Jarnéia Richard-Noel (born 12 June 1994) is an English stage actress and singer. She is known for portraying the role of
Catherine of Aragon
Catherine of Aragon (also spelt as Katherine,
historical Spanish: , now: ; 16 December 1485 – 7 January 1536) was List of English royal consorts, Queen of England as the Wives of Henry VIII, first wife of King Henry VIII from their marr ...
in the musical ''
SIX
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number.
In mathematics
A six-sided polygon is a hexagon, one of the three regular polygons capable of tiling the plane. A hexagon a ...
'' on the original UK tour and in the West End production at the
Arts Theatre
The Arts Theatre is a theatre in Great Newport Street, in Westminster, Central London. It opened on April 20, 1927.
History
It opened on 20 April 1927 as a members-only club for the performance of unlicensed plays, thus avoiding theatre cen ...
Vaudeville Theatre
The Vaudeville Theatre is a West End theatre on the Strand in the City of Westminster. Opening in 1870, the theatre staged mostly vaudeville shows and musical revues in its early days. The theatre was rebuilt twice, although each new buildin ...
and in the show’s pro-shot ''SIX The Musical Live!'', as well as forming part of pop girl group SVN.
Early life
Richard-Noel grew up in
Northampton
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, and has attended dance school since she was five and continued her love for arts into college. Richard-Noel then started training at the
Urdang Academy
Urdang, previously known as The Urdang Academy, is a performing arts academy based in Islington, London. The school was founded as a ballet school under the direction of Leonie Urdang; after her death her daughter and CEO Solange Urdang succeeded ...
in
Islington
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,
London
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for a National Diploma in Professional
Musical Theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre, theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, ...
in 2014 for three years until she graduated in 2017. She is also of Grenadian and
Trinbagonian
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descent.
Career
Prior to making her professional debut as a singer and dancer on board a P&O cruise, Richard-Noel performed in a number of productions whilst training at the Urdang Academy in
Islington
Islington ( ) is an inner-city area of north London, England, within the wider London Borough of Islington. It is a mainly residential district of Inner London, extending from Islington's #Islington High Street, High Street to Highbury Fields ...
,
London
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for a National Diploma in Professional
Musical Theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre, theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, ...
. She first starred in a theatrical production of ''Shakespeare Shorts'' at the Urdang Academy in 2016, and starred in subsequent productions held at the same venue, including ''Co-Equal'', ''
Spamalot
''Spamalot'' (also known as ''Monty Python's Spamalot: A Musical (Lovingly) Ripped Off from the Motion Picture ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail) is a musical theatre, stage musical with score by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, with lyrics and book ...
'', ''Carrie'' and ''Rent''. Richard-Noel also starred in both a one-off concert titled 'Xmas Factor' for Iris Theatre in reference to
The X Factor
''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for '' Pop Idol'' (2001–200 ...
in 2016, and a concert rendition of ''
The Color Purple
''The Color Purple'' is a 1982 epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker that won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction.
Richard-Noel has been a company member of ''
SIX
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number.
In mathematics
A six-sided polygon is a hexagon, one of the three regular polygons capable of tiling the plane. A hexagon a ...
'' since 2018, playing the role of
Catherine of Aragon
Catherine of Aragon (also spelt as Katherine,
historical Spanish: , now: ; 16 December 1485 – 7 January 1536) was List of English royal consorts, Queen of England as the Wives of Henry VIII, first wife of King Henry VIII from their marr ...
. The production toured the UK before finally returning to the
Arts Theatre
The Arts Theatre is a theatre in Great Newport Street, in Westminster, Central London. It opened on April 20, 1927.
History
It opened on 20 April 1927 as a members-only club for the performance of unlicensed plays, thus avoiding theatre cen ...
, in the originally staged production (before it transferred to the new production at the Lyric Theatre). She received a
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The awards were established as the Society of ...
nomination alongside principal cast colleagues
Millie O'Connell
Emilia Rose O'Connell (born 18 January 1997) is an English musical theatre actress and singer. She is best known for portraying Anne Boleyn in the original UK tour and West End production of the musical ''SIX''. She is part of pop girl group SVN ...
,
Natalie Paris
Natalie May Paris (born 6 July 1994) is a British stage actress, singer and dancer. She is best known for originating the role of Jane Seymour in the hit musical ''SIX'', she was nominated for the Olivier Award as Best Actress in a Supporting R ...
Aimie Atkinson
Aimie Allen-Atkinson (born 5 June 1987) is an English stage actress and singer. She is known for portraying the role of Katherine Howard in British comedy musical ''SIX'' on the original UK tour and in the West End production at the Arts Theatre, ...
and Maiya Quansah-Breed in 2019. From 2019 to 2021 she worked alongside principal cast colleagues
Courtney Bowman
Courtney Bowman (born 1 February 1995) is an English stage actress and singer. She originated the role of Fatimah in ''Everybody's Talking About Jamie'' at the Crucible Theatre, Crucible and Apollo Theatre. She played Anne Boleyn in ''Six (musica ...
Danielle Steers
Danielle Lauren Steers (born 20 June 1991) is an English stage actress and singer-songwriter. She is known for originating the role of Zahara in '' Bat Out of Hell: The Musical'' at the Manchester Opera House, as well as subsequently playing the ...
. Richard-Noel was also due to feature in a Live Drive-In UK Tour of ''
SIX
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number.
In mathematics
A six-sided polygon is a hexagon, one of the three regular polygons capable of tiling the plane. A hexagon a ...
'' presented by
Utilita Energy
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Utilita had over 800,000 customers, representing a 2.6% share in the domestic market.
...
'','' in association with
Live Nation
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. The performances were due to take place in compliance with the
HM Government
His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government or otherwise UK Government, is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
's COVID-19 social distancing measures at various venues across the UK. However, promoters
Live Nation
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announced the cancellation of the tour due to fears over potential localised lockdowns in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Richard-Noel performed as part of the principal cast of ''
Six
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number.
In mathematics
A six-sided polygon is a hexagon, one of the three regular polygons capable of tiling the plane. A hexagon a ...
'' at the Lyric Theatre, as one of the first musicals to return to the West End after the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. From late September 2021, Richard-Noel moved to the nearby
Vaudeville Theatre
The Vaudeville Theatre is a West End theatre on the Strand in the City of Westminster. Opening in 1870, the theatre staged mostly vaudeville shows and musical revues in its early days. The theatre was rebuilt twice, although each new buildin ...
to complete her run in ''
SIX
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number.
In mathematics
A six-sided polygon is a hexagon, one of the three regular polygons capable of tiling the plane. A hexagon a ...
'' until her final performance as
Catherine of Aragon
Catherine of Aragon (also spelt as Katherine,
historical Spanish: , now: ; 16 December 1485 – 7 January 1536) was List of English royal consorts, Queen of England as the Wives of Henry VIII, first wife of King Henry VIII from their marr ...
on 14 November 2021. However, she returned alongside the Original cast to perform at
Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court Palace is a Listed building, Grade I listed royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, southwest and upstream of central London on the River Thames. Opened to the public, the palace is managed by Historic Royal ...
in June 2022, before shortly returning to the Vaudeville Theatre where they featured in the show’s pro-shot named ''SIX The Musical Live!'', which released in UK & Ireland cinemas on 6 April 2025. In July 2022, It was announced that Jarnéia would star in Elliot Clay's new musical ''
Millennials
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'' until the end of its summer run at
The Other Palace
The Other Palace is a theatre in London's Off West End which opened on 18 September 2012 as the St. James Theatre. It features a 312-seat main theatre and a 120-seat studio theatre. It was built on the site of the former Westminster Theatre, ...
.
In September 2023, it was announced via
WhatsOnStage
WhatsOnStage is a UK-based theatre website providing news, reviews, interviews, and a comprehensive listings database of performances across the country. The platform claims to list over 5,000 performances at any given time and also operates a tick ...
that Richard-Noel would star as
Gloria
Gloria may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music Christian liturgy and music
* Gloria in excelsis Deo, the Greater Doxology, a hymn of praise
* Gloria Patri, the Lesser Doxology, a short hymn of praise
** Gloria (Handel)
** Gloria (Jenkins ...
in the musical adaptation of the popular
DreamWorks Animation
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film '''
Madagascar
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The Musical opening at Theatre Royal Plymouth and touring the UK and Ireland, with international stops in
Monaco
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,
Hong Kong
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and
Singapore
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.
Theatre credits
SVN
Richard-Noel also forms a part of the pop girl group SVN (pronounced 'seven') alongside five former West End cast members of ''SIX'':
Millie O'Connell
Emilia Rose O'Connell (born 18 January 1997) is an English musical theatre actress and singer. She is best known for portraying Anne Boleyn in the original UK tour and West End production of the musical ''SIX''. She is part of pop girl group SVN ...
Aimie Atkinson
Aimie Allen-Atkinson (born 5 June 1987) is an English stage actress and singer. She is known for portraying the role of Katherine Howard in British comedy musical ''SIX'' on the original UK tour and in the West End production at the Arts Theatre, ...
Grace Mouat
Grace Elizabeth Mouat (born 12 May 1996) is an English musical theatre actress and podcaster. She is best known as Dance Captain/Swing in the musical ''Six'', cover Juliet in ''& Juliet'', Ella in '' Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella'' ( Hope Mi ...
, the former swing of the original cast of ''
SIX
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number.
In mathematics
A six-sided polygon is a hexagon, one of the three regular polygons capable of tiling the plane. A hexagon a ...
''. After a limited series of concerts in October 2020, their debut concert was rescheduled from February 2022 to 7 August 2022 at the
O2 Academy Islington
The O2 Academy Islington, formerly known as the Carling Academy Islington, is an indoor music venue situated in the N1 Shopping Centre accessible via Upper Street and Liverpool Road, in the London Borough of Islington. It is run by the Academy ...
, with the group releasing singles such as "Stars" and "Free" in 2022.