The year marked Sophie’s first visit to The Nottingham Playhouse to appear in ’Godspell’, the musical by Stephen Schwartz. The production, directed by Richard Frost, later transferred to The Churchill Theatre, Bromley. ‘Cinderella’ - the Christmas pantomime, again at The Nottingham Playhouse followed. Written and directed by Kenneth Alan Taylor, it was choreographed by Sheila Carter who Sophie was to work with again when she joined the Stephen Joseph Theatre Company.