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Hannah Louise Lowther (born 11 September 1997) is an English actress and social media personality. She began a musical theatre career as a child, appearing in various productions including The Sound of Music, Oliver! and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Then in 2020, she amassed an online following on TikTok after posting videos whilst working at Tesco. Lowther was then cast in more high-profile roles, including appearing in Heathers, SpongeBob SquarePants and the West End theatre production of Six.

Life and career

Hannah Louise Lowther was born on 11 September 1997 in Basingstoke, Hampshire. She grew up in Oakley and attended Testbourne Community School. She began her stage career as a child, appearing in productions including The Sound of Music, Oliver! and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Lowther trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, before going on to study at the London School of Musical Theatre. She graduated in July 2019 and was starting to get stage roles until the COVID-19 pandemic impacted live theatre. She therefore took a job in her local Tesco shop, a job she was grateful for due to the job market becoming competitive in the pandemic.

Whilst working at Tesco, Lowther missed the creativity of being on stage and began creating videos on TikTok. Her first video to go viral was a rendition of Dolly Parton's "9 to 5", with the lyrics altered to Tesco references. She quickly amassed a following after creating singing and dancing videos, and in 2021, she was cast in the Other Palace's production of Heathers: The Musical. She was cast as New Wave Party Girl in the ensemble, as well as the understudy for the lead characters. She later became the only person to have played all three lead roles in one run, most notably filling in for the role of Heather Duke, a role she was not the official understudy for, with four hours' notice.

Also in 2022, she made various theatre appearances, including Babies the Musical, Millennials and Kinky Boots in Concert, as well as a one-off appearance at an Emojiland concert. She also portrayed the titular role of Snow White in a pantomime production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In 2023, she was cast in the UK premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants, which toured across the country. She was cast as Karen Plankton. She then appeared in No Limits at the Turbine Theatre. Later in 2023, she was cast in the West End theatre production of Six as an alternate. She remained in the show until 2025.

Stage

References

1. "Meet the Basingstoke Tesco worker who is viral on Tik Tok". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
2. "Hannah has landed a high-flying role". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
3. ^ "From Tesco to a pineapple under the sea: Hannah Lowther on women in the West End". The New Feminist. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
4. ""TikTok allowed me to keep my passion for musical theatre alive": Hannah Lowther on starring in Heathers the Musical". The Upcoming. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
5. "Hannah Lowther: TikTok Tesco star from Reading lands dream job". Reading Chronicle. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
6. "Reading TikTok star lands role in West End musical". BBC News. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
7. "Hannah Lowther makes debut as Heather Duke in Heathers". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
8. ^ "Emojiland Concert Takes the London Stage With West End Alums October 31". Playbill. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
9. "Interview: Ruthie Henshall & Hannah Lowther on SNOW WHITE at New Wimbledon Theatre". West End Best Friend. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
10. "See Who's Starring in U.K. Premiere of The SpongeBob Musical". Playbill. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
11. "Review: The SpongeBob Musical". The Mancunion. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
12. "Interview: Hannah Lowther, star of No Limits, The Spongebob Musical & Heathers". West End Frame. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
13. "Six! The Musical extends West End run with karaoke show hosted by TikTok sensation Hannah Lowther". MyLondon. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
14. "Six the Musical extends West End run into 2025 and confirms post-show karaoke". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
15. "Hannah enjoys sound success in West End". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
16. "Hannah stars in West End show Oliver!". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
17. "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: New Theatre, Oxford". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
18. "The Kings casts its magic spell on Snow White panto cast". Portsmouth News. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
19. "Hannah Lowther". Spotlight. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
20. "Hannah Lowther on 'Heathers', TikTok musicals, and the future of social media". London Theatre. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
21. "First song & video released from new (born) British musical BABIES". West End Best Friend. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
22. "Hannah Lowther on how TikTok took her to the West End". London Theatre. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
23. "Daisy Wood-Davis And Hannah Lowther Join The Cast Of Kinky Boots The Musical In Concert as Additional Date Added". Theatre Weekly. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
24. "Snow White at New Wimbledon Theatre". Musical Theatre Musing. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
25. "Check Out Cast of U.K. Premiere of The SpongeBob Musical as They Prepare to Inhabit Bikini Bottom". Playbill. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
26. "No Limits review". The Stage. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
27. "Casting Shakeup Announced for West End SIX". Playbill. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

External links

• Hannah Lowther at IMDb

• 1997 births
• 21st-century English actresses
• Actresses from Basingstoke
• Alumni of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
• English child actresses
• English musical theatre actresses
• English stage actresses
• English TikTokers
• Living people
• People from Oakley, Hampshire