Abigail Creel
- Actress
Raised in Llanelli, South Wales by her parents David Michael Creel and
Kathryn Bonnam Creel, her love for acting came after winning the role
of 'Mic Y Mwnci' for the Welsh radio program 'Sbardun'. Abigail Creel
had weekly elocution lessons with Miss Thelma Dora Magdalene Beynon to
correct her Rs and Ss. Miss Beynon encouraged Abigail to start doing
examinations for LAMDA in poetry and prose and she fell in love with
Shakespeare's work, in particular King Lear. In 1995, Creel achieved a
Gold Medal in poetry and prose. She also did reading and acting exams
for LAMDA. Creel was a member of the National Youth Theatre of Wales
from 1995 - 2000 where she performed in numerous productions and also a
member of the Three Counties Choir. Creel studied Drama and Film &
Television Studies with Musical Theatre at Brunel University, London
where she gained a BA Honours degree. The actress Suzanne packer was
one of her lecturers.