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 in the musical Six on the original UK tour and in the West End production at the Arts Theatre, Lyric Theatre and Vaudeville Theatre,[1] as well as forming part of pop girl group SVN.[2]
Early life
Richard-Noel grew up in Northampton, and has attended dance school since she was five and continued her love for arts into college.[3] Richard-Noel then started training at the Urdang Academy in Islington, London for a National Diploma in Professional Musical Theatre in 2014 for three years until she graduated in 2017.[4] She is also of Grenadian and Trinbagonian descent.[5]
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, London for a National Diploma in Professional Musical Theatre. 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, 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 in 2016, and a concert rendition of The Color Purple as an ensemble member in 2017. She also was a commercial dancer for Vanarama Commercial during 2018.[4]
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, Natalie May Paris, Alexia McIntosh, Aimie Atkinson and Maiya Quansah-Breed, plus Grace Mouat from the cast of Max Martin musical & Juliet, and former swing of the original cast of Six.[17][18] After a limited series of concerts in October 2020,[19] their debut concert was rescheduled from February 2022 to 7 August 2022 at the O2 Academy Islington,[20] with the group releasing singles such as "Stars"[21] and "Free"[22] in 2022.
