Rachael is an Actor, Director and Teacher who is currently head of CertHE Musical Theatre in Belfast.
Rachael trained at Mountview and was awarded the Peter Coxhead Scholarship in 2006. She graduated in 2009 and joined the West End Company of Oliver! at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. From here Rachael performed in shows and venues all over the UK, including The Secret Garden (Martha), Misery (Annie Wilkes), Glee Live on Stage (Rachel Berry), Wuthering Heights (Nelly), Different Buttons (Nora), The Green Children – A Multi-Sensory Show (Rose), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Quince, Mustardseed), The Tale of Mr Tod (Beatrix Potter, Mrs Tiggiwinkle and others), Richard III (Clarence, Queen Margaret and others), The Tempest (Miranda, Gonzalo), 1001 Fireflies – A Multi Sensory Show.
Rachael spent three years in Suffolk, working as Project Co Ordinator for Red Rose Chain Theatre Company, leading Youth Theatre, Community and Educational projects. Rachael has been owner and manager of the Lytham St Annes branch of the Pauline Quirk Academy of Performing Arts for the last eight years and completed her PGCE in Secondary Drama in 2023.
