Stephen Godward

Stephen Godward is a singer whose theatre credits include The Mikado at The Kings Head Theatre.

He was born in Nottingham and studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, with Richard Standen and Derek Hammond-Stroud. Stephen is well known as a stage and concert performer and has played in many Sondheim productions and has nine times played the Judge in Sweeney Todd! In 1998, 1999, 2010 and 2013 he won ‘Best Male
Performer’ at the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival in Buxton; Best Character Actor in 2001; Best Supporting Actor in 2004 and ‘Best Supporting Actor’ at the Waterford International Festival of Light Opera in 2000 and in 2006, ‘Best Male Voice’. He is a regular adjudicator in Music and Drama Festivals, has been NANDA adjudicator over the last four years and was an All-England Drama Festival Adjudicator in 2015. Last Summer he toured with The National Gilbert and Sullivan Company and joined the cast of Sleeping Beauty at Norwich Theatre Royal. He will again tour with the NGSOC in Summer 2018.