Our New Girl
Profiles Theatre
"The British actress Chalcroft (a recent arrivee in Chicago) works herself up into quite the lather. It is a blisteringly intense and quite sophisticated portrait of a woman under stress and, at its outer edges, it is formidably unsettling."
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
Profiles Theatre
"The British actress Chalcroft (a recent arrivee in Chicago) works herself up into quite the lather. It is a blisteringly intense and quite sophisticated portrait of a woman under stress and, at its outer edges, it is formidably unsettling."
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
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A Christmas Carol
The Goodman "The new director this year, Henry Wishcamper, has at least nixed the old group narration, which was very Frank Galati-circa-1984 — in favor of a simpler telling by the excellent Sarah Chalcroft, an authentic Brit, who has the no-nonsense-moving-it-along air of Emma Thompson and who dials back the cuteness and sets the slightly darker tone that anything by Dickens always needs." Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune |
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Scenes from an Execution
Runcible Theatre Company " a beautifully spoken lead performance by husky-voiced British actor Sarah Chalcroft, who mines Barker's barbed text for every nuance of her character's complexity." Albert Williams, Chicago Reader "The outstanding Chalcroft gives a tireless performance. She is unwavering in her artistic quest. She is fixated on painting the truth. In her fury, she alienates her lover, her daughters, the government and the church. In the small theatre, her emotions cover the wall and fill the space. And as colorful as Chalcroft’s presence is, the most unforgettable moments are delivered by her in the dark stillness. In the pitch black theatre, Chalcroft’s disquieting voice beckons from the corner. The effect is chilling." Katie Walsh, The Fourth Walsh |
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The Dream of a Burning Boy
Profiles Theatre "Chalcroft has to hit the stage running as the mother. Within moments of her appearance she breaks into uncontrollable sobbing, consumed with sorrow for her son’s death and resentment against Morrow for reasons that cannot be revealed here. Chalcroft has recently relocated from London. She makes her Chicago debut this role a striking one it is." Dan Zeff Chicago Theatreland Reviews |
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The Merchant of Venice
Bard in the Botanics "the production suddenly shifts into much higher gear, with Sarah Chalcroft's Portia taking on an impressive stature and complexity as she struggles to square her instinctive support for Antonio, her new husband's friend, with a deep sense that the Jew is suffering some fundamental wrong. Towards the end, that unease finds expression not only in her increasingly fine performance, but in some marvellous use of Shylock's discarded skullcap and prayer-shawl as a symbol of Europe's Jewish heritage, despised and trampled by some, preserved and honoured by others." Joyce MacMillan The Scotsman |
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