Janine Sharp

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Janine Sharp (born January 17, 1956) is a theatre director, playwright, performer and educational practitioner.

Born in Brighton, Sharp currently lives in a village in Herefordshire

Sharp is best known for her role as a children's television presenter on BBC's Play Away with Brian Cant in 1981, filling in for a pregnant Floella Benjamin at the time.

Sharp began her career as a professional performer in 1980 with Pentabus Theatre, touring the 5 counties of The West Midlands.

She is now a freelance Director and Playwright specializing in devised new work and adaptations of children’s books for Theatre, including The Borrowers and Stig of the Dump for The Courtyard Theatre Hereford