Christina Rayner is an Australian-born actor and singer currently completing her MFA in Professional Acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She has worked recently in musical and devised theatre, co-creating and writing several productions in New Zealand including Three Little Words for the Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival in 2020 (pictured left).
About
Theatre
Troilus and Cressida | Redgrave Theatre | 2021
Hector
Olivia
Twelfth Night | Bristol Old Vic Theatre School | 2021
W
Lungs| Bristol Old Vic Theatre School | 2021
The Chapel Perilous | Toi Wāhine Festival (NZ) | 2018
Sally Banner (Lead)
Training
MFA in Professional Acting | Bristol Old Vic Theatre School | 2020 -2021
BA in Theatre | University of Waikato (NZ) | 2017 - 2019
BMus in Voice | University of Waikato (NZ) | 2017 - 2019
Time and the Conways | Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts (NZ) | 2018
Hazel Conway (Lead)
Special Skills
Devised
Three Little Words | Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival (NZ) | 2020
Lead Actor/Co-devisor/Writer
And They Lived... | Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts (NZ) | 2019
Sophie/Co-devisor/Co-writer
Wonderland (Workshop) | Meteor Theatre (NZ) | 2019
Mother/White Queen/Co-devisor
Christina is an experienced horse-rider and has competed in New Zealand at a regional level in showjumping in the Kaurilands Winter Series.
She is also an accomplished musician and singer, teaching students of all ages in musical theatre and classical singing.
Musical
Urinetown | Meteor Theatre (NZ) | 2018
Hope Cladwell
Queen Victoria/Ensemble
Mary Poppins | Claudelands Arena (NZ) | 2017
Ensemble
Oliver! | Founders Theatre (NZ) | 2016
Recording/Multimedia
Nina
The Seagull | Bristol Old Vic Theatre School | 2021
Play Pen | Atoll Records | 2019
Lead