Amara plays Dale Tremont inTop Hat on tour across the UK in 2026.
Amara Okereke is one of the most exciting rising stars in British theatre. She recently starred in ECHO at the King’s Head Theatre. On screen, she appears in Alan Bennett’s new film The Choral, starring Ralph Fiennes and directed by Nicholas Hytner.
A graduate of Arts Educational Schools, Amara was named ‘Best Actress in a Musical’ at The Stage Debut Awards for her performance as Cosette in Les Misérables in 2018.
Her theatre credits include: Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire (Sheffield Crucible); Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady (London Coliseum); Cosette in Les Misérables (West End); Cassie in 13 The Musical (West End); Wendla in Spring Awakening (Almeida); Polly in The Boy Friend (Menier Chocolate Factory); Laurie in Oklahoma! (Chichester Festival Theatre); The Hired Man and West Side Story (NYMT); and Out There (BYMT).
Her film and television work includes: The Morning After (Amazon); Red Rose (BBC/Netflix); The Choral (Sony); and In the Lost Lands (Constantin Films).
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