[1] At the end of 2013, Lyn Gardner writing in The Guardian asked 'could your Shakespearean performance of the year be Pippa Nixon's deliciously giddy Rosalind in As You Like It at the RSC?
Following the success of Days of Significance, Nixon worked at Shakespeare's Globe in London, where she was commended in the prestigious Ian Charleson Awards for her portrayal of Jessica in The Merchant of Venice.
[1] When Nixon left Manchester School of Theatre, she walked into two series of 24Seven for Granada Television playing Jax Duffy, and following its huge success in the UK, it sold to America and was aired on the Nickelodeon channel.
[5] Nixon has played the role of DC Karen Willetts in the ITV drama, Unforgotten, since 2015,[6] and Alice Gove in the TV series Cuffs.
In November 2017, Nixon portrayed Alice Taylor in the episode “Blade on the Feather” in the medical comedy-drama television series Doc Martin.
[12] She played Elizabeth Bennett in a BBC Radio 4 drama of Pride and Prejudice alongside Jamie Parker, Toby Jones, David Troughton, and Samantha Spiro, which was broadcast in early 2014.
Charles Spencer commented in The Telegraph that "Lucy Briggs-Owen and Pippa Nixon give sharply defined neatly contrasting performances as the betrayed girls.
Charles Spencer writing in The Telegraph gave the production five stars commenting that "there’s a strong sexual spark between Jo Stone-Fewings and Pippa Nixon, respectively doubling as Theseus and Oberon and Hippolyta and Titania.
Commenting on this production, the reviewer in the Stratford Observer felt that "There are some particularly strong performances from the women - notably Pippa Nixon as Lady Anne.
Pat Ashworth in The Stage wrote "Maria Aberg says she could not imagine directing this play with any Rosalind other than Pippa Nixon, whom she deems extraordinary.
[27] Simon Tavener reviewing for What’sOnStage.com made the point that, "For my money, Pippa Nixon is the brightest star in the RSC ensemble at the moment and I hope that they continue to nurture and cherish her.
"[28] Echoing Spencer, Michael Billington in his review of As You Like It in The Guardian went so far as to exclaim that, "Its chief delight is Pippa Nixon, who, for me, joins Vanessa Redgrave, Adrian Lester and the late Susan Fleetwood in the select pantheon of memorable Rosalinds ...
"[31] Dominic Cavendish writing in The Telegraph said, "Rising star Pippa Nixon succeeds splendidly in suggesting Thérèse’s unbridled yearning with her bright, watchful eyes - an alluring force of suppressed nature in a voluminous turquoise dress.
[35] In 2016, Nixon made her debut at the National Theatre playing the role of Charlotte in Sunset at the Villa Thalia by Alexi Kaye Campbell.