Riya Rajeev

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Personal Details

Height
5’4
Eyes
Dark brown
Hair
Black
Voice
Alto / Mezzo-soprano
Spotlight ID
Contact
Ben Buratta, Course Leader, ben.buratta@cssd.ac.uk / Industry Liaison, Industry.Liaison@cssd.ac.uk

Training

2020 - 2023
The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama - BA (Hons) Acting CDT
2018 - 2019
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance - Foundation Musical Theatre (Level 4 Diploma)
2019 - 2020
Stratford East (in collab with Young & Talented, RADA and Guildhall) - Acting Course

Productions at Central

2022
Ophelia - Hamlet (Sinead Rushe)
2022
Paul (Pauline) - Education, Education, Education (Ben Buratta)
2021
George - Of Mice and Men (Ben Buratta)
2021
Maria / Antonio - Twelfth Night (Peter Bray)
2020
Liubov - The Cherry Orchard (Sinead Rushe)

Experience

Screen / Role play

2022
Anjali - Role play project for NHS - Inspector Sands (Catherine Alexander)

Theatre

2021
Ramona Weil - Hill Behind The Hill (A new musical) - Composed & written by Alice Dryden and Caleb Sharp - Tristan Bates Theatre (Megan Brewer)

Voiceover

2021
Flight PA voiceover - Globe From Home interactive tours - Globe From Home

Original Writing

2022
Priya - The Perfect Hood Name (Original monologue) - 13 Months Theatre - The Other Palace
2022
Headlining poet - Poetry Foyer (Gem-In-I) - Poetic Unity - Theatre Peckham

Awards

Nelly Watson Scholarship, 2022

Accents

Modern RP*, (Hindi speaker’s) Indian*, General American*, Heightened RP, South Asian Bradford, MLE, Birmingham, New York

Skills

Writing for Theatre, Spoken Word Poetry Writing & Performance, Singing, Musical Theatre Singing, Bollywood Dance, BASSC certified Armed Combat (Rapier & Dagger), BASSC certified Unarmed Combat, Portraiture, Sketching

Languages

English* (Native), Hindi* (Native), Malayalam, French (intermediate)