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Sarah Lark (born 28 January 1983) is a Welsh singer and actress who rose to fame when she competed as one of the finalists in the BBC talent show-themed television series I'd Do Anything in 2008.
In 2000 Lark made her West End debut creating the role of "Little Girl" in Cameron Mackintosh's production of The Witches of Eastwick at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. In 2003 she played John Barrowman's daughter in the musical, Beautiful and Damned at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford, Surrey.
After appearing as Lucy in a production of Snoopy!!! The Musical at the Jermyn Street Theatre in 2003, Lark undertook a Post-Graduate course in Musical theatre at the Royal Academy of Music. Here in 2004 she played the roles of Julie in Victoria Wood's play Talent and also Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream. She graduated with a Latin honors and then went on to reprise her role in Snoopy!!! at The New Players' Theatre in 2004. In 2005 she joined the musical Mamma Mia! at the Prince of Wales Theatre, as cover for the roles of Lisa and Sophie.
She stayed in Mamma Mia! for two years before making her first appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2007, performing in C Theatre's productions of Cinderella, in the title role and the annual Shakespeare For Breakfast, as Juliet's nurse. The latter making a successful transfer to the Canal Cafe Theatre in Little Venice, London.
Immediately after the show Lark participated in the I'd Do Anything tours with fellow contestants Ashley Russell, Keisha Amponsa-Banson and Niamh Perry, along with Michael French and Connie Fisher, accompanied by the BBC Singers and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
On 14 October, she appeared in a one-off charity performance of the musical comedy Betwixt! at the Ambassadors Theatre in Covent Garden, London. On 9 November 2008 she performed a solo cabaret act An afternoon with Sarah Lark, at Lauderdale House in Waterlow Park, Highgate in north London.
In February 2009, Lark performed at the 2009 Whatsonstage Theatregoers' Choice Award at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London. She sang "9 to 5" with fellow I'd do Anything contestant Samantha Barks and X-Factor finalist Niki Evans, then the title track from the Broadway theatre musical Xanadu.
In November 2009, Lark performed at an all-star concert celebrating the work of young British composer Michael Bruce at the Apollo Theatre. Other performers to feature in the concert included West End Stars Julie Atherton, Paul Spicer and Leanne Jones, finalist Mark Evans, Any Dream Will Do finalist Daniel Boys, and How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? finalist Helena Blackman.
Also in 2009, Lark recorded the lead role of Roberta Jones in Gareth Peter Dicks' musical Bluebird, a Second World War musical concept recording that also starred Ramin Karimloo and Abi Finley.
She returned to the production in 2017 and remained with the show until its final performance at the Queen's Theatre on Saturday 13 July 2019.<
She performed as part of a special concert performance of the musical featuring Michael Ball, Alfie Boe and Carrie Hope Fletcher at the Gielgud Theatre in 2019.
She opened the new production of Les Misérables at the newly refurbished and renamed Sondheim Theatre in 2019 as the show’s Dance Captain.
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