This years summer school will be run by the fantastic Carrie and Mark, see their biography below.
Mark has worked exclusively in musical theatre for fifteen years.
Creative:
Oliver! (UK Tour – Childrens Director), Les Miserables (Queens Theatre, London – Childrens Director), Applause (Bridewell Theatre London for L.S.M.T – Choreographer), Little Women (UK Premier Workshop – Assistant Director), Three Phantoms (UK Tour – Choreographer), Beauty and the Beast (Harlequin Theatre, Redhill – Choreographer), A Touch of West End (UK Tour – Choreographer), Jason and The Argonauts (LSMT – Choreographer), Slice of Saturday Night (MADD – Choreographer), Grease (ARC Theatre, Stockton – Choreographer), Stepping Out (Union Theatre, London – Associate Choreographer)
Actor – West End:
Starlight Express (Apollo Victoria Theatre – Swing and Understudy to Rusty and Dustin), Jerry Springer – The Opera (Original Cast – National Theatre and Cambridge Theatre – Swing and Dance/Fight Captain), High Society (Shaftesbury Theatre – Arthur), Les Miserables (Queens Theatre – Swing and Dance Captain/Childrens Director), Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2 Arena (Ensemble/Dance Captain)
Actor – Regional:
Little Shop Of Horrors (Palladium Theatre, Edinburgh – Ensemble, Understudy Mr Mushnik), The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (West Yorkshire Playhouse – Ensemble, Understudy Grumpskin), Starlight Express (UK/Scandinavian Tour – Prince of Wales, Understudy Dustin and Poppa).
Mark is Head of Dance at The London School of Musical Theatre.
Carrie studied Music at Lancaster University and followed this with a Master of Arts degree in Pianoforte Accompaniment at Canterbury Christchurch University under the tutorage of Kathryn Page. Her most recent engagements include Children’s Musical Director of Oliver!,Children’s vocal coach, The Bodyguard (Adelphi Theatre), Vocal coach for Inspirational Arts (Hertfordshire) and Carrie has her own Musical Theatre Workshop Company, Westend Wendys. Other keyboard engagements include: Jersey Boys (Prince Edward Theatre), Mamma Mia! (International Tour), Cats (UK Tour), Whistle Down the Wind (UK Tour), The Full Monty (UK Tour), Miss Saigon (Original UK Tour),Scrooge (Liverpool Empire), The Phantom of the Opera (UK Tour),Blood Brothers (UK Tour). Other work includes Cocktail pianist/ vocalist aboard the QEII (Cunard).