Doll’s House feels like home for Amy Manson

Aberdeen actress Amy Manson moved to London 10 years ago to pursue her acting dream.

But she’s spent so much time working in Scotland recently that it almost feels like she’s back living here.

“My last few jobs have been in Scotland,” smiles the 27-year-old.

“I did a lot of work in Glasgow last year, and I still go home as often as I can to see my mum and dad.

“It’s so different from London. I think you begin to appreciate certain things around you as you get older.”

Amy filmed Not Another Happy Ending in Glasgow last year, alongside a stellar Scottish cast including Karen Gillan, Lost actor Henry Ian Cusick and Kate Dickie.

She also appears opposite veteran Scots star James Cosmo in upcoming movie, January.

“What a man he is,” she laughs. “I was terrified when I first met him but within five minutes I was at ease because he’s such a friendly, intelligent guy.”

Amy has also built up an impressive list of TV credits including Casualty, Young James Herriot, Outcasts and Being Human, but for now she’s back on stage in Edinburgh.

She plays Nora in a new version of A Doll’s House at The Lyceum Theatre, where she won an award in 2008 for her performance in the National Theatre of Scotland’s Six Characters in Search of an Author.

“The first and only professional theatre I’ve done was in 2007 with the NTS,” she says.

“I loved working with them and it’s nice to be asked back.

“It was daunting the first time but this is daunting too, because it’s so long since I’ve been on stage.

“I feel like I’m back at drama school, working on different techniques and tactics.

“There are so many nuances to the character and I love the director Graham McLaren’s version of the story.”

A Doll’s House is at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh until May 4.