Anoushka Lucas

Anoushka Lucas is a singer, songwriter, actor and playwright.

Raised in London, Anoushka spoke French before she spoke English, and has a degree in Russian and Italian from Oxford University.

Anoushka has been writing songs since the age of 14 and has been described as “an exceptional voice and a great songwriter” (Jamie Cullum, BBC Introducing 2017).

 Her debut album, Dark Soul, was produced by Martin Terefe (producer for Jamie Cullum, KT Tunstall, Martha Wainwright) and was released in July 2019.

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Anoushka began her career in theatre as a composer/songwriter shortly after meeting playwright Ché Walker. Their first collaboration Klook’s Last Stand/The Ballad of Klook and Vinette opened at London’s Park Theatre before being picked as a finalist at the NAMT Festival in New York. Anoushka and Ché went on to create a second musical, The Etienne Sisters, which was staged at Theatre Royal Stratford East in 2014, with music co-composed with Sheila Atim.

From 2016 onwards Anoushka began to make a transition into acting: Her first role was playing Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. Following on from this she has appearances in both plays and musicals at The Bush Theatre, The Gate Theatre, The National, The Donmar and The Young Vic.

In 2018, Anoushka composed the music for and appeared alongside Jessica Butcher in their original show Sparks, which won Best Musical of the Edinburgh Fringe before being adapted for BBC Radio 4.

Anoushka wrote her debut play Elephant across the pandemic. It premiered at The Bush Theatre in Autumn 2022. Following a sold-out run in the studio space, Elephant returned to the main house at the Bush Theatre in 2023.

In 2023, Anoushka was nominated for an Olivier Award for her portrayal of Laurey Williams in the Young Vic production of Oklahoma!, which went on to transfer to London’s West End. The same year saw her also nominated for the Evening Standard Most Promising Playwright award for her show Elephant. Anoushka has also been nominated for 2 Offies and a Black British Theatre Award. In 2023, she was the recipient of the Stage Debut Best Writer award.