Actor-Musician
Current and Upcoming
All Aboard the Gingerbread Lydia plays Gretel, and saxophone and violin.
Music for Miniatures. 18th September– 28th November 2021.
Written and directed Petra Schofield. Produced and musically directed by Julie Payne
Music arranged by Rob Buckland
Tickets and more information: Music for Miniatures
The Nutcracker Lydia plays Drosselmeyer and saxophones.
Music for Miniatures. 11th–22nd December 2021.
Written and directed Petra Schofield. Produced and musically directed by Julie Payne
Music arranged by Rob Buckland
Tickets and more information: Music for Miniatures
Previous
Theatrephonic Anniversary episodes produced by Emmeline Braefield
In The West by Emmeline Braefield, directed by Lydia Kenny
Q by Lydia Kenny, directed by Emmeline Braefield
Private Investigator by Barbara Jennings, Directed by Emmeline Braefield. Saxophones by Lydia Kenny. Lydia plays Laura Tierney.
Theatrephonic. August 2021
Concert for Schools Cheltenham Music Festival, released 9th July 2021
BRASS by Benjamin Till. Musical Director - Lucas Bailey.
Musician (violin and tenor saxophone)
Cheltenham Everyman. May 2021
Chameleon - short audio documentary piece produced by Lydia Kenny.
Winner of the Rising Award at the HearSay Audio Prize 2021
Played at the HearSay International Audio Festival May 2021
Orchid Fields by Barbara Jennings, directed by Emmeline Braefield.
Lydia plays D.S. Casey.
Theatrephonic. May 2021
On Air! Directed by Su Colverd
Actor-Musician
Curious Move Theatre Company, tour of 35 private gardens, Cheltenham Playhouse, Chapel Arts, Stroud Theatre Festival
July-October 2020
Bacchus Reborn by Emmeline Braefield.
Lydia plays Michaela.
Theatrephonic. October 2020
Murder in Mind by Emmeline Braefield.
Lydia plays Isabella Radcliffe.
Theatrephonic. September 2020
Sleepy Hollow: The Musical by Jim Christian and Tom Edward Clark. Musical Director: Lucas Bailey.
Musician (violin)
Cheltenham Everyman/ Rococo Gardens. August 2020
Vasilisa R&D with Curious Move Theatre Company.
July 2020, composer
Live on the Drive!
A 10 week concert series for the local street during the 2020 summer lockdown.
Lydia collaborated and performed with pianist Damian Kenny and dancer Zoe Turner.
April-June 2020
When the Rain Stops Falling by Andrew Bovall. Directed by Fi Ross. Musical Director: Simon Turner.
Musician (violin and saxophones)
Red Dog Theatre Company, South West Tour. September-October 2019
The Tempest by William Shakespeare. Directed by Kate Raw
Miranda/Musician/Spirit
Stroud Shakespeare Festival, The Dell RSC. June/August 2019
Scarlett Pimpernel Directed by Kirstie Davis
Actor-Musician (violin, saxophones and percussion)
Cheltenham Everyman. July 2019
Shoulder to Shoulder Directed by Fi Ross
Actor-Musician (violin)
Croome Court. May 2018
Gloucestershire Symphony Orchestra Children’s Concert Series. Conductor: Glyn Oxley.
Red Riding Hood. Music by Robert Patterson and words by Roald Dahl.
Three Little Pigs. Music by Robert Patterson and words by Roald Dahl.
Lieutenant Kijé. Music by Sergueï Prokofiev and words by Lydia Kenny.
Director, narrator and soloist
Stroud Subrooms, Cheltenham Town Hall, 2017-2018 concert season
Robinson Directed by Mathilde Lopez
Book Clubber
Give It a Name Theatre, Chapter Arts. May 2019
School of Music: Live! Devised by the company
Head Girl
Cheltenham Music and Literature Festivals, St. Georges, Bristol, Bath Children’s Literature Festival, Barnes Children’s Literature Festival
2017-2019
Journey of Trilice RWCMD
Luz, 2017
What I Go to School For-The Busted Musical. Directed by Steven Dexter
Ensemble
Brighton Theatre Royal YMTUK 2017
Macbeth Directed by Stuart Harvey
Actor-Musician and ensemble
Edinburgh Fringe Festival YMTUK 2016
Harvest Fire. Directed by Lewis Barfoot
Dancer
Aberdeen International Youth Festival YMTUK 2015
Training
Lydia trained with the Young Actor's Studio at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Young Artists Festival - The Other Room, Cardiff, and National Youth Theatre.
She studied singing (Estill Method) with Tim Richards.
Stage Combat: Advanced Actor-Combatant with Academy of Performance Combat (APC)
Advanced weapons including: Unarmed, Knife, Small Sword, Rapier & Cloak, Rapier & Dagger, Axe, Broadsword & Axe, Broadsword & Shield, Gladius and Shield, Staff.
Lydia is a member of the MC_Combat Fight team and is represented by Take 3 Action Agency
Dance
Lydia holds Distinctions in RAD Intermediate Ballet, RAD Grade 8 Ballet and ISTD Intermediate Tap.
She was on the National Youth Dance Wales Step Up programme 2017/18 for ballet and contemporary dance with Kerry Nicholls. She was a South West Young Choreographer 2018.
Other skills
British Sign Language Level 1 2019
TEFL 120 hour Premier Course
