Nicky Ridley
Overview
- Ethnicity
- White / European Descent
- Age Range
- 53 - 60
- Height
- 5' 6" (1m 68cm)
- Weight
- 12st. 6lb. (79kg)
- Hair Colour
- Brown
- Eye Colour
- Green
- Build
- Muscular
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2021 |
Childrens teacher and Presenter
Event |
Write Here Write Now Myself / Polka Theatre |
Devising films in lockdown for children to develop writing skills through practising acting and drama |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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1988 | Winchester University. I studied for a degree in Drama Theatre and TV studies. It was a 60% practical and 40% academic course. I performed in the following shows |
About me
I have worked in theatre and the arts for thirty years. After studying Drama , Theatre and TV I started out as an actress working for Theatre-in-Education and Young Peoples Theatre companies touring nationwide. I did this for 10 years. I joined the Image Musical Theatre co. for a while and when I had an agent I was cast for short films , ads and voice overs. When I had my children in my 30s I took a sideways step and worked in Health Promotion for 5 years because my acting skills and teaching skills were key to helping young people build their esteem and levels of confidence. Since 2006 I have been a freelance Arts Practitioner working with community groups and theatre companies delivering theatre programmes for different groups. I have worked for Polka Theatre, Richmond Theatre, Dante or Die, Slotmachine Theatre Co, Innersense, Fasbat and more. The work has been diverse and required me to use a multitude of skills-performing, teaching,directing, liasing and adminstering. I have learned a lot and I'm keen to push myself to learn more. I am ready to embrace theatre, film, radio etc and try my hand at new work. I'm a team player, will muck in , am professional and I'm prepared to work near or far from home.Acting experience:
Pandemonium Theatre ( Wales) - Pussycat in " Owl and the Pussycat"1988
Salamander Theatre ( West London) Jo in " Lost for Words" by Sue Mayo, Marta in "The Island" Watermans Arts Centre plus tour 1989-91
Young National Trust Theatre Company- Tours of " An Endless Maze" and " For any Kingdom?" around National Trust properties. 1992 and 1995
Drama Studio Ealing Sara in "The Lover" by Harold PInter 1996
Image Musical Theatre Company- Mrs Reed, Mrs Fairfax and Diana in " Jane Eyre"- nationwide tour
Museum of The Moving Image museum- role-play characters in the 1920s silent movie zone and Russian agit-prop train 1998
Partytime Productions - tour of care homes nationwide of "Jack and the Beanstalk" 1998
South Hill Park studio theatre, Bracknell Mary in "Memory of Water"by Shelagh Stephenson 2004 Tablenine Productions
South Hill Park studio theatre Mercy in " Humble Boy" by Charlotte Jones 2008 Tablenine Productions
South Hill Park studio theatre- Kate in "Breathing Corspes" by Laura Wade 2009 Tablenine Productions
Rose Theatre Kingston- Rehearsed readings with Versophiles of Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado, Midsummer NIght's Dream 2012
Acting with Innersense, Crowthorne- from removed for participants with multiple land profound learni ngdisabilities
Commercials
Match of the Day promo- BBC SPORT- Man Utd girl fan BBC - 1997
Wimbledon Tennis promo- BBC SPORT- Woman in crowd-1996
Sponsored weather ad promo for television channel in the Netherlands
Additional skills:
I have workshop and facilitating experience . I have researched material that can be adapted to suit different audiences I have delivered educational theatre workshops for many theatre companies as a freelance practitioner.
I ran my own business for 6 years removed teaching children to act. I staged the Scary Play by Judith Johnson at Cordes Hall in Sunninghill.
Additional information:
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License & Passport
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Languages Spoken | French |
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Accents/Dialects | American - General, English - General, English - London, English - Northern England, English - Received Pronunciation, English - Southwest England, French (Standard International), German, Russian, Scottish - Central, Welsh |
Dance Styles | Contemporary, Disco, Flamenco, Folk, Jazz, Tap |
Vocal Types | Alto, Mezzo Soprano |
Additional Skills | Acting, Dance, Singing |
Musical Skills | Piano/Keyboards, Recorder, Triangle |
Organisations / Memberships | Equity (UK) |