Celia Imrie On Stage - Theatre Credits, Bio and Tickets

Celia Imrie was born in 1952 in Guildford, Surrey. She attended the Guildford School of Acting. She is best known for her collaborations with Victoria Wood, with whom she has appeared in a number of TV programmes including Dinnerladies and Victoria Wood As Seen On TV, in which she played the infamous role of Miss Babs in a parody of British soap opera Crossroads. In 2005, the show became a West End musical with Imrie reprising her role and winning an Olivier Award.

Imrie made her stage debut in 2005 in Unsuspecting Susan, later starring in Plague Over England. She has also starred in The Rivals, Margaret in Polar Bears, shown at the Donmar Warehouse. and Noises Off at the Old Vic Theatre, later moved to the Novello Theatre.

In May 2016, it was announced that Imrie would be teaming up with the likes of Glenda Jackson and Jane Horrocks later in the year in a revival of Shakespeare’s classic, King Lear, showing at the Old Vic Theatre.

Selected London & West End Stage Appearances