Grace Bennett

About

Grace is a Scottish actor-musician who grew up in Glasgow. She graduated from The Dance School of Scotland earning an ATCL in Musical Theatre Performance and ISTD in Modern Dance. Grace plays the flute, piccolo, and drums and has a passion for dance. At the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, she appeared in Captivate Theatre’s The Phantom of the Opera, Sunshine on Leith and Annie.

Bio:

Pronouns: She/Her

Height: 5’0″

Playing Age Range: 15-25

Nationality: British

Skills:

Accents: Scottish (West Coast)*, Scottish Standard, Scottish (East Coast), RP, English Standard*, London, Italian, French, American Standard, Northern Irish, Irish Standard

Dance: Tap*, Jazz*, Ballet, Hip Hop, Commercial*, Contemporary

Singing: Coloratura Soprano*, Soprano Belter*

Music: Flute*, Piccolo, Recorder, Drums, Percussion

Other: Co-Director for Wicked (A Staged Concert) at RCS, Cooking, Baking, Swimming, Cycling, Full UK Driving licence

Previous Qualifications: Associate Of Trinity College London Diploma, ISTD Intermediate Modern

*Denotes high proficiency or native accent

Work Experience

Gina Wells, Amélie: The Musical, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (dir. Tom Cooper)

Adolfo Pirelli/ Music Captain, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (dir. Aaron Lee Lambert)

Hazel, Sunshine on Leith, Captivate Theatre (dir. Sally Lyall/ Hazel Beattie)

Star To Be/Ensemble, Annie, Captivate Theatre (dir. Sally Lyall/ Linzi Devers)

Featured Vocalist/Dance Captain, Ensemble Song and Dance (Project), Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (dir. David Higham)

Ensemble, Phantom Of the Opera, Captivate Theatre (dir. Sally Lyall)

Featured Vocalist, Encore!, The Dance School of Scotland (dir. Graham Dickie)

Featured Vocalist, And The World Goes Round, The Dance School of Scotland (dir. Graham Dickie)