OUR LEAD TEAM
Ashton Moore
Director & Head of Singing(he/him) Ashton Moore is a musical director and composer. His teaching experience includes Stagebox (London, Edinburgh, Leeds & Manchester), Mountview Academy (CertHE course), and eight years as a Head of Music and Performing Arts across two leading independent schools. His theatre credits include The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Musical Director, Royal Shakespeare Company & West End), Cry-Baby (Music Supervisor, UK/European Premiere, Arcola Theatre), Play On (Musical Director, UK Tour), Get Up Stand Up (Deputy Keyboards, Lyric Theatre, West End), Mona Loser (Musical Director, Southwark Playhouse), The Harder They Come (Vocal Arranger & Music Supervisor, Stratford East), and A Christmas Story in Concert (Associate Arranger & Orchestrator, Royal Albert Hall).
Awards and selections include: 2026 OffWestEnd Award Winner for Achievement in Sound & Music, 2026 National Finalist for the BYMT New Music Theatre Award, 2025 Stiles & Drewe Best New Song Prize Winner for "Time", 2025 BroadwayWorld UK/West End Award Nomination for Best Musical Director, 2025 Black British Theatre Award Nomination for Best Musical Director, and Headline Artist for the 2025 New Notes season at the Actors Church (Covent Garden), leading to a sold-out concert of his original songs. In 2026, Ashton was selected by Mercury Musical Developments and TOHO Theatre to be featured in an exclusive showcase of 15 songwriters chosen from across the UK, US, Japan, and South Korea, to be performed at Theatre Creation in Tokyo, Japan.
Biancha-Maria Szynal
(she/her) Biancha-Maria Szynal graduated from The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, London, in 2012, and has since worked extensively in London's West End, throughout the UK, and overseas. Biancha-Maria made her West End debut aged 11, in Billy Elliot (Original Cast, Victoria Palace Theatre), and has gone on to work prolifically in the West End and internationally, post-graduation. Highlights of her theatre credits include Ghost (Ensemble & 1st cover Molly, English Theatre, Frankfurt), Matilda (Acrobat & 1st cover Miss Honey, Cambridge Theatre, West End), Everybody's Talking About Jamie (Swing, Apollo Theatre, West End), Bring It On (Kylar & 1st cover Campbell, UK Tour), Legally Blonde (Swing & 1st cover Brooke Wyndham, Regents Park Open Air Theatre, London), and Elf (Ensemble & 2nd cover Jovie, Aldwych Theatre, West End). Biancha-Maria has also appeared as an ensemble vocalist in the 2021 Amazon Studios film Everybody's Talking About Jamie, and as an ensemble dancer in the 2022 Netflix film Matilda the Musical.
Biancha-Maria is also a Cruises & Resorts Agent at Number Fifty Four, a boutique agency representing emerging and established talent across the theatre industry.
Biancha-Maria has worked extensively with young people, with her choreography credits including youth theatre productions of Fame, Alice in Wonderland, Billy Elliot, and RENT.
Head of Acting
Hannah O’Brien
(she/her) Hannah O'Brien trained at the world-renowned Central School of Ballet, graduating with a BA (Hons) degree in Professional Dance and Performance in 2018. Hannah is a highly sought-after performer with a range of first-class dance and theatre experience, including numerous projects with Matthew Bourne's New Adventures (Cinderella - London, UK Tour, and International Tour, and development work for Romeo & Juliet).
Hannah is a former All England Dance National Champion in both contemporary and lyrical styles of dance, and she was selected as one of the final 10 dancers in the classical section of the BBC Young Dancer of the Year in 2016/17.
Hannah is a qualified ISTD and RAD teacher with rich and varied experience of teaching ballet, lyrical, contemporary, and musical theatre dance at schools including LMA London (BA Hons - Dance Performance Course) and Performers College, as well as across the UK for West End in Schools and The Royal Opera House's Chance to Dance programme, in partnership with The Royal Ballet.
Hannah is a passionate and dynamic teacher and choreographer who enjoys working with young people to build resilience and to realise their potential in all aspects of dance and the performing arts.
Head of Dance
Michael Rideout
((he/him) Michael Rideout trained at East 15 Acting School before building a successful career in education, working across a variety of settings with young people for Westminster City Council. Michael has produced and performed in a range of concerts and cabarets, most notably at the Phoenix Arts Club in London's West End.
Michael's professional performing credits include "Conductor of the Hogwarts Express" at Universal Studios, Beijing, and he is also a rising star in the Drag Queen circuit, with his act "Tuppence A'Bag" a recent National Semi-Finalist with Drag Idol UK.
General Manager & 1-to-1 Tutor
Cody Gray
(she/her) Cody studied at the University of South Wales and later gained qualified teacher status with a PGCE at the University of East London.
Cody's work in the arts is diverse and rich, ranging from vocal coaching for young people's camps in the US, work with the Royal Opera House as a Cultural Champion, and teaching at a range of top performing arts schools across Essex and beyond. Cody also works professionally as an events vocalist and children's entertainer.
Assistant General Manager & 1-to-1 Tutor
Natalie Weiss
PatronNatalie Weiss is a global sensation who has worked with some of the industry’s biggest stars, including Tori Kelly, Ben Platt, Katharine McPhee, Pentatonix, Gaten Matarazzo, Shoshana Bean and Cheyenne Jackson. She has performed to sold-out audiences and led masterclasses in dozens of major cities across the US and internationally.
Natalie’s voice can be heard on The Greatest Showman soundtrack, Dear Evan Hansen Broadway cast recording, The Incredibles 2 soundtrack, and various musical theatre composers’ albums. She has performed on Broadway in Everyday Rapture, Off-Broadway in Emojiland, in national tours of Wicked & Les Misérables, regional productions of Beautiful, Ghost, and Chess, and at the Academy Awards in 2018. She was also an American Idol Season 4 semi-finalist.
OUR TUTORS & CREATIVES
ANNA GELLETT
1-to-1 tutor: Dance
Training: Italia Conti Academy of Performing Arts
BEAU WOODBRIDGE
1-to-1 tutor: Singing & Acting
Training: Royal Academy of Music
HANNA LEIGH CAMPAN
1-to-1 tutor: Dance
Training: Laine Theatre Arts
HANNAH WALKER
1-to-1 tutor: Singing
Training: Royal Academy of Music
DAN KEEBLE
for flud video
Resident Videographer
MILLIE WHIPPS
Associate Teacher
Training: The Musical Theatre Centre & ELAM
HANNAH BRANDON
for Marble & Sky Photography
Resident Photographer
ISABELLE ROBINSON
1-to-1 tutor: Singing & Acting
Training: Urdang Academy
KATIE-ELIZABETH ALLGOOD
Personal Skills Leader
Training: Performers College
Below are just some of the incredible practitioners who have taught masterclasses for us since we opened in September 2022.
Our Guest Tutors
SHARON ROSE
Eliza Hamilton in Hamilton (West End), Beautiful (West End), One Day (West End), Jingle Jangle (Netflix)
ANTHONY WHITEMAN
My Fair Lady (West End), Cats (West End), Top Hat (West End), Billy Elliot (West End)
ADRIANNA BERTOLA
Matilda in Matilda (RSC, Original Cast), The Sound of Music (West End), Les Misérables (West End)
LAURA PICK
Elphaba in Wicked (West End 2020-2022, UK Tour 2023-24), The Sound of Music (Regents Park)
GABRIELLE BROOKS
Olivier nominee: Get Up Stand Up (West End), The Book of Mormon (West End)
AHMED HAMAD
Artie in Sunset Boulevard (West End), Just for One Day (West End), Operation Mincemeat (West End)
MICHAEL AHOMKA-LINDSAY
Cabaret (West End), Legally Blonde (Regents Park Open Air Theatre), Newsies (London)
NIC MYERS
Alternate Sally Bowles in Cabaret (West End), Original Cast in Back to the Future (West End)
KATIE TONKINSON
Alternate Anne Wheeler in the World Premiere & West End productions of The Greatest Showman
BEN TYLER
Les Misérables (West End), The Phantom of the Opera (West End), The Book of Mormon (West End)
CAMERON BERNARD JONES
Ain’t Too Proud (West End), Motown the Musical (West End), Tina: the Tina Turner Musical (West End)
HARUKA KURODA
Fight Director: credits include Killing Eve, The Bill, and Jonathan Creek, and work for Google and Disney
KIMMY EDWARDS
Hercules (West End), Memphis (West End), Legally Blonde (West End), Dreamgirls (West End)
DOMINIC SHORT
Albus Potter in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (West End)
CHANICE ALEXANDER BURNETT
Fantine in Les Misérables (West End), The Book of Mormon (West End)
HANA STEWART
Jane Seymour & “Super-Swing” in the West End and Broadway productions of Six
MICHELLE PAYNE
Director/Associate Director: Legally Blonde (UK Tour), Dear Evan Hansen (UK & Asia Tour)
MADELINE CHARLEMAGNE
Hadestown (West End)
FREYA KARLETTIS
Anne of Cleves in Six (West End), Young Nala in The Lion King (West End)
LIAM GODWIN
Musical Director: Hay Fever (West End), and for artists including Self Esteem, Gareth Malone, and Mel C
INDIA CHADWICK
Marty in Grease (UK & International Tour), Three (National Theatre), Cry-Baby (Arcola Theatre)
CHARLES CROYSDILL
Cabaret (West End), Wicked (West End)
AMY EVERETT
Mrs Doubtfire (West End), Carousel (West End)
MADDY LYGO
Associate Musical Director for Six (West End, UK Tour, International Tour)
DEVIKA JOSHI
Dr. Liz Wilson in The Garfield Movie, starring Chris Pratt
MOLLY CLEERE
Acrobat & 1st Cover Miss Honey in Matilda (West End), Ensemble & 1st Cover Jovie in Elf (West End)
GLEANNE PURCELL-BROWN
Pippin (50th Anniversary Concert, West End), Shucked (Regents Park Open Air Theatre), Curtains (West End)
OLIVIA BROOKES
Pretty Woman (West End), Lisa in Mamma Mia (West End)
ELLIE-GRACE COUSINS
Mamma Mia (West End), The Lightning Thief: the Percy Jackson Musical (West End)
LILLIE-PEARL WILDMAN
Cabaret (West End), Sunset Boulevard (West End), Newsies (London)
ELEANOR WALSH
Ensemble & 1st Cover Veronica Sawyer in Heathers (UK Tour), Thelma & Louise (Young Vic)
LAUREN AZANIA
Hadestown (West End), The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (West End)
JARNÉIA RICHARD-NOEL
Original Catherine of Aragon in Six (West End & UK Tour), Madagascar (UK Tour)
CLEOPATRA REY
The Book of Mormon (West End), Dirty Dancing (West End), Motown the Musical (West End), ABBA Voyage
REBEKAH LOWINGS
Molly in Ghost (International Tour), Elphaba in Wicked (International Tour), Jesus Christ Superstar (UK Tour)
BEN OATLEY
Les Misérables (West End), Aaron Samuels in Mean Girls (UK Tour)
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