Jane Arden

Born in the UK, she spent her childhood in Hong Kong and returned to the UK to train at the Theatre Arts School in Sussex. After performing her first Shakespearean role as Jessica in "The Merchant of Venice," she became a founding member of the British Actors Theatre Company, a group directed by the actors themselves, with whom she toured as Bianca in "The Taming of the Shrew," Celia in "As You Like It," and Hoyden in John Vanbrugh's "The Relapse." Her musical credits include the West End productions "Someone Like You," "Leonardo the Musical: A Portrait of Love," "The King and I," and George and Ira Gershwin's "Lady Be Good." She toured Europe and South Africa with Daniel Travanti in "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" and has appeared in several Alan Ayckbourn plays and Royal Shakespeare Company productions. She presently is an Associate Director of Actors From The London Stage.