{"id":14,"date":"2015-11-21T13:34:03","date_gmt":"2015-11-21T13:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2025-11-22T15:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T15:51:08","slug":"the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/?page_id=14","title":{"rendered":"About Lynn Robertson Hay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Puck-Miss-Prism.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-141\" src=\"https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Puck-Miss-Prism.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1525\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Puck-Miss-Prism.jpg 1525w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Puck-Miss-Prism-416x150.jpg 416w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Puck-Miss-Prism-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Puck-Miss-Prism-768x276.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Puck-Miss-Prism-1024x369.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1525px) 100vw, 1525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lynn Robertson Hay is an actor and writer whose work covers theatre, film, audio and TV &#8211; with parts ranging from Lady Macbeth to Mole and Puck to Miss Prism.<\/p>\n<p>She won an award for Best Children\u2019s Theatre from the Writers\u2019 Guild of Great Britain and reached the quarterfinals of the Academy&#8217;s Nicholl Fellowship. As a result, Lynn wrote a number of episodes for DOCTORS on BBC1, and more recently was thrilled to enter the Whoniverse, writing a very different kind of Doctor for Big Finish. BRAVE THE DARK, starring Jared Harris and Nicholas Hamilton, screened in cinemas across the US and beyond, and is now available on all major streaming services.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Doctor-Who-and-BtD.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-426\" src=\"https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Doctor-Who-and-BtD.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1578\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Doctor-Who-and-BtD.png 1578w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Doctor-Who-and-BtD-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Doctor-Who-and-BtD-1024x377.png 1024w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Doctor-Who-and-BtD-768x283.png 768w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Doctor-Who-and-BtD-1536x566.png 1536w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Doctor-Who-and-BtD-800x295.png 800w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Doctor-Who-and-BtD-1000x368.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1578px) 100vw, 1578px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"x_yui_3_16_0_1_1517856598544_15608\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Apologia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-98 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Apologia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Apologia.jpg 900w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Apologia-416x740.jpg 416w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Apologia-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Apologia-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Apologia-576x1024.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/a>She <span id=\"x_yui_3_16_0_1_1517856598544_15864\">was <\/span>recently <span id=\"x_yui_3_16_0_1_1517856598544_15531\">seen wielding a rolling pin as Flo Capp in ANDY CAPP &#8211; THE MUSICAL, and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"x_yui_3_16_0_1_1517856598544_15723\"><span id=\"x_yui_3_16_0_1_1517856598544_15724\">made her West End debut in APOLOGIA, playing an incredible role &#8211; covering for <span id=\"x_yui_3_16_0_1_1517856598544_16568\">the mighty <\/span>Stockard Channing <\/span><\/span><span id=\"x_yui_3_16_0_1_1517856598544_14622\"><span id=\"x_yui_3_16_0_1_1517856598544_15609\">and going on numerous times.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Her claim to fame is that she once won an episode of quiz show\u00a0FIFTEEN TO ONE.<\/p>\n<p>See Lynn\u2019s IMDb page and resume\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1916526\/?ref_=rvi_nm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a0and her showreel\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_43ReNIzxDM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Don-Pasquale.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-144\" src=\"https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Don-Pasquale.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1525\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Don-Pasquale.jpg 1525w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Don-Pasquale-416x138.jpg 416w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Don-Pasquale-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Don-Pasquale-768x255.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Don-Pasquale-1024x340.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1525px) 100vw, 1525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>DON PASQUALE\u00a0&#8220;An important part of the production was Angelina&#8230; Lynn Robertson Hay&#8217;s mime skills were superb and she added a lot to the comedy of the evening.&#8221; Harborough Mail<\/p>\n<p>ANDY CAPP &#8220;a singularly impressive cast\u2026 Hay makes Flo like an aged pear: full, juicy, sweet and very very bruised&#8230; The minute details of her Flo are immaculate\u2026 &#8216;When You\u2019ve Lived In Love With Someone&#8217; is bleak but beautiful.&#8221; Live Theatre UK (#4 in Top Ten Off-West End Musicals, 2016)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Andy-Capp.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97\" src=\"https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Andy-Capp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1525\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Andy-Capp.jpg 1525w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Andy-Capp-416x138.jpg 416w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Andy-Capp-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Andy-Capp-768x255.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Andy-Capp-1024x340.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1525px) 100vw, 1525px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\u201c&#8217;Frozen Moments&#8217;\u2026 was a real knock-out number and credit to both David Muscat and Lynn Robertson Hay who gave it their all and really drew me into the heart of the song as I sat their dabbing my eyes. [Roger Alborough] and Lynn&#8230; had a real chemistry together even when they argued and Lynn has to be given a special mention for her wonderful performance at the end of Act 1.&#8221; Last Minute Theatre Tickets<br \/>\u201cthe quality of the tracks and singing certainly belong into the West End.\u201d West End Wilma<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/eyecatcher-slide.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143\" src=\"https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/eyecatcher-slide.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1525\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/eyecatcher-slide.jpg 1525w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/eyecatcher-slide-416x138.jpg 416w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/eyecatcher-slide-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/eyecatcher-slide-768x255.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/eyecatcher-slide-1024x340.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1525px) 100vw, 1525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LynnRobsHay\">@LynnRobsHay<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Impact-winner.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-99 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Impact-winner-300x194.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Impact-winner-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Impact-winner-416x269.png 416w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Impact-winner-768x497.png 768w, https:\/\/saltedlightly.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Impact-winner.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Headshot Photograph by \u00a9 Mihaela Bodlovic<br \/>www.aliceboreasphotography.com<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\">\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-youtube  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCKIsqpBJlsCvhK1hp2AwhCQ\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M21.8,8.001c0,0-0.195-1.378-0.795-1.985c-0.76-0.797-1.613-0.801-2.004-0.847c-2.799-0.202-6.997-0.202-6.997-0.202 h-0.009c0,0-4.198,0-6.997,0.202C4.608,5.216,3.756,5.22,2.995,6.016C2.395,6.623,2.2,8.001,2.2,8.001S2,9.62,2,11.238v1.517 c0,1.618,0.2,3.237,0.2,3.237s0.195,1.378,0.795,1.985c0.761,0.797,1.76,0.771,2.205,0.855c1.6,0.153,6.8,0.201,6.8,0.201 s4.203-0.006,7.001-0.209c0.391-0.047,1.243-0.051,2.004-0.847c0.6-0.607,0.795-1.985,0.795-1.985s0.2-1.618,0.2-3.237v-1.517 C22,9.62,21.8,8.001,21.8,8.001z M9.935,14.594l-0.001-5.62l5.404,2.82L9.935,14.594z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">YouTube<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-twitter  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jairus_Girl\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M22.23,5.924c-0.736,0.326-1.527,0.547-2.357,0.646c0.847-0.508,1.498-1.312,1.804-2.27 c-0.793,0.47-1.671,0.812-2.606,0.996C18.324,4.498,17.257,4,16.077,4c-2.266,0-4.103,1.837-4.103,4.103 c0,0.322,0.036,0.635,0.106,0.935C8.67,8.867,5.647,7.234,3.623,4.751C3.27,5.357,3.067,6.062,3.067,6.814 c0,1.424,0.724,2.679,1.825,3.415c-0.673-0.021-1.305-0.206-1.859-0.513c0,0.017,0,0.034,0,0.052c0,1.988,1.414,3.647,3.292,4.023 c-0.344,0.094-0.707,0.144-1.081,0.144c-0.264,0-0.521-0.026-0.772-0.074c0.522,1.63,2.038,2.816,3.833,2.85 c-1.404,1.1-3.174,1.756-5.096,1.756c-0.331,0-0.658-0.019-0.979-0.057c1.816,1.164,3.973,1.843,6.29,1.843 c7.547,0,11.675-6.252,11.675-11.675c0-0.178-0.004-0.355-0.012-0.531C20.985,7.47,21.68,6.747,22.23,5.924z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lynn Robertson Hay is an actor and writer whose work covers theatre, film, audio and TV &#8211; with parts ranging from Lady Macbeth to Mole and Puck to Miss Prism. 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