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Sara plays Bridget Melville in Mrs Sidhu Investigates, available now on Acorn TV.

Reviews are in:

The Guardian – 4*

The Telegraph – 4*

WhatsOnStage – 4*

The Times – ‘Sara Stewart is a force of nature’

Bristol 24/7 – ‘[Stewart] does it so well, making the part so unforgettably her own, that there’s a case to be made for a delightful Hubbard-Poirot spin-off’

Sara performs alongside Henry Goodman in Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, adapted for stage by Ken Ludwig and directed by Jonathan Church.

It is staged at the Chichester Festival Theatre from 13 May – 4 June, transferring to Theatre Royal, Bath, from 9 – 25 June.

Sara featured alongside Stanley Tucci in the acclaimed drama La Fortuna (Alejandro Amenábar, Alejandro Hernández), a co-production between Movistar and AMC. La Fortuna was adapted from a graphic novel by Paco Rocca and Guillermo Corral, and explores maritime history and the politics of treasure-hunting amidst a backdrop steeped in Spanish culture. Released in early 2022, La Fortuna was well-received by critics and viewers alike.

Sara guest-starred as Dr Angela Isherwood in Queens of Mystery for AcornTV.

• “Sara Stewart crackles and snaps with frustration as Victor’s lonely wife Esther,” Radio Times
• “Sara Stewart, whose performance as Victor’s wife Esther is tragically nuanced in its portrayal of a woman whose livelihood is completely at the whim of the feelings and pride of men she cannot influence. “ The Upcoming
• “As directed by Jonathan Church, the play is strong, absorbing stuff; and it is played to a delicate, nuanced perfection here by a cast that also includes Sara Stewart as Victor’s wife, who frequently seeks refuge in alcohol.” London Theatre
• “Stewart’s is the hardest part, with the least to say and yet she brings subtlety and sympathy to the role of a woman who feels her own life has escaped her” What’s on Stage
• “Stewart is also stellar as Victor’s wife Esther, who feels that life has passed her by and resents her husband for the lack of money they have. It’s a difficult role to play, but one that Stewart excels in.” Broadway World

Reviews for Box of Delights at Wilton’s Music Hall are in!

• “Sara Stewart vamps it up wonderfully as Pouncer, a witch who looks like Catherine Zeta-Jones in Chicago, yet turns into the wide-eyed Caroline Louisa without missing a beat” Attitude
• “Stewart relishes playing a panto-esque villian who is cut from the same cloth as Cruella de Vil.” Breaking the Fourth Wall
• “Sara Stewart is very good as a sexy Weimarish witch.” Broadway World
• ” I didn’t realise until right at the end that Sara Stewart played both Caroline Louisa and Pouncer. The characters were so different both physically and verbally, that it took me by surprise that there weren’t two actors taking a bow at the curtain call.” London Theatre 1
• “This production of The Box of Delights nicely evokes the spirit of Edwardian adventure stories that will chime well with lovers of the later work of C.S. Lewis and J.K. Rowling.” The Reviews Hub

Sara will be reprising her role in The Price next year in the West End!

Reviews for The Price at the Theatre Royal Bath are in!

• “All four players brilliantly tease out Miller’s metaphor between the price of furniture and the price of life-changing personal decisions.” The Stage
• ” Even if Victora’s wife, Esther, is the least rewarding role, Sara Stewart invests her with a quiet desperation” The Guardian
• “Sara Stewart as [David Suchet’s wife and Adrian Lukis as his brother give equally telling performances in various forms of disappointment.” What’s on Stage

Sara has been cast in the third season of the ITV series Unforgotten

Reviews are in for Collective Rage, playing now at the Southwark Playhouse:

• “It’s beautifully absurd, extremely funny and self-referential in a sprightly, non-smug way. Unapologetically feminist and queer, it’s nonetheless animated by an inclusive, irresistible and recalcitrant comic energy that modulates into moments of poignancy.” The Stage
• “Each of these performers is spectacular. Every performer holds their own and with each speech they make they raise the bar for the next person. Each performer shone and I really can’t criticise any of their performances. Each character was fully believable and rang of truth when on stage.” London Theatre 1
• “Collective Rage at the Southwark Playhouse is a provocative and surprising play about the female experience.” Broadway World
• “Silverman makes a potent metaphor out of walls, how they keep people out and trap those inside, and how sometimes they have to be torn down.” The Guardian
• ” In fact, the ending is extremely poignant as it suggests that things don’t always work out for everyone.” Londonist

Sara has been cast in Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties 

Directed by Charlie Parham, it will be at the Southwark Playhouse from 24 Jan – 17 Feb

Reviews for The Cherry Orchard are in:

• “Sara Stewart excels as the charmingly vivacious but wilfully unrealistic Ranevskaya, with a slightly theatrical presence, who proudly refuses to let the famous cherry orchard be cut down and ends up losing the whole estate”Neil Dowden, The Stage
• “There’s much complexity within each character, but the main thrust of the piece focuses on Lyubov Ranevskaya, played by Sara Stewart, returning after years away to her estate and her beloved cherry orchard” James Willstrop, What’s on Stage
• “Stewart is an unusually sympathetic Ranevskaya, the debt-stricken landowner incapable of accepting that, to save her beloved childhood home, she must auction off its magnificent cherry orchard.” Metro
• “Sara Stewart is imposing yet vulnerable as the newly returned estate landowner who is a damaged personality and also clueless with money, namely, Madame Lyubov Ranevskaya.” East Midlands Theatre 

Sara Stewart to play a guest role in BBC’s Casualty.

Sara Stewart is currently starring in the satirical play Trump’s Women, at the prestigious RADA festival.

The Scottish Tour of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf starring Sara Stewart as Martha received six stars from the Edinburgh Evening News:

• “Whether braying, growling, hissing, spitting, bitching or sniping, Stewart as Martha is as bewitching as she is imposing. Relishing the psychotic nature of her character, she delivers a career-defining performance.”
• “It’s an unflinching performance and together, [Kingsland] and Stewart are a blistering combination, an explosive double-act just waiting for one or the other, or indeed an outsider, to light the touch paper and step back”

The first reviews are in for Rapture Theatre’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, directed by Michael Emans.

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf is touring all around Scotland until 3rd June.

The press on Sara:

• “Stewart’s braying, vulgar Martha displays the casual arrogance and unpredictability of the functioning alcoholic. It’s a performance which doesn’t need a plunging red dress in order for her to command the stage.” Three stars, Thom Dibdin, The Stage.
• “What is immediately striking as soon as Sara Stewart’s blousy Martha and Robin Kingsland’s George stumble through their front door is that, beyond the sparring, there is a deep-rooted affection between them. […] For all Martha’s attention-seeking fury, in Sara Stewart’s mercurial interpretation, she too only wants to be loved.” Four stars, Neil Cooper, Heralds Scotland.
• “Sara Stewart is a gloriously compelling Martha, clever, beautiful and wrecked.” Four Stars, Joyce, The Scotsman.
• “Sara Stewart is exceptional as Martha, ranging from a fun and flirty beginning to a complete meltdown she seems to cover every human emotion throughout the duration of the play.” Four stars, Natalie O’Donoghue, Broadway World.

Sara Stewart will play Martha in Michael Eman’s production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, touring the UK from 3rd May 2017.

Sara Stewart is to reprise her role as Susie Parks in the BBC’s hugely successful Doctor Foster.

Sara Stewart joins the cast of Transformers: The Last Knight, directed by Michael Bay. The highly anticipated film stars Anthony Hopkins and Mark Wahlberg, and is due for release in 2017.

The Night Manager, in which Sara Stewart played Barbara Vandon, has been nominated 12 times at this year’s Emmy Awards, including Best Limited Series.

Reviews are in for Contractions, starring Sara Stewart, alongside Rose Leslie, at the Sheffield Crucible.

Sara plays The Manager in Contractions, written by Mike Bartlett and directed by Lisa Blair.

The press on Sara in Contractions:

• “As the HR manager, as poised as she is chilly, Sara Stewart reminded me of Cate Blanchett “ high praise. 4 Stars, Mark Shenton, The Stage
• “Lisa Blair’s impeccably paced production fully brings out both the blackness and the comedy thanks to two intelligently restrained performances. Never a hair, a phrase or a forced smile out of place, Stewart wisely makes the Manager not an ogre, but a set of company memoranda in a smart suit.” 4 Stars, Ron Simpson, What’s On Stage
• “Stewart has the less showy role, but her cold-as-ice, impassive, dead-eyed performance is arguably even more impressive.” John Murphy, Exeunt
• “the Manager, played by Sara Stewart, whose pale beauty and absolutely perfect composure reminded me of Meryl Streep.” 4 Stars, Ann Trenemen, The Times
• “Sara Stewart maintains a frankly terrifying carapace of corporate impermeability as the Manager.” Alfred Hickling, The Guardian
• “Both actresses…are compelling in their interpretation of the roles. Sara Stewart has arguably the harder part: As the stony-hearted company clone who politely puts Emma on the corporate rack, she is pure Baked Alaska: Surface warmth with a heart of ice. Only the occasional raised eyebrow or the merest hint of a sneer troubles her well-starched surface.” 4.5 Stars, Jim Gillespie, Reviews Hub
• “The Manager, played with a steely nonchalance by Sara Stewart.” Alan Payne, Derbyshire Times

Contractions’ runs at the Sheffield Crucible until 16th July.

Sara Stewart will star in Mike Bartlett’s Contractions, directed by Lisa Blair, at the Sheffield Crucible.

The play, which also stars Rose Leslie, will play from 24th June – 16th July 2016.

More information on the production can be found here.

Stellar reviews are for Jumpy at Theatr Clywd, starring Sara in the leading role of Hilary.

Jumpy by April de Angelis played at Theatre Clywd, directed by Lisa Spirling from March 15th – April 2nd 2016.

The press on Sara:

• “Stewart is simply astounding. Right from the start she manages to portray someone the audience can relate to, or at least sympathise with. Hilary is a well-written, expertly played woman with all three dimensions firmly in place “Steve Stratford, Art Scene Wales
• “The audience…are treated to an exceptional performance by Sara Stewart as Hilary” – Eryl Crump, Daily Post Wales
• “Sara Stewart is outstanding in the central role of Hilary” – Roger Foss, The Stage
• “Rendered in vivid Technicolor by the fantastic Sara Stewart” – Charlie Senate, Reviews Hub

Doctor Foster in which Sara Stewart played series regular Susie Parks, is nominated for 3 awards at the BAFTA awards 2016, including the award for best mini-series.

Sara Stewart played Barbara Vandon in episode 3 of the BBC’s highly acclaimed adaptation The Night Manager.

Sara’s episode aired on Sunday 6th March, 9pm on BBC One.

Sara Stewart starred in Donald Marguiles Pulitzer prize-winning play Dinner With Friends. The play, ran at the Park Theatre at the end of 2015, directed by Tom Attenborough.

The press on Sara:

• “There’s a strong quartet of performances, especially from Stewart’s Karen, whose no-nonsense exterior conceals a warm and beating heart” – Fiona Mountford, Evening Standard
• “Dooley and Stewart superbly demonstrate how unnerving this breaking of the pact is for complacent Gabe and silkily patronising Karen – Marianka Swain, The Arts Desk
• “A late scene between Dooley and Sara Stewart as…Karen is brilliantly played in the dim bedroom light.” – Stewart Pringle, The Stage
• “Both Shaun Dooley…and Sara Stewart as Karen are delightfully convincing…Dooley and Stewart gave them enough layers and subtlety that my heart clenched a little” – Roz Wyllie, London Theatre1
• “Sara Stewart (Karen) and Shaun Dooley (Gabe) are brilliant…” – Claire Roderick, Fairy Powered Productions

Sara Stewart played Susie Parks in the BBC’s hugely successful drama Doctor Foster.

The series aired on BBC One in September 2015.