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 Artsmark is the creative quality standard for schools and education settings, awarded by Arts Council England, recognising their commitment to high quality arts and cultural education. Theatre for Life is proud to be supporting schools and education settings on their Artsmark journey, inspiring children and young people to create, experience, and participate in great arts and culture.
What is the Arts Award?
Arts Award supports young people who want to deepen their engagement with the arts, build creative and leadership skills, and to achieve a national qualification.
The award builds confidence, helps young people to enjoy cultural activities, and prepares them for further education or employment.
Our workshops promote reflective thinking through innovative and authentic arts based projects, using the arts to address and focus on life changing issues.
SHORT COURSES
Currently offering LAMDA courses with a Qualified Drama Teacher | Entry to level 3 Acting Exams | Home visits available | Extra UCAS Tariff points | Audition Monologues | Group bookings in schools and colleges | General Acting Coaching and preparation for Auditions
PUBLIC SPEAKING
BUILDING CONFIDENCE
PERFORMANCE SKILLS
CREATING CHARACTER
DEVELOPING TEXT
ACTING STYLES
ONE TO ONE SUPPORT
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MUSICAL THEATRE
Workshops that focus on Musical Theatre, Estill singing techniques, acting through song, integrated performance, auditioning, styles, and performance techniques with trained Musical Theatre Teachers and professional performers. Freelance Musical Theatre directors also available to support productions. All our workshop leaders have professional training and extensive experience in the industry. Please read our brochure to view the different workshop options.
MUSICAL THEATRE WORKSHOP LEADERS
ATHRYN BARNES
TRAINING:
London Studio Centre
BA (Hons) in Musical Theatre (First Class Honours)
The Shelia O'Neil award for 'Excellence in Musical Theatre' 2010
CREDITS:
Kathryn has recently finished performing in the UK/Ireland Tour of
The Addams Family
, a Musical Comedy.
Other credits include: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (UK/Ireland Tour/West Yorkshire Playhouse),
CATS
(West End Revival at the London Palladium).
Me and My Girl
(Chichester Festival Theatre - 2018)
CHRISTOPHER HEWITT
TRAINING:
The Urdang Academy, London
BA (Hons) in Professional Musical Theatre and Dance (First Class Honours)
CREDITS:
West End Gala Cast of the Tony nominated Broadway musical
Disaster! the Musical
at Charing Cross Theatre. Man in Chair in
The Drowsy Chaperone
(Pleasance Theatre), French Wizard in
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
(2018, David Yates, Warner Bros. Pics)
POPPY ANDREWS
TRAINING:
Arts Education School, London
BA (Hons) in Musical Theatre
Post Graduate Diploma in Vocal Pedagogy
CREDITS:
Numerous concerts with the BBC Concert Orchestra, community outreach programme with 'Pimlico Opera' and most recently Sleeping Beauty at Buxton Opera House.
DOMINIC ANDERSEN
TRAINING:
Arts Educational School, London
BA (Hons) in Musical Theatre
CREDITS:
Dominic has an extensive background in Musical Theatre and Television, recently playing Rocky in
The Rocky Horror Show
(Playhouse Theatre/UK Tour) as well as the Rum Tum Tugger in CATS. He has also made television apperances on Humans (Channel 4) as well as Saturday Night Takeway (ITV) and The Keith Lemon American biopic. Ram Sweeny in
Heathers The Musical
(The Other Palace and Theatre Royal Haymarket - 2018)
ACTING
Acting workshops that focus on style, conventions, staging, language, performance techniques, practitioners, monologues and auditioning. Workshops will be delivered by trained Drama Teachers, Drama and Movement therapists and professional actors. Workshops also explore PSHE and SRE through Forum Theatre techniques and Mantle of the Expert as well as supporting set works and examination pieces. Freelance directors also available to support productions.
ACTING WORKSHOP LEADERS
CLARE MCCALL
TRAINING:
East 15 Acting School
BA (Hons) in World Theatre Performance
Royal Central School of Speech & Drama
MA Advanced Theatre Practice
CREDITS:
The Girl Who Fell in Love with a Wolf
(BBC),
Social Media Suicide
(Carnesky Productions),
The Further Adventures of Lucy-Anna Martin
(Independent Feature Film),
Siege 1648
(StageWrite),
Colchester Curiosities
(Footprints Theatre Company). Clare is currently in production with her one woman show -
Social Media Suicide.
As a qualified Yoga Instructor, Clare can also offer
Yoga for Performers workshops.
MICHELLE SMITH
TRAINING:
University of Hertfordshire
BA (Hons) Performing Arts
University College London (UCL)
Institute of Education
PGCE
Michelle is the founder and Artistic Director of Theatre for Life
TEACHING:
BTEC Performing Arts and A Level Drama at
Hammersmith and West London College. Course leader for BTEC Performing Arts at Queen Mary's College and Richard Taunton Sixth Form College. GCSE Drama teacher at Thornden School. International Drama teacher placement in Sydney, Australia. Youth Theatre director for student productions at The Point Theatre, Berry Theatre and The Hub Theatre. Michelle has worked with National Theatre Learning, devising an original piece of theatre with students, based on
Warhorse
by Michael Morpurgo. Michelle has written scripts for professional distribution for TreePress based in New York, USA.
MATTHEW OSBOURN
TRAINING: A professional actor/director/teacher/writer from London. He has worked & studied in the UK, the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany & Australia.
TEACHING:
After finishing his studies in 1993 Matthew created his own theatre company, a company that;Performed both recognised & new plays throughout the UK & Europe.Devised and performed T.I.E. (Theatre in Education) for local councils in London & Europe.
From 2003 – 2017 Matthew worked & lived in Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne is Australia's most artistic city. In Melbourne Matthew got to work with; The Arts Centre – creating theatre & performing for schools throughout Melbourne & state Victoria.The Song Room – creating & directing artistic programmes for regions Australia wide that have little or no access to the arts. Stage School Australia – Australia's largest school for the arts.
Matthew is a passionate supporter of the arts, in all its forms. He believes that the arts is one of the most important tools to share the human experience, and bring people together to explore & share that human experience.
DANCE
Dance workshops that focus on Contemporary Dance, Jazz, Ballet, Musical Theatre, Choreography, Contact Improvisation, Mime, set works for GCSE & A Level Dance, examination pieces with trained Dance teachers and professional performers. Freelance choreographers also available to support dance productions and Youth Dance companies.
DANCE WORKSHOP LEADERS
LEO MEREDITH
TRAINING:
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
BA (Hons) Contemporary Dance
Leo has professional training in classical ballet (RAD and ISTD), Tap, Modern, Jazz, Contemporary Dance, Contact Improvisation practices and Mime.
CREDITS:
Leo has been in works by Lizzie Kew-Ross, Marina Collard, Zoi Dimitriou, Sara Green, Ali Curtis-Jones. Leo has worked with Kerry Biggin and James Leece in the Matthew Bourne's New Adventures Company in 2016 for the Laban Conservatoire's Seminal Works show. Leo has had the privilege of continuing to perform Bourne's work in the
Highland Fling
as one of the Sylphs and was understudy of the lead role of James.
Choreography for curtain raisers for Rosie Kay Dance Company in 2015 and New Adventures in 2017.
Transitions Tour with Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. (2019)
Leo has worked with choreographers Ruth Osborne, Lina Limosani and Matt Cornell whilst training with QL2 Dance in Canberra, Australia in 2012.
HOLLY ASHBY
TRAINING
: Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts
Distinction in Musical Theatre
Teaching Diploma
Theatre for Life Education manager
CREDITS:
Peter Pan (
Peter Pan
) at The Theatre Royal, Lola (
Copacabana
) at the Peacock Theatre, London.
TEACHING:
Jazz dance for SEN students at Blue Apple Theatre (Winchester) and Southampton University. Karen Kay Theatre Arts (Brighton) and Florian School of Dance (Winchester).
HOLLY SWANN
TRAINING: Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
BA (Hons) Contemporary Dance
CREDITS: Nine month residency with the Jasmin Vardimon Dance Company.
Matthew Bourne's New Adventures Company in 2016 for the Laban Conservatoire's Seminal Works show.
EMMA HUGHES
TRAINING:
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Trinity College Diploma in Performing Arts
BA (Hons) in Performance and Education
PGCE
TEACHING:
Dance teacher at Hamble College, Churchers College and Crofton School. Emma has also taught as a Freelance dance teacher and choreographer for Laura Dunkley School of Performing Arts, Winchester Theatre Arts, Stagecoach, Manic Stage Productions and The Performing Arts Academy.
Work For Us
We are always looking to expand our team of specialist workshop leaders, please upload your CV with a short message on why you would like to work for Theatre for Life.
Current Vacancies
Acting workshop leaders with training in any of the following specialisms:
Shakespeare, Stanislavski, Brecht, Artaud, Applied Theatre, Devising Theatre and Audition techniques
Music workshop leaders with training in any of the following specialisms:
Popular Music, Music Composition, Singing, Music Technology, Musical Theatre, Music Theory, Music Styles & World Music
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