MEET THE TEAM
RHONA RICHARDS
Rhona studied English and Drama at Exeter University and worked in theatre and television before getting a 'proper job' as a Barrister. After twelve years in the criminal and family courts, a move to Luxembourg allowed Rhona to return to theatre as a member of the international theatre company, The Story in Motion Project - www.storyinmotionproject.com.
Most recently Rhona was part of Exploring Beckett, performing Not I, Footfalls and Catastrophe. She also performs regularly in The Virginia Monologues, a two-woman improvised show which premiered at the National Theatre of Luxembourg. Rhona is the Director of Jersey Youth Performing Arts, a charity providing free workshops and stage experience to young people in Jersey aged 9 to 21 years. Rhona has directed youth productions of James and the Giant Peach Bugsy Malone and Grease. She created a 60's musical adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream and most recently wrote and produced Ghost Stories by Candlelight, an immersive performance Mont Orgeuill Castle.
ANNIGNA KENNEDY
Originally from Basel, Switzerland, Annigna has an MA in Acting, Stage and Television from the Bavarian Academy Theatre August Everding in Munich. She is also a two time recipient of the Migros Culture Fund Switzerland Award.
Anningna is fluent in English, French, Spanish and Swiss German and has played leading roles in major theatres in Munich, Basel and Zurich. Annigna is also an accomplished screen actor with credits in many European films and television programmes -
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In 2011 Annigna started the film company, Little River Pictures, with her husband and fellow filmmaker, Tom Kennedy. Little River creates film and full-length documentaries and has a particular interest in human interest stories.
ALICE BRAVERY
Alice Bravery is a theatre-maker, actress and producer who trained at the University of York's Department of Theatre, Film and Television and as a puppeteer at the prestigious Curious School of Puppetry in 2020, under the expert guidance of Sarah Wright, Rene Baker and Mervyn Millar. Allice also worked professionally as a producer for cross-arts organisation ArtHouse Jersey between 2013 and 2019.
Alice was recently cast in lead roles in three new plays which premiered in Jersey: Going Underground, The Curse of Canute and HOME. In 2018 Alice played Abigail in an open-air production of The Crucible performed in the grounds of Samares Manor.
CHRISTINA ORCHARD
Christina Orchard is a composer currently living and working in London. She was educated in Music Composition under Laura Jurd at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and has completed a BA Music Production and Sound Engineering at Point Blank Music School.
Christina creates orchestral scores and much of her work combines organic instrumentation with subtle elements of synthesis. She has a continuing interest in writing for media and live performance and has recently been chosen as a member of the 2019 BFI Network x BAFTA Crew.
In 2019 Christina created the sound design for Galvanise, a play performed as part of the Vault Festival. She also composed the music for Kerry Jane Warner’s visual arts piece, Germinal, which was performed in Jersey in 2018. Christina’s portfolio can be viewed on her website https://www.christinaorchard.uk