PHOEBE FRANCES BROWN

It is with profound sadness that we share the news that actor and writer Phoebe Frances Brown has passed away aged 29.

Her one-woman show The Glad Game played Downstairs earlier this year, performed by Phoebe and directed by Tessa Walker. The show charted Phoebe’s experience of being diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour and played to great critical acclaim. Phoebe was also a member of Hampstead's INSPIRE writers scheme.

Her acting credits include Small Island (National Theatre); If We Were Older (National Theatre); The Way of The World (Donmar Warehouse), Life According to Saki (New York Theatre Workshop) and Sorry (Soho Theatre) amongst others. She played the role of Constance Pettigrew in the BBC Radio 4 series Home Front and recorded The Whisperer in Darkness for BBC Sounds. On screen, she could be seen in last year’s BFI selected short Animal Antics and Hung Out To Dry, a comedy short film she wrote, starred in and which was directed by Jake Kelsall for BBC iPlayer.

Tessa Walker, Hampstead's Associate Director and Director of The Glad Game, said:

"Phoebe was a huge talent, an incredible woman and a brilliant friend.