Sarah Cameron-West
Sarah Cameron-West is an actor, writer and producer whose critically acclaimed hit comedy show KAREN celebrates a 100% sell out success rate including her Underbelly Edinburgh Fringe Seasons (2023 & 2024), The Other Palace runs (2024 & 2025), The Old Joint Stock Birmingham (2024), Seven Dials Playhouse (2024), Chichester Festival Theatre’s The Nest (2025) and The Underbelly Boulevard Soho (2025).
Described as “Fleabag meets Peep Show” (Operation Live Theatre), Cameron-West has been hailed as “hugely relatable and extremely funny” (The Stage) and “a burgeoning comedy genius” (EdFringe Review). KAREN has been praised as “script-worthy of a TV adaptation,” with Cameron-West identified as “the next TV comic in the making” (Creative Reviews).
A Vice-Chancellor’s Scholar for the Arts at Durham University, she later trained at Drama Centre London, graduating with Distinction. She was shortlisted as a writer for Saturday Night Live UK and is currently developing KAREN for television under the mentorship of esteemed comedy writer and actor Martha Howe-Douglas (BBC Ghosts, Sky’s Yonderland, BBC Horrible Histories).
Her screen credits include roles in Amazon Prime’s Anansi Boys, Robert Zemeckis’s Allied, and David Yates’ Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. She received a Best Actor nomination at the Hewitt-Bryce Film Festival for her lead performance in BAFTA-winning director Josie Copeland’s short film Walk Home, and is currently developing further television projects alongside her work across stage and screen.
Press Coverage for ‘Karen’ Edinburgh Fringe 2024
“joyously written and energetically performed” ★★★★★ The Real Chris Sparkle
“Hugely relatable and extremely funny” ★★★★ The Stage
“An outstanding performer that has firmly made her mark at The Fringe, she is certainly one to watch”★★★★ Broadway Baby
“The best thing about this production is Cameron-West’s performance” ★★★★ Lost In Theatreland
Press Coverage for ‘Karen’ THE OTHER PALACE 2024
“An hour of top comedy with a protagonist to adore” ★★★★★ The Reviews Hub
“Cameron-West showcases her excellent comedic timing through a torrent of reactive gags opposite, effectively, a blank canvas” ★★★★★ A Youngish Perspective
“Central to the success of KAREN is Cameron-West’s commanding performance” ★★★★★ Operation Live Theatre
“Cameron-West has scripted and produced the show so beautifully the audience misses nothing and is fully involved in every conversation” ★★★★★ Fairy Powered Productions
“It seems a dead-cert that we will see Cameron-West go on to further exciting things in her writing and performing career” ★★★★ The Upcoming
“Cameron-West strikes comedic gold as Protagonist, with every facial expression and line delivery working in harmony to endear us to this character — while also making us laugh very, very hard” ★★★★ North West End
Press Coverage for ‘Karen’ Edinburgh Fringe 2023
“Cameron-West will be up for even more personal and critical success in this incredible showcase of writing and acting” ★★★★★ The Nerd Party
“Her talent as a performer is unimpeachable” ★★★★ Chortle
“Though every word’s perfectly-chosen, she makes them sound spontaneous – and gloriously cathartic too” ★★★★ The Wee Review