The Ruby Dolls
Jess
Order her an Espresso Martini. Or seven. So she can be ON IT and ready for action even when drinking.
Jessica Sedler trained at LAMDA and was the spotlight prize nominee for her year. Numerous theatre credits include performing in the West End, at the Old Vic, and touring Shakespeare around Europe. She started singing in madrigal choirs at a young age and is currently excited to be learning Joni Mitchell songs on the guitar. She is a trained communications skills facilitator which comes in handy when working with the other Dolls.
SUSIE
You can buy her a Bloody Mary. Doesn’t necessarily have to be made with real blood.
Susanna Giustiniani trained at LAMDA. As an actor, the places she’s most enjoyed performing are The National Theatre, The Lyric Hammersmith, an olympic stadium and a disused abattoir. On TV her favourite role was that of a serial killer called Elizabeth Bathory. Susanna is also a writer. She has a background in movement and provides most of The Ruby Dolls’ choreography.
BECCA
Her cocktail of choice is an Aviation. But you’d have to pick the wild violets with your own fair hands under the light of a full moon, ‘kay?!.
Rebecca Shanks trained at The Oxford School of Drama and has spent much of her professional life in a corset. Favourite performances include The Rover (Southwark Playhouse) Ripper (Wilton's Music Hall) Don Giovanni (Soho Theatre). She sings throughout the UK and Europe with companies including; Opera Up Close, The Rebel Chorus (Our Gay Wedding The Musical, Channel 4 and The London Requiem, BBC) and Sprezzatura.
T
Please buy her champagne. A magnum if poss. Or a Kir Royale when she’s feeling fruity.
Tara Siddall trained at LAMDA and has a Masters in Poetry. She has sung at venues such as the Albert Hall and Cape Town Cathedral and as an actor has worked with devising companies: Finger in the Pie, Offstage Theatre and The Heritage Arts Company, and even made it to the West End playing Cherie Blair in Blair on Broadway. Tara is also a language teacher specialising in voice and pronunciation.
Jen doll
Her cocktail of choice is an Old Fashioned: Stylishly vintage, but may knock you out.
Jenny Grove trained at LAMDA and the National Youth Theatre and then spent most of the years afterwards travelling the world making films about community development, alongside co-founding The Ruby Dolls. Since then she has trained as an adolescent counsellor and will soon qualify as an Integrative Arts Psychotherapist, whilst managing a national support program for teenagers struggling with self-harm. She has desperately missed the creative joy of The Ruby Dolls and is thrilled that they let her back.