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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
[[File:Oh_my_god_shut_up.JPG|200px|thumb|right|Rhona expresses her disgust for the HMS Pinafore's disabled crew member Dick Deadeye]]
[[File:Oh_my_god__shut_up.JPG|200px|thumb|right|Rhona expresses her disgust for the HMS Pinafore's disabled crew member Dick Deadeye]]
Rhona is a second year languages student studying German and Spanish, (although the fact that she is editing her wiki instead of listening to her lecturer shows how much work she is putting into her degree). Born in England, raised in Wales, she attempted to make up for lost Englishness by joining LOpSoc in 2014, during her first year. Her first show was the Southampton run of Iolanthe, during which the UV for the dramatic scenes had the same effect as a tanning booth, rendering her skin a crispy golden brown. It was during this production run that she first suggested the idea of the now ubiquitous [[LOpSoc Naked Charity Calendar]], which led to Rhona becoming the youngest ever LOpSoc member to have a meme made from them.
Rhona is a final year languages student studying German and Spanish. Born in England, raised in Wales, she attempted to make up for lost Englishness by joining LOpSoc in 2014, during her first year. Her first show was [[Iolanthe 2015]], and she remained on board for [[H.M.S. Pinafore 2015]], in which her "prim but slutty vodka aunt" was certainly a unique interpretation.


She boarded the HMS Pinafore in February 2015 to take part in her second show, mucking around in the chorus once again. She formed a strong working relationship with [[Katie Giles]] in both version of her character, the Vodka Aunt (for which she received the Order of Lenin from a grateful Vladimir Putin) and in her words "the prim but slutty aunt". The production run also saw the appearance of the famous "Rhona bitch face", which has been known to destroy the minds of lesser men. Rhona returned to her raptor fairy ways in the Harrogate production of Iolanthe, causing several pensioners to congratulate her after the show for such a wonderful performance in Jurassic Park.
It was during this production run that she first suggested the idea of the now ubiquitous [[LOpSoc Naked Charity Calendar]], which led to Rhona becoming the youngest ever LOpSoc member to have a meme made from them. The production run also saw the appearance of the famous "Rhona bitch face", which has been known to destroy the minds of lesser men. Rhona returned to her raptor fairy in [[Iolanthe 2015 (Harrogate)]], causing several pensioners to congratulate her after the show for such a wonderful performance in Jurassic Park.


Rhona was the wardrobe manager for LOpSoc's 2016 production of [[Fiddler on the Roof 2016]], which fulfills her childhood dream of dressing people up like Yiddish peasant doll people and forcing them to re-enact Russian pogroms. Needless to say, everyone enjoyed the range of brown clothing, particularly [[Ben Walker]], whose closing comment was "Thank you for making me so beige."
Rhona was the wardrobe manager for LOpSoc's production of [[Fiddler on the Roof 2016]], which fulfilled her childhood dream of dressing people up like Yiddish peasant doll people and forcing them to re-enact Russian pogroms. Needless to say, everyone enjoyed the range of brown clothing, particularly [[Ben Walker]], whose closing comment was "Thank you for making me so beige." She also thinks that the show's subplot about potatoes really deserved more attention, but then, this is why she isn't a director.


Rhona's next LOpSoc endeavour if the role of The Duchess in The Gondoliers, along with [[Venetia Matthews]]. She will do 3 of the Annexe perfomances, as she is unable to attend Harrogate this year, much to her sadness. however, she will be teaching music in Argentina for a year, so in the grand scheme of things, she's not too upset.
Rhona's took on her first principal role (other than the extremely important Woman 1 role in [[Fiddler on the Roof 2016]]) as The Duchess of Plaza Toro in [[Gondoliers 2016]], along with [[Venetia Matthews]]. She did 3 of the Annexe perfomances, and very much hopes that everyone who watches the show watches the Harrogate version, as her counterpart did a much better job of it.
 
[[File:RhonaDuchess.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Rhona as The Duchess]]
 
She also managed to join the chorus for the Plaza-Tour, and is still amazed that she managed to spend the entire opening song in the front row without messing up.
 
Rhona spent her third year as an Erasmus student in Spain, where she considered herself as an 'absent but overly invested' member, travelling all the way just to see [[Mikado 2017]]. She also started the second LOpSoc Against Humanity deck, as a way of trying to stay in with all the fresh memes. She joined LOpSoc again for [[Mikado 2017 (Harrogate)]].
 
In her final year, she performed the role of Ruth in [[Ruddygore 2018]], joined the committee as tours officer, and took on the role of Creative Director for LOpSoc's first performance of Patience. Her dream of the [[LOpSoc Naked Charity Calendar]] was also realised, when [[Hannah Parsons]] corralled a group of shameless members to take part in the SUSU RAG calendar.


When not mucking around in the chorus, Rhona enjoys tweeting pictures of rare ironing boards and playing Quidditch, which she continues to insist is a real sport and not just rugby with a broom between your legs.




YAAAAAAAAAS
YAAAAAAAAAS
== Fresher Legends ==
-Watch out she'll ship you


== Major Achievements ==
== Major Achievements ==
* One half of Geona
* Driver of the Banter Bus
* Driver of the Banter Bus
* Will nail you with a bitch face unseen by man before or since. Only [[Amy Wardle]] holds a more fearsome bitchface, and luckily they're good friends. Unluckily, a Amy/Rhona tag team would slay a small country.
* Killer bitch face
* Holds the official title of LOpSoc Meme Machine
* Provided costumes for a record sized cast of 43, with only 3 major and 5 minor stress breakdowns
* Provided costumes for a record sized cast of 43, with only 3 major and 5 minor stress breakdowns
* One of few members accused of only being cast in a show because of her relationship status
* Curator of the second LOpSoc Against Humanity card deck
* Creator of the LOpsoc Naked Calendar
* Coined the phrase "The salt room"


== Past Roles ==
== Past Roles ==
{|Class="wikitable sortable"  
{|Class="wikitable sortable"  
!Show!!Role
!Show!!Role
|-
|[[Patience 2018]]||| ''Chorus of Hipsters''
|-
|[[Ruddigore 2018]]||| ''Ruth''
|-
|[[Mikado 2017 (Harrogate)]]||| ''Chorus of Schoolgirls''
|-
|[[Gondoliers 2016 (Harrogate)]]||| ''Chorus of Contadine''
|-
|-
|[[Gondoliers 2016]]||| ''The Duchess of Plaza Torro''
|[[Gondoliers 2016]]||| ''The Duchess of Plaza Torro''
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|[[Iolanthe 2015 (Harrogate)]]||| ''Fairy Chorus''
|[[Iolanthe 2015 (Harrogate)]]||| ''Fairy Chorus''
|-
|-
|[[HMS Pinafore 2015]]||| ''Sisters, Cousins and Aunts Chorus''
|[[H.M.S. Pinafore 2015]]||| ''Sisters, Cousins and Aunts Chorus''
|-
|-
|[[Iolanthe 2015]]|||''Fairy Chorus''
|[[Iolanthe 2015]]|||''Fairy Chorus''
|-
|}
== Production Team Roles ==
{|Class="wikitable sortable"
!Show!!Role
|-
|[[Patience 2018]]||| ''Creative Director''
|-
|[[Fiddler on the Roof 2016]]||| ''Wardrobe Manager''
|-
|}
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Latest revision as of 22:45, 10 June 2018

Biography[edit]

Rhona expresses her disgust for the HMS Pinafore's disabled crew member Dick Deadeye

Rhona is a final year languages student studying German and Spanish. Born in England, raised in Wales, she attempted to make up for lost Englishness by joining LOpSoc in 2014, during her first year. Her first show was Iolanthe 2015, and she remained on board for H.M.S. Pinafore 2015, in which her "prim but slutty vodka aunt" was certainly a unique interpretation.

It was during this production run that she first suggested the idea of the now ubiquitous LOpSoc Naked Charity Calendar, which led to Rhona becoming the youngest ever LOpSoc member to have a meme made from them. The production run also saw the appearance of the famous "Rhona bitch face", which has been known to destroy the minds of lesser men. Rhona returned to her raptor fairy in Iolanthe 2015 (Harrogate), causing several pensioners to congratulate her after the show for such a wonderful performance in Jurassic Park.

Rhona was the wardrobe manager for LOpSoc's production of Fiddler on the Roof 2016, which fulfilled her childhood dream of dressing people up like Yiddish peasant doll people and forcing them to re-enact Russian pogroms. Needless to say, everyone enjoyed the range of brown clothing, particularly Ben Walker, whose closing comment was "Thank you for making me so beige." She also thinks that the show's subplot about potatoes really deserved more attention, but then, this is why she isn't a director.

Rhona's took on her first principal role (other than the extremely important Woman 1 role in Fiddler on the Roof 2016) as The Duchess of Plaza Toro in Gondoliers 2016, along with Venetia Matthews. She did 3 of the Annexe perfomances, and very much hopes that everyone who watches the show watches the Harrogate version, as her counterpart did a much better job of it.

Rhona as The Duchess

She also managed to join the chorus for the Plaza-Tour, and is still amazed that she managed to spend the entire opening song in the front row without messing up.

Rhona spent her third year as an Erasmus student in Spain, where she considered herself as an 'absent but overly invested' member, travelling all the way just to see Mikado 2017. She also started the second LOpSoc Against Humanity deck, as a way of trying to stay in with all the fresh memes. She joined LOpSoc again for Mikado 2017 (Harrogate).

In her final year, she performed the role of Ruth in Ruddygore 2018, joined the committee as tours officer, and took on the role of Creative Director for LOpSoc's first performance of Patience. Her dream of the LOpSoc Naked Charity Calendar was also realised, when Hannah Parsons corralled a group of shameless members to take part in the SUSU RAG calendar.


YAAAAAAAAAS

Fresher Legends[edit]

-Watch out she'll ship you

Major Achievements[edit]

  • Driver of the Banter Bus
  • Killer bitch face
  • Provided costumes for a record sized cast of 43, with only 3 major and 5 minor stress breakdowns
  • One of few members accused of only being cast in a show because of her relationship status
  • Curator of the second LOpSoc Against Humanity card deck
  • Creator of the LOpsoc Naked Calendar
  • Coined the phrase "The salt room"

Past Roles[edit]

Show Role
Patience 2018 Chorus of Hipsters
Ruddigore 2018 Ruth
Mikado 2017 (Harrogate) Chorus of Schoolgirls
Gondoliers 2016 (Harrogate) Chorus of Contadine
Gondoliers 2016 The Duchess of Plaza Torro
Fiddler on the Roof 2016 Chorus, Woman 1
Iolanthe 2015 (Harrogate) Fairy Chorus
H.M.S. Pinafore 2015 Sisters, Cousins and Aunts Chorus
Iolanthe 2015 Fairy Chorus

Production Team Roles[edit]

Show Role
Patience 2018 Creative Director
Fiddler on the Roof 2016 Wardrobe Manager
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