Doctor Who and Holby City star undergoes cancer treatment as show is postponed

Actress Sharon D Clarke is best known for playing Lola Griffin in Holby City, but she's also a critically acclaimed theatre star who has won three Olivier Awards

A HOLBY City and Doctor Who star has announced she's undergoing treatment for cancer as her show is postponed. The 60-year-old shot to fame after landing her role as doctor Lola Griffin in the hit BBC show Holby City. Sharon D Clarke was most recently cast in the title role of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new...

The show had been scheduled to run next year from February 13 until April 3.

The show had been scheduled to run next year from February 13 until April 3.

The Royal Shakespeare Company has postponed its production of “Othello,” with Sharon D. Clarke set to play the title role, so the actor can undergo treatment for cancer. The show had been scheduled to run Feb. 13 through April 3, 2027, at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. Touko’s staging reimagines the Shakespea