Watford

Principal – Tim Minshull

Biography to appear here soon

Sara – Film & Television

Sara Walker has 16 years experience in the Television industry.

She has been a presenter on the BBC, Sky Sports, Bloomberg and Manchester United Television.

But her skills also extend to behind the camera – producing documentaries and live shows.

She has a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism and a degree in media and performing arts.

Hannah- Musical Theatre

Hannah trained at The Arts Educational School, London followed by Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, graduating with a first class honours degree in Musical Theatre.

She has performed in shows in the West End and on tour including ‘Mary Poppins’ (West End) where she understudied and played the role of Mrs. Banks, ‘Hello Dolly’ (No. 1 UK Tour, ‘Girl Night’ (UK Tour) as Sharon, ‘The Sound of Music’ by the highly acclaimed Steam Industry and Emma Hackett in ‘Three Cheers for Mrs. Butler’ at the Polka Theatre. She has just finished the UK Tour of ‘Legally Blonde’ the musical, covering Paulette, Vivienne and Brooke. She also works as a Radio presenter; presenting an entertainment show once a week and works on screen in various commercials, corporate and presenting jobs.

Hannah has taught at many stage schools as a Singing Teacher and Choreographer. She is also a private singing teacher, with pupils of every ability, from preparing auditions into drama schools and performance colleges down to school exams and just singing for fun!

Nicola – Comedy & Drama

Nicola has worked as a professional actress for over 20 years with leading theatre companies including: Liverpool Everyman, Liverpool Playhouse, Colchester Mercury, Almeida Theatre, Eastern Angles, Bristol Express, Snap Theatre Company, Goodnights Entertainment and The New Theatre, Dublin. She has worked on a wide range of types of theatre including children’s theatre, TIE, community theatre, improvised and devised work, new writing companies and in small, middle scale and No 1 UK tours. She also works in corporate role play and has appeared in several short films on the independent film circuit. TV work includes: Brookside (C4) Boys From The Blackstuff (BBC2), Agony (C5) and Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story (BBC2).

A trained and experienced Drama Facilitator and acting tutor, she has worked with Jigsaw, Dramavision, TAIP (Total Actors in Performance), Seconds Out Theatre Workshop, Tom Allen Arts Centre, Greenman Productions and Escape Artists , working with all ages and abilities.

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Elena – Poppets

Elena is a professional actress and accomplished singer-songwriter. She gained her Ba/Hons in acting from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in 2010. Since graduating, Elena went on to win a place at The Lee Strasberg School in New York, where she played Glady’s in an Off-Broadway production of ‘The Skin Of Our Teeth’. Her recent credits include the lead in short feature ‘Quayle’ (compound4Film) LA, ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’, playing a Spanish DR Cauis with The Grassroots London Shakespeare Company at The New Red Lion.

With a strong passion for singing and writing music, Elena was ‘hand-picked’ from Nottingham’s finest singer songwriter’s to perform her original music at The Nottingham Playhouse earlier this year. Her music has been aired on BBC Radio several times and she continues to perform all around the UK with her very talented band of musicians.

Andrew – Teaching Assistant

Andrew started acting at age five and is currently studying A Levels in Drama, Theatre Studies, Music, Media and Psychology.

He has performed characters in numerous productions including Schlomo in Fame, Mickey in Blood Brothers, Mr Warbucks in Annie and Phillip/Wisehammer in Our Country’s Good .  His professional television credits include Sadie J (CBBC), Summer In Transylvania (Nickelodeon), Silent Witness (BBC), Save The Children Advert (Box TV) as well as appearing in the ensemble for two professional pantomimes for Upstage Productions at The Radlett Centre.