Friends and colleagues have paid their own personal tributes to actress and writer Josephine Melville following her sudden death on Thursday.
The Leeds Playhouse actress and former EastEnders star tragically died backstage at Nottingham Playhouse following her performance in Night Night, which is being co-produced by Leeds Playhouse. The actress, 61, who played Tessa Parker in EastEnders during the 1980s, was starring as Maggie in the production.
Josephine received immediate treatment from first aiders at the playhouse as well as a medically qualified member of the audience. Paramedics also quickly arrived at the scene but, sadly, she could not be saved. Tributes and condolences have been expressed across the country.
