Dawn Buckland

Training: Sylvia Young Theatre School.

Theatre Credits Include: Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Battersea Arts Centre, London), Understudy Donna, Tanya and Rosie in Mamma Mia (Novello Theatre, West End),  Swing and Dead Mam in Billy Elliot (Victoria Palace Theatre), Mrs Sowerberry in Oliver (Cyprus), Miss Bell in Fame (UK Tour & Aldwych Theatre, West End), Marti in Grease (Cyprus), Ensemble/Gurda/Understudy Queen Exilona in La Cava (Victoria Palace & Piccadilly Theatre), Miss Grano in Peggy Sue Got Married (Shaftsbury Theatre, West End), Ashley (understudy Dinah and Pearl) Starlight Express (Apollo Victoria Theatre), Sue Jaeger in South Pacific (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield) and Player in Pippin (Bridewell Theatre, London). 

TV Credits include: Mrs Hudson in Victoria 3 (Mammoth Screen/ITV), Lisa in Dear Dilemmas (BBC), Stripper in Picking Up The Pieces (ITV).

Film Credits include: Fishermans Wife in Mamma Mia 2: Here We Go Again (Universal Pictures), Villager in Beauty and the Beast (Disney Pictures), Jane in the Award-Winning Short Film David's Here (Clever Little Films).

Dawn is an established Director/Choreographer her Credits include: Associate Choreographer on the Awarding-Winning documentary Our Dancing Town (BBC2/Twenty Twenty TV), Assistant Choreographer on La Rondine (Holland Park Opera), Choreographer Pirates Of Penzance (Savoy Theatre), Choreographer for the Award-Nominated novelty single What Came First? (PShlump Records), Choreographer for Dressing Miss Daisy (Short Film), Movement Director Peter Pan (Savoy Theatre), Movement Director World Premiere of Terry Pratchett's Only You Can Save Mankind (Edinburgh Festival), Director/Choreographer Danger Mouse Live and Mr Potato Head Live (Bourne Leisure).

Dawn also runs is the Multi Award Winning short film production company Clever Little Films with her husband Mark Oxtoby. Currently in postproduction for their short film My Week with Maisy starring the BAFTA nominated Lynda Baron.