▁at ▁the ▁Bl ank ▁Theatre , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁their ▁award - win ning ▁production ▁of ▁Peter ▁Pan : ▁The ▁Boy ▁Who ▁H ated ▁M oth ers . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁F alk irk ▁and ▁raised ▁outside ▁Bon ny bridge , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁child ▁of ▁football ▁manager ▁and ▁coach ▁David ▁Con nell ▁and ▁teacher ▁F iona ▁Murray . ▁Con nell ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁dan cing ▁less ons ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁age ▁to ▁keep ▁her ▁cousin ▁company , ▁she ▁showed ▁promise ▁and ▁was ▁accepted ▁onto ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Bal lets ▁V oc ational ▁Dance ▁Education ▁Sch eme . ▁She ▁performed ▁many ▁child ▁roles ▁with ▁Scottish ▁Bal let ▁including ▁the ▁lead ▁role ▁of ▁Clara ▁in ▁their ▁N ut cra cker . ▁She ▁won ▁the ▁titles ▁of ▁Scottish ▁Junior ▁Bal let ▁Champion ▁and ▁Scottish ▁Senior ▁Bal let ▁champion ▁at ▁Stage ▁Fest iv als ▁in ▁Scotland ▁as ▁a ▁te en ager . ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁professional ▁dan cer ▁with ▁companies ▁The ▁Cur ve ▁Foundation , ▁Jazz ▁Art ▁UK , ▁and ▁with ▁Le ah ▁Stein ▁at ▁Dance base ▁Edinburgh , ▁Con nell ▁attended ▁the ▁Rose ▁Bru ford ▁College ▁of ▁Spe ech ▁and ▁D rama ▁in ▁London ▁where ▁she ▁gained ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁Act ing . ▁She ▁was ▁picked ▁as ▁the ▁" C rit ics ▁Cho ice " ▁by ▁the ▁adj ud icator ▁from ▁The ▁Stage ▁newspaper ▁for ▁her ▁gradu ation ▁show case . ▁After ▁leaving ▁drama ▁college , ▁she ▁performed ▁the ▁lead ▁role ▁of ▁Gr ush a