Rachel Bird
LOCATION:
PLAYING AGE: 25-35 years
APPEARANCE: White
EYE COLOUR: Blue-Green
HAIR COLOUR: Light/Mid Brown
HAIR LENGTH: Mid-Length
VOCAL RANGE: F3 to E6 (belt to F5)
ACCENTS & DIALECTS:
Native: Midlands-East, Nottingham
Highly Skilled: American-Standard, Heightened RP, RP, Scottish-Standard, Welsh-Standard, Yorkshire
Languages: English
MUSIC & DANCE:
Highly Skilled: Choral Singing, Commercial Dance, Mezzo-Soprano, Soprano
Skilled: A Cappella, Contemporary Dance, Country Singing, Hip Hop Dance, Jazz Dancing, Jazz Singing, Salsa Dancing, Street Jazz
PERFORMANCE:
Highly Skilled: Actor-Singer, Musical Theatre, Singer-Professional
Skilled: APC Intermediate Knife, APC Intermediate Staff, APC Intermediate Unarmed, BASSC-Rapier/Dagger/Unarmed (distinction), Immersive Performance, Interactive Performance, Physical Theatre, Role Play, Sight-Reading (non-musical), Street Theatre
OTHER: DBS (CRB) clearance, Devising, Drama Workshop Leader, Waiting Staff (experience)
SPORTS: Kick Boxing, Stage Combat, Swimming
VEHICLE LICENCES: Car Driving Licence
About Rachel:
Recently finished playing Beverly Bass & Others in Come From Away for the inaugural cast onboard Cunard Cruises. Recently finished
touring the Middle East and Europe in The Phantom of the Opera Middle East/International Tour as Ensemble & Cover Madame Giry.
TRAINING: Guildford School of Acting – Musical Theatre
Court Theatre Training Company – BA (Hons) in Acting
Oxford School of Drama – Foundation in Acting
Musical
2025, Beverly Bass/Annette & Others, COME FROM AWAY (ORIGINAL CAST 2025-2026), Cunard Cruises, Tara Overfield
Wilkinson/Kirsty Malpass/Alan Berry
2023, Ensemble/Cover Madame Giry, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (MIDDLE EAST/INTERNATIONA, Broadway Entertainment
Group/Really Useful Group, Stephen Barlow/Ewan Jones/John Rigby
2016, Lounge Singer/Sheriff/Judge, BONNIE AND CLYDE THE MUSICAL, New Directions, Megan Purdie/Rachael Owens
2016, Alison/Google Girl, FIRST DATE THE MUSICAL, GSA (Ivy Arts Centre, Guildford), Luke Sheppard/Ashley Nottingham/SimonLambert
2015, Carrie, CAROUSEL, GSA, Andrew Davidson/Rachael Kerridge/Peter Roberts
2013, Sarah Sidcup, THE OTHER SCHOOL, National Youth Music Theatee/St James’ Theatre, Lotte Wakeham/Tim Jackson/Mark
Collins
Stage
2024, Witch, THE BADDIES LIVE, Freckle Productions, Katie Beard
2023, Cover Cinderella/Off Stage Swing, CINDERELLA (2023-2024), Nottingham Playhouse, Adam Penford
2015, Titania, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, Flying High Theatre Company, Carrie Bird
2014, Amastris, ONCE UPON A NIGHTMARE, Box Step Productions, Michael Clarkson/Paul Clarkson/Gemma Hurley
2014, Nina, THE SEAGULL, Carol and Maude, Charmaine Hawthorne
2013, Duchess of Berwick, LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN, N1 Theatre Company, Petina Hapgood
Commercial
2023, Girl in RG, FOXY BINGO LAUNDERETTE, Agile Films, Noel Hamilton/Lloyd Daniel
Cabaret
2023, Featured Artist, MUSICAL MAYHEM AT THE WONDERVILLE, West End Best Friend, James Edge/Duncan Burt
Cruise
2022, Cast Vocalist/Vocal Captain, AN EVENING WITH SIR TIM RICE ON SEABOURN CRUISES, Belinda King Creative
Productions, Belinda King/Katie Woolnough/Simon Barnum
2021, Lead Soloist, AIDASOL, AIDA Cruises
Workshop
2019, Young Jayne/Ensemble, WILD ROSE, BYMT, Adam Lenson/Tim Gilvin
2016, Carole Findlater, DANCE WITH A STRANGER, The Crazy Coqs, Adam Lenson/James Moriarty
Pantomime
2018, Fairy Godmother, CINDERELLA, Parker & Snell (Gaiety Theatre, Isle of Man), Colin Snell
2016, The Empress of China, ALADDIN, The Courtyard Theatre, Hereford, Estelle Van Warmelo/Henry Burnett/John Dean