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Bringing together talents in performance and writing

A former Bradon Forest pupil is “It’s amazing how things can there were different
making her way in the tough and suddenly take you in a different avenues into theatre
uncertain world of theatre, fi lm direction,” said Rhian. “I had come and drama; it wasn’t
and television, which, for her, back to Europe after several months until I went to Ciren-
has been full of surprises and in America and was working in cester College that I
possibilities. a Shakespeare bookshop in Paris started to see where
Rhian Rees, 25, who attended when my agent asked me to attend my interest in writ-
Brook Field primary in her younger an audition for the fi lm. I had been ing could take me.”
days, has just returned from Ger- such a fan of The Libertines and to She went onto a
many, working with a mostly French work with Pete was incredible.” fi lm studies degree
speaking crew fi lming a French pe- Rhian admits that she didn’t en- at Roehampton Uni-
riod drama Confession of a Child of the joy drama at school but had been a versity where she
Century. However the fi lm is played member of Swindon Young Actors. majored in creative
in English with a cast that includes “I remember being a shy observer writing.
Pete Doherty, Charlotte Gainsbourg of what was going on around me. This was followed
and supermodel Lily Cole. It would have been good to know by a young writers
course at London’s
Royal Court Theatre.
“It was an amaz-
ingly intense few
Rhian on set in Germany
months studying
play writing with experienced es- “It’s been a twisting turning
tablished practitioners,” said Rhian. career so far but I cannot think of do-
“My only experience had been ing anything different,” said Rhian.
shows for my sisters to perform in “Looking back, anybody who wants
FREE Box for our parents at home.” to pursue a career in theatre has to
on your Whilst at the Royal Court Rhian have a deep commitment. Don’t
fi rst order was encouraged to attend drama expect everything to go smoothly
school, but she went to Los Angeles and it will be really hard work.”
in 2010 where she secured a US agent • Confession of a Child of the Cen-
and managed to have a couple of her tury is an autobiographical tale by
plays performed before her visa ran Musset dramatising his celebrated
out and she returned to Paris. love affair with George Sand, which
She is currently working on a lasted from 1833 to 1835. The fi lm
short fi lm in New York with some is set to be released at the end of
fi lm students. this year.

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