Sammie Campbell, 19, from Auckland, who will play Sophie in stage show Mamma Mia, returning to Auckland in March 2018. Photo / Supplied
Auckland teen Sammie Campbell said I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do when producers of Mamma Mia! came calling.
The 19-year-old musical theatre performer will play the lead of Sophie in the Abba stage show when it returns to Auckland in March.
Sammie will be drawing on
some real life experience to bring her character to life. She has been encouraged to pursue her dreams and be happy by her mother whose name, like that of Sophie's in the musical, is also Donna.
"For me, the story is about strong women. They make their own choices. They don't let men define them ... They realise their own dreams, and they go after them," said Sammie, who works at a pain clinic in Remuera.
"My Mum is honestly the strongest woman I know. She has a lot in common with fictional Donna in the way she's quite protective of me, but does it out of love. She only wants the best for me."
