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Established in 2005 by Fight and Intimacy Directors/Coordinators Rachel Bown-Williams and Ruth Cooper-Brown.
Rc-Annie Ltd is the UK’s premiere dramatic violence company. Rachel and Ruth are passionate and committed to furthering the art of Stage Combat by offering excellent training, creative and innovative Fight and Action Co-ordination and reliable Dramatic Violence solutions for Stage and Screen. Whether they are working on Intimacy direction or an 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 and variety artist. 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 (the first female) Chairperson for 6 years and Rachel as training officer creating the now established Apprentice Training Syllabus.
WHO WE ARE
RACHEL CRISTI BOWN-WILLIAMS
Founder, Fight & Intimacy Director/Coordinator & Teacher
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HEIGHT
5ft 5.5 inches (recurring)
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TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
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BADC Certified Teacher, Master at Arms & Examiner
Member of the Intimacy Practitioners Guild
Blank Firing handgun and RIF instructor
Kundalini Global Yoga Teacher
Mental Health First Aider
First Aid at Work
Black belt Shotokan Karate
BAF 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)
Awareness training: Sexual Violence & consent, Unconscious Bias, Inclusivity, disability, LGBTQ+, Trans, Deaf, Trauma, Safeguarding Children.
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LICENCES
- UK Driving License
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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 & Intimacy Director/Coordinator & Teacher
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HEIGHT
5ft 4 and a half inches
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TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
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BADC Certified Teacher, Master at Arms & Examiner
Member of the Intimacy Practitioners Guild
Blank Firing handgun and RIF instructor
GB National Boxing awards non contact Boxing Tutor
Mental Health First Aider
First Aid at work
DBS
Preparing to teach in the lifelong learning sector (PTLLS)
BAF Fencing: 5* Epee, Sabre Level 1 coaching: Foil
Tactical Firearms (Primlus Pilus)
Intermediate Tactical Knife (AoC)
Aerial and Stunt Rigging (Stunt360)
UK Rigging For the Entertainment industry
Awareness training: Sexual Violence & consent, Unconscious Bias, Inclusivity, disability, LGBTQ+, Trans, Deaf, Trauma, Safeguarding Children.
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LICENCES
- UK Driving License
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MEMBERSHIPS
- BADC, Intimacy Practitioners Guild, Equity
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WEIGHT AT BIRTH
- 7lbs and a bit
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CHARACTERISTICS
- Blonde 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
MEET THE REST OF OUR TEAM
VICTORIA JOHN
DETAILS >VICTORIA JOHN
- Rc-Agent and Administrator-
HEIGHT
5ft 6.5 inches -
WEIGHT AT BIRTH
7lbs 6 ounces -
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
BA (Hons) Acting (Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama) -
CHARACTERISTICS
Direct and friendly but sometimes fiercer than a dragon! -
LICENCES
UK Driving Licence -
POWERS
Organising the life out of people, making people smile and cry -
MEMBERSHIPS
Equity -
NAVIGATIONAL SKILLS
Excellent - there isn’t anywhere I can’t find
ALICE ROBINSON
DETAILS >ALICE ROBINSON
- Rc Agent Assistant-
HEIGHT
Height 5' 3" (and a half) -
WEIGHT AT BIRTH
Weight at birth 7lb 7 ounces -
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
BA (Hons) Acting, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
ITEC Massage
Barista Trained -
CHARACTERISTICS
Empathetic, musical, lover of tea time treats and an office boogie. -
LICENCES
Committed passenger -
POWERS
Organiser Extraordinaire, from party planning to the kitchen cupboard -
MEMBERSHIPS
Equity -
NAVIGATIONAL SKILLS
Citymapper does it for me
CLAIRE LLEWELLYN
DETAILS >CLAIRE LLEWELLYN
- Associate Fight Director & BADC Stage Combat Teacher-
HEIGHT
5ft 5ins -
WEIGHT AT BIRTH
7lb 13oz -
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
British Academy of Dramatic Combat certified Teacher
Level 3 diploma in Personal Training
Mental Health First Aider,
GB National Boxing awards non contact Boxing Tutor
BA (Hons) Acting (Mountview Academy)
First Aid at Work
Introduction to Intimacy
PTTLS Level 4
Level 1 Fencing Foil
10m swimming badge -
CHARACTERISTICS
Fun, feisty, formidable (but only on the outside) -
LICENCES
Full Clean Driving License -
POWERS
I'm the granddaughter of a Royal Marine -
MEMBERSHIPS
BADC, Equity, CIMPSA -
NAVIGATIONAL SKILLS
I can't tell my left from my right!
CARLOTTA DE GREGORI
DETAILS >CARLOTTA DE GREGORI
- BADC Probationary Stage Combat Teacher-
HEIGHT
5ft 7in -
WEIGHT AT BIRTH
3,80 kg (I am European, I don’t understand lbs) -
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
Probationary BADC Stage Combat teacher
MA Acting (Drama Centre)
BA (Hons) Acting (Court Theatre Training Company)
Dancer (Contemporary, Ballet, Floor Work, Modern, Jazz, Period and Ballroom) -
CHARACTERISTICS
Long-legged, resilient, thoughtful and on the nosy side of curious. -
LICENCES
None, with good reason. Once crashed a snowmobile into a tree, nearly drove a golf cart down a ditch -
POWERS
Recognised champion eater in at least two continents. Superb coffee fetcher. -
MEMBERSHIPS
BADC, Equity -
NAVIGATIONAL SKILLS
Awful (Rachel really should have checked before taking me on as Apprentice. We’re screwed).
BAXTER
DETAILS >BAXTER
- The Combat Canine-
HEIGHT
About right -
WEIGHT AT BIRTH
Minuscule -
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
First rate attention seeker
Highly skilled in sleeping
Expert stuffed toy killer
Very gifted in the art of subterfuge -
CHARACTERISTICS
Waggle bum! -
LICENCES
To lick -
POWERS
The ability to make everyone go 'ahhhhhh' -
MEMBERSHIPS
Who needs a membership when you got my looks -
NAVIGATIONAL SKILLS
Like a rocket!
RC-ACHIEVEMENTS
- Rc-Annie has been going and growing since 2005
- First and only Fight Directing Duo in the UK. Working nationally and internationally
- We regularly work with notable theatrical institutions such as Shakespeare's Globe, The RSC, NT, ROH, Theatre Clwyd, Leeds playhouse, Theatre Royal Bath, Chichester Festival Theatre ...
- Rc-Annie created safe industry practices for Theatrical Handguns and Innovative industry training inc UK’s First Aerial Fight courses. We created an Rc-Annie methodology of Dramatic Violence
- We create opportunities for the next generation of Stage Combat teachers and are investing in emerging and associate Fight Directors
- All our teachers are BADC certified and teach at recognised drama schools
- We have built an extensive Armoury stock of 'Fit for Purpose' theatrical weaponry for hire
- The first female BADC Examiner (Rachel Bown-Williams) and the first female BADC Chairperson (Ruth Cooper-Brown)
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