Audio Description
Completed a course with Roz Chalmers, funded by Theatre Royal Bath
Curriculum Vitae: Rachel Bell
Current/upcoming productions:
- The Farmer & The Clown, UK tour spring/summer 2025
- Fidelio, Garsington season 2025
- David Copperfield, community production with Theatre Royal Bath, spring 2026
A record of previous productions I have worked on.
Previous Productions
Plays
| Role | Production | Location | Date | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SM on bk/Op | Boxville | Autumn UK Tour | 2024 | (Dir./Des. Sam Wilde) |
| SM on bk/Op | Those Who Trespass | Factory Theatre, Tobacco Factory, Bristol | 2024 | (Dir. Kalungi Ssebandeke, Des. Olivia Jamieson) |
| SM on bk/Op | The Long Goodbye | Spielman Theatre, Tobacco Factory, Bristol | 2023 | (Dir./Des. Alison Reid, Bristol School of Acting) |
| SM on bk/Op | Attempts on Her Life | Spielman Theatre, Tobacco Factory, Bristol | 2023 | (Dir. Kalungi Ssebandeke, Des. Olivia Jamieson) |
| SM on bk/Op | Nora: A Doll’s House | Factory Theatre, Tobacco Factory, Bristol | 2023 | (Dir./Des. Chloe Masterton, BSA) |
| DSM/Op | Not About Nightingales | Spielman Theatre, Tobacco Factory, Bristol | 2022 | (Dir. Nastazja Domaradzka, Des. Noemi Daboczi) |
| SM on bk/Op | Home, I’m Darling | Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds & The Theatre, Chipping Norton | 2022 | (Dir. Owen Calvert-Lyons, Des. Dawn Allsop) |
| SM Supervisor | Pride & Prejudice | The Mount Without, Bristol | 2022 | (Dir. Jenny Stephens, BOVTS Production) |
| SM | BOVTS MFA Showcase | Leicester Square Theatre, London | 2021 | (Dir./Des. Jenny Stephens) |
| SM on bk | Holes | Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds | 2021 | (Dir. Owen Calvert-Lyons & Hayley Murrow, Des. Amelia Jane Hankin) |
| SM on bk/Op | A Christmas Carol | Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds | 2020 | (Dir. Owen Calvert-Lyons, Des. Heidi McEvoy-Swift) |
| SM on bk | Shirley Valentine | Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds | 2020 | (Dir. Marcus Romer, Des. Alana Ashley) |
| SM | Spooky Ship | SS Great Britain, Bristol | 2019 | (Dir. Stephanie Kempson, Des. Sam Wilde) |
| SM on bk/Op | The Story | The Other Room, Cardiff | 2019 | (Dir. David Mercatali, Des. Delyth Evans) |
| SM on bk/Op | The Mullah of Downing Street | The Theatre, Chipping Norton | 2019 | (Dir. Katharine Farmer, Des. Caitlin Abbott) |
Operas
| Role | Production | Location | Date | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SM on bk/Op | Dewi in the Deep | Clore Studio, Royal Opera House | 2025 | (Dir. John Savournin, Des. Elliott Squire) |
| DSM | Phaedra/Minotaur | Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House | 2025 | (Dir. Deborah Warner, Choreo. Kim Brandstrup) |
| SM on bk | The Yellow Wallpaper | ABC Divadlo, Prague | 2024 | (Assoc. Dir. Johannes Stepanek, Assoc. Des. Damien Stanton) |
| DSM | Tosca | The Grange, Hampshire | 2024 | (Dir. Christopher Luscombe, Des. Simon Higlett) |
| SM on bk | The Yellow Wallpaper | Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells | 2023 | (Dir. Amy Lane, Des. Emma Ryott) |
| DSM | Cosí Fan Tutte | The Grange, Hampshire | 2023 | (Dir. Martin Lloyd-Evans, Des. Dick Bird) |
| SM | Viva la Diva | Buxton Opera House (Buxton International Festival) | 2022 | (Dir. Stephen Medcalf, Des. Yannis Thavoris) |
| DSM | La Donna del Lago | Buxton Opera House (Buxton International Festival) | 2022 | (Dir. Jacopo Spirei, Des. Madeleine Boyd) |
| DSM | La Cenerentola | The Grange, Hampshire | 2021 | (Dir. Stephen Barlow, LD. Paul Pyant) |
| DSM | Precipice | The Grange, Hampshire | 2020 | (Dir. Sinead O’Neill, Des. Joanna Parker) |
| CSM | Pandora’s Box | CLF Art Café, Peckham | 2020 | (Dir./Des. Aylin Bozok, LD. Ben Pickersgill) |
| ASM | Eugene Onegin | Buxton Opera House (Buxton International Festival) | 2019 | (Dir. Jamie Manton, Des. Justin Nardella) |
| DSM | The Enchanted Island | Peacock Theatre (British Youth Opera) | 2018 | (Dir. Stuart Barker, LD. Mark Jonathan) |
Musicals
| Role | Production | Location | Date | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SM on bk/Op | The Farmer & The Clown | UK Tour | 2025 | (Dir. Stevie Thompson, Des. Katie Sykes) |
| SM on bk/Op | A Tryal of Witches | Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds | 2025 | (Dir. Owen Calvert-Lyons, Des. Jessica Curtis) |
| SM on bk/Op | Hurry Up, Father Christmas! | Burton Taylor Studio, Oxford Playhouse | 2024 | (Dir. Sam Rayner, Des. Imogen Howard) |
| SM on bk/Op | Dorothy, Back In Oz | Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds | 2024 | (Dir. Owen Calvert-Lyons, Des. Morgan Brind) |
| SM on bk/Op | The Farmer & The Clown | Weston Studio, Bristol Old Vic & Southwest UK Tour | 2024 | (Dir. Stevie Thompson, Des. Katie Sykes) |
| DSM | Cinderella | Derby Theatre | 2023 | (Dir. Bryn Holding, Des. Kevin Jenkins) |
| SM on bk/Op | Birthmarked | Bristol Old Vic & Edinburgh Fringe | 2023 | (Dir. Sally Cookson, Des. Max Johns) |
| DSM/Op | Hammerpuzzle Christmas Season | Irving Studio, Everyman Cheltenham | 2022 | (Dir. Bryn Holding, Des. Anna Kelsey) |
| SM on bk | Birthmarked | Bristol Old Vic | 2022 | (Dir. Sally Cookson, Des. Max Johns) |
| DSM | Robin Hood: Legend of the Forgotten Forest | Bristol Old Vic | 2021 | (Dir. Tom Brennan & Helena Middleton, Des. Anna Orton) |
| Rhsl DSM/Op | Hammerpuzzle Christmas Season | Irving Studio, Everyman Cheltenham | 2019 | (Dir. Bryn Holding, Des. Zoë Brennan) |
FdA Professional Stage Management (2017-2019), Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (BOVTS)
| Role | Production | Location | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSM | Poison | Wardrobe Theatre | (Dir. Sara Malik, LD. Harriet Hollinshead-Lee) |
| DSM/Op | Let The Right One In | Circomedia | (Dir. Marcus Romer, LD. Joe Stathers) |
| SM on bk | A Donkey’s Tale | Schools Tour | (Dir. Paul Chesterton, Des. Geraldine Bunzl) |
| ASM | The Elephant Man | Bristol Old Vic | (Dir. Lee Lyford, Des. Caitlin Abbott) |
| DSM | Kiss Me | Wardrobe Theatre | (Dir. Katharine Farmer, LD. Robert Turton) |
| Shadowing | Equus, Touching the Void, A Christmas Carol & A Monster Calls | Bristol Old Vic | |
| Shadowing | Barbershop Chronicles & West Side Story | Royal Exchange Theatre |
Other Education
| Years | University |
|---|---|
| 2013 - 2014 | City University, London - Masters Translating Popular Culture Passed with Distinction |
| 2009 - 2013 | Edinburgh University - MA French & Linguistics with Honours 1st Class with Distinction in Spoken French. |
Qualifications / Skills
British Sign Language
Level 1 Certification
Lighting
Confident in operating an ETC desk
First Aid
QA Level 3 Award, First Aid at Work
Sound
Confident in operating QLab & ProTools
Driving
Full, clean license
Health & Safety
IOSH Award for Working Safely on Stage
ABRSM grades
Flute (Grade 8), Singing (Grade 7), Piano (Grade 6), Musical Theory (Grade 5)
References
References available on request.