Jessica-Jayne Mannion

Department:: Drama
Year of Graduation:: 2024-25

Photo by Olivia Spencer

Height 5’6”
Eyes Blue
Hair Ginger/Auburn

Nationality British
Natural accent Mancunian

Productions at Guildhall

Kitty in Orlando (dir. Ellen McDougall)
Theo in The Graduate (Scheme) (dir. Helen Iley, June 2025)
Paulina in The Winter’s Tale (dir. Mariah Gale)
Stuff/Evil in Everybody (dir. Breman Rajkumar)
Writer 1/Cashier/Teacher in No Particular Order (dir. Anna Morrissey)

Projects at Guildhall

Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire (dir. Lyndsey Turner)
Lucy in Dead Dog in a Suitcase (dir. Endy McKay)
Emily in Fair Play (dir. Henry Blake)
Hamlet in Hamlet (dir. Chris Kelham/Eliot Shrimpton)
Being in Clot (dir. Leah Muller/Dan Coleman)
Kristine in A Doll's House (dir. Katie Bonna)
Natalie in Mosquitoes (dir. Breman Rajkumar)

Solo Work

Tracey in Just A Binwoman? (written/dir. Jessica-Jayne Mannion)

Professional Experience

Voice over - Domestic Football VT (BBC commercial)
Manchester City Football Fan (Sky Sports)

Other Experience

Noel Coward Foundation Gala with Wise Children (2024)
Wise Children Pick and Mix (2024)
Epic Stages - National Youth Theatre (2018)

Skills

Strong Singer (Soprano)
Puppeteering (Intermediate)
Movement - gymnastics and acrobatics (Intermediate). Dance - tap, ballet, contemporary
Open Water Scuba Diving Certification (PADI)
Trained in Stage Combat and Motion Capture