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Established in 2005 by Fight and Intimacy Directors Rachel Bown-Williams and Ruth Cooper-Brown, Rc-Annie Ltd is the UK’s leading dramatic violence company. Every aspect of Rc-Annie Ltd has been thoughtfully created and lovingly developed. Rachel and Ruth are passionate and committed to furthering the art of Stage Combat by offering excellent training, creative and innovative Fight Direction/Action Co-ordination and reliable Dramatic Violence solutions for Stage and Screen. Whether they are working on Intimacy direction or epic battle scene they are known for their sensitive and respectful approach.
Both Rachel and Ruth come from performing backgrounds; Rachel having trained as an actress at Rose Bruford College and Ruth as a performer, variety artist and technician. Both were drawn to Stage Combat via performance, training with the British Academy of Dramatic Combat as Teachers and Examiners, both have served on the committee with Ruth as Chairperson for 6 years.
WHO WE ARE
RACHEL CRISTI BOWN-WILLIAMS
Founder, Fight Director, Intimacy Director, Fight Instructor, Examiner

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HEIGHT
5ft 5.5 inches (recurring)
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TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
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Mental Health First Aider
Understanding Sexual Violence for Artists and Arts Organisations (SARSAS & Contra)
ScreenSkills - Coronavirus basic awareness on production training
British Academy of Dramatic Combat Certified Teacher
BADC Examiner
Black belt Shotokan Karate
Fencing: 5* Epee, Sabre Level 1 coaching: Foil
Intermediate Tactical Knife (AoC)
BA Acting (Rose Bruford School of Speech and Drama)
Tactical Firearms (Primlus Pilus)
UK Rigging For the Entertainment industry
Aerial and Stunt Rigging (Stunt360)
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LICENCES
- UK Driving License, Powered Access Licence for Mobile Boom (3B)
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MEMBERSHIPS
- BADC, Intimacy Practitioners Guild, Equity, WFTV
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WEIGHT AT BIRTH
- 7lbs something
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CHARACTERISTICS
- Tough, cute, loveable and scary
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POWERS
- Flying Volte and Deathstare
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NAVIGATIONAL SKILLS
- Poor, likely to get lost in a classroom, always in a theatre
RUTH COOPER-BROWN
Founder, Fight Director, Intimacy Director, Fight Instructor, Examiner

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HEIGHT
5ft 4 and a half inches
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TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
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Mental Health First Aider
Understanding Sexual Violence for Artists and Arts Organisations (SARSAS & Contra)
ScreenSkills - Coronavirus Basic Awareness on production training
NSPCC certificate - Safeguarding Children 16-25 England & Wales
Emergency First Aid at work
DBS
British Academy of Dramatic Combat Certified Teacher
BADC Examiner
Preparing to teach in the lifelong learning sector (PTLLS)
BAF Level 1 Fencing coach in foil. Fencing Foil & Epee 5 Star
Tactical Firearms (Primlus Pilus)
Intermediate Tactical Knife (AoC)
Aerial and Stunt Rigging (Stunt360)
UK Rigging For the Entertainment industry
Boxing
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LICENCES
- UK Driving License, Powered Access Licence for Mobile Boom (3B)
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MEMBERSHIPS
- BADC, Intimacy Practitioners Guild, Equity, WFTV
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WEIGHT AT BIRTH
- 7lbs and a bit
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CHARACTERISTICS
- Grey spiked hair, big mouth, loud laugh, big softy... honest
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POWERS
- Gurning and a killer left hook
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NAVIGATIONAL SKILLS
- Good outside buildings, shockingly bad inside
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RC-ACHIEVEMENTS
- Rc-Annie has been going and growing since 2005
- First and only Fight Directing Duo in the UK
- We working nationally and internationally
- We regularly work with notable theatrical institutions such as Shakespeare's Globe, The RSC, NT, ROH, NTS, Theatre Clwyd, Leeds playhouse, Theatre Royal Bath, Chichester Festival Theatre and more...
- Created safe industry practices for Theatrical Handguns
- Innovative industry training inc UK’s First Aerial Fight courses
- Developed their own high quality, non-staining SBlood fake blood
- We create opportunities for the next generation of Stage Combat teachers
- All our teachers teach at recognised drama schools
- We are investing in emerging and associate Fight Directors
- We have built an extensive stock of 'Fit for Purpose' theatrical weaponry for hire
- We created an Rc-Annie methodology of Dramatic Violence
- The first female BADC Examiner (Rachel Bown-Williams)
- The first female BADC Chairperson (Ruth Cooper-Brown)
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