ^ Hetrick, Adam (2019-06-24). "Regent's Park Theatre Announces Full Casting for Evita". Playbill.
  21. ^ Borg, Coryse (2020-06-01). "TV films shot in Malta to be shown on Canale 5". Newsbook. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  22. ^ Doherty, Réiltín (2022-10-19). "The Madame Blanc Mysteries episodes series 1: A full recap and guest cast guide". Entertainment Daily. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
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