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==Theatre== Ullman has an extensive stage career spanning back to the 1970s. In 1980, she appeared in [[Victoria Wood]]'s ''Talent'' at the [[Everyman Theatre, Liverpool|Everyman Theatre]] in Liverpool.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tracey Ullman Returns To London Theatre in New Stephen Poliakoff Play at the Almeida|url=http://www.westendtheatre.com/12340/news/tracey-ullman-returns-to-london-theatre-in-new-stephen-poliakoff-play/|work=Westendtheatre.com|date=8 April 2011 |access-date=30 October 2015}}</ref> In 1982, she played Kate Hardcastle in ''[[She Stoops to Conquer]]''.<ref name=TVNYT/> In 1983, she took part in the workshop for [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]'s ''[[Starlight Express]]'', playing the part of Pearl,<ref>{{cite web|title=Tracey Ullman Getting Plenty of Laughs|url=https://www.mcall.com/1985/11/09/tracey-ullman-getting-plenty-of-laughs/|work=The Morning Call|date=9 November 1985 |publisher=Mcall.com|access-date=15 December 2015|archive-date=22 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222172948/http://articles.mcall.com/1985-11-09/entertainment/2499745_1_tracey-ullman-london-theatre-critics-award-meryl-streep|url-status=live}}</ref> and she performed in [[Snoo Wilson]]'s ''The Grass Widow'' at the Royal Court Theatre with [[Alan Rickman]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Theatre >> 12 November 1983 >> The Spectator Archive|url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/12th-november-1983/34/theatre|work=The Spectator|publisher=Spectator.co.uk|access-date=5 September 2016}}</ref> In 1990, she starred opposite actor [[Morgan Freeman]] as Kate in Shakespeare in the Park's production of ''[[Taming of the Shrew]]'' set in the [[American frontier|Wild West]] for [[Joe Papp]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Taming of Tracey|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1990/03/08/the-taming-of-tracey/|work=The Chicago Tribune|date=8 March 1990 |publisher=Chicagotribune.com|access-date=1 November 2015}}</ref> In 1991, she performed on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in [[Jay Presson Allen]]'s one-woman show ''[[The Big Love]]'', based on the book of the same name.<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview: Voice No. 1,001 : Her TV show Is History, But Tracey Ullman Has Found Another Offbeat American Misfit to Play, This Time on Broadway|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-03-ca-102-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=3 March 1991 |access-date=1 November 2015}}</ref> Both ''Taming of the Shrew'' and ''The Big Love'' garnered her [[Theatre World Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Theatre World Award Recipients|url=http://www.theatreworldawards.org/past-recipients.html|work=Theatre World Awards|publisher=Theatreworldawards.org|access-date=30 October 2015|archive-date=26 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526144324/http://www.theatreworldawards.org/past-recipients.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2011, she returned to the British stage in the [[Stephen Poliakoff]] drama ''My City''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tracey Ullman Takes on My City at the West End's Almeida Theatre Beginning Sept. 8|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/tracey-ullman-takes-on-my-city-at-the-west-ends-almeida-theatre-beginning-s-182391|work=Playbill|date=8 September 2011|publisher=Playbill.com|access-date=13 September 2015}}</ref> Her performance earned her an [[Evening Standard Theatre Awards|''Evening Standard'' Theatre Awards]] nomination for Best Actress.<ref>{{cite web|title=London Evening Standard Theatre Awards longlist revealed|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/theatre/london-evening-standard-theatre-awards-longlist-revealed-6359103.html|work=London Evening Standard|date=10 April 2012|access-date=27 October 2015}}</ref> In 2012, she joined the cast of [[Eric Idle]]'s ''[[What About Dick?]]'', described as a 1940s-style stand-up improv musical comedy radio play, taking on three roles. The show played for four nights in April in Los Angeles at the Orpheum Theater. She had performed the piece previously in a test run for Idle back in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eric Idle Asks 'What About Dick?'|url=https://variety.com/2007/legit/markets-festivals/eric-idle-asks-what-about-dick-1117974601/|work=Variety|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=27 October 2015|archive-date=16 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016084109/http://variety.com/2007/legit/markets-festivals/eric-idle-asks-what-about-dick-1117974601/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Cast members included Idle, [[Eddie Izzard]], [[Billy Connolly]], [[Russell Brand]], [[Tim Curry]], [[Jane Leeves]], [[Jim Piddock]], and [[Sophie Winkleman]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Idle Worship: Eric Idle on "What About Dick?"|url=http://nerdist.com/idle-worship-eric-idle-on-what-about-dick/|work=Nerdist|publisher=Nerdist.com|access-date=27 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084107/http://nerdist.com/idle-worship-eric-idle-on-what-about-dick/|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 6 October 2014, it was formally announced that she would star in a limited engagement of ''[[The Band Wagon]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/177764/roger-rees-tracey-ullman-michael-mckean-laura-osnes-will-star-in-the-band-wagon-at-encores|title=Roger Rees, Tracey Ullman, Michael McKean & Laura Osnes Will Star in The Band Wagon at Encores!|last=Lloyd Webber |first=Imogen|date=6 October 2014|publisher=[[Broadway.com]]|access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref>
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