I trained at Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance (BA American Theatre Arts) and am an alumna of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. During my studies, I spent a formative semester at Centre College, Kentucky, where I developed jazz musicianship alongside acting and playwriting.
Recent screen credits include lead roles in the feature films: Until We Bleed, Once Upon a Time in Suffolk & Cult Fitness.
My short film Jigging—which I wrote and starred in—was commissioned by Screen South as part of the BBC New Creatives scheme and premiered on BBC iPlayer. The film earned me Best Actress Winner at both the Sydney Australian Film Festival and the Hong Kong Indie Film Festival. You can watch Jigging on BBC iPlayer here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0b0n240.
I have toured nationally and internationally with new writing, including the one-woman show Shell Shock and the two hander Mengele, which was awarded the Fringe Encore Award at Soho Playhouse, New York. My stage credits span some of the UK’s leading venues, including: Theatre503, Park Theatre, Pleasance Theatre, High Tide Theatre & Cathartic Party. For full credits please see Spotlight and
Fringe Encore Award, 2017, Soho Playhouse, New York.
In film, I won Best Actress at Hong Kong Indie Film Festival and was nominated for Best Actress Actress at Sydney Australian Film Festival.
I have toured nationally and internationally with new writing. For my full Spotlight CV and reel, please follow the links below to Spotlight and IMDB.
I was co-host of the highly successful London Theatre Podcast with Tom Hartwell. Guests included Kit Harrington and Johnny Flynn.
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Remarkably physical
The Stage 'Holding The Man' Offie-Nominated
Zadow has not only perfect comic timing, but wonderful dramatic effect, carrying both the comic and tragic nature.
A Younger Theatre
Zadow captures the hilarious moments and also knew when the writing needed empathy and delicacy.
Everything Theatre
...the leading performance was particularly striking: Emma Zadow proved to be very effective through her movement, physicality and facial expressions.
Basic Theatre Review
Outstanding stage presence.
Basic Theatre Award for Best Production Winner, 2020. (Vaults Festival)
A true masterclass in acting and writing and there were some jaw-dropping twists with both players excelling themselves.
Daily Business Magazine, New York Soho Playhouse (Soho Encore Fringe Winner, New York)
Emma Zadow as Azra’il commands the stage.
Fringe Review, Highly Recommended Show Award , Edinburgh Fringe for 'Mengele' (went on to Adelaide, New York and National Tour)
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