Bawden plays the downtrodden Edwardian flower girl, whom a haughty phonetics professor attempts to pass off as an upper class lady.

BBC: Dominic West and Carly Bawden on song in My Fair Lady

The Independent critic Jonathan Brown gave the show a five-star review and praised Bawden's "brilliant all round portrayal" of the street urchin-turned-society belle.

BBC: Dominic West and Carly Bawden on song in My Fair Lady

"Bawden's acting, her comic timing, singing, dancing and stage presence were all faultless and earned her - and her more famous main man - a joyous standing ovation on a buzzy, exciting night at the Crucible, " he wrote.

BBC: Dominic West and Carly Bawden on song in My Fair Lady