Snapshots14_12pp_SUPPLEMENT 5 - The Liverpool Institute for

Snapshots
2010 Graduates
Welcome to the thirteenth
edition of Snapshots, a
series of alumni
newsletter supplements
The graduates featured in
this edition of Snapshots
completed one of the
following Higher
Education programmes
running in 2010:
providing short profiles of
graduates from LIPA’s
BA (Hons) Acting
(Performing Arts)
Higher Education
programmes, nearly four
BA (Hons)
Community Drama
years after they
graduated.
BA (Hons) Dance
(Performing Arts)
The 2011 graduate
BA (Hons) Music
supplement will be issued
with the fifteenth edition
of LIPA’s alumni
newsletter. Graduates will
be contacted in spring
2015, however, you can
update your profile at
any time by ringing
Jan Buchanan in alumni
BA (Hons) Music,
Theatre and Entertainment
Management
BA (Hons) Performing
Arts (Music)
BA (Hons) Sound
Technology
BA (Hons) Theatre and
Performance Design
relations on +44 (0)151
330 3261, by emailing
BA (Hons) Theatre and
Performance Technology
alumni@lipa.ac.uk or
by writing to Alumni,
The Liverpool Institute
for Performing Arts,
Mount Street, Liverpool
L1 9HF, UK.
MA in Acting
MA in Contemporary
Theatre Practice
MA in Dance
Theatre Practice
MA in Performing Arts:
Education
•Richard Adams (professional name Richard Fitch), Associate director of Richard III at Trafalger Studios,
West End, see article on page 6 •Katharina Aff, Works in project management for an international booth building
company, she gets to travel around the world and has already been to London, Shanghai, Moscow and Salzburg this
year. She also completed a masters degree in management last September Aaron Ahmad, Assistant studio
engineer at Metropolis Studios, London, he has worked with clients including Frank Ocean, will.i.am, Cheryl Cole,
Future, Benji B, Tomoyasu Hotei, Chase & Status, Kylie Minogue, Nero and Mika Sarah Alexander, Production
assistant on films such as Captain America 1 and 2, Thor 2 and currently, Avengers 2 at Shepperton Studios. She is also
a freelance writer/film reviewer and her articles have appeared in publications including the Guardian. She previously
worked on productions with C4, BBC1 and 2 and Sky and in LA with the Los Angeles Film Festival David Alnwick,
Magician and comedian, he recently filmed an advert for PlayStation 4 which has just been released. He is currently
working on three shows for the Edinburgh Fringe, where his previous shows have received 5-star reviews
Ziyad Al-Samman, Member of the band Pink Film, they are writing and recording with various producers and
looking to release their first single and video soon Anton Asuquo (professional name Anton Bassey),
This year he has appeared in The Taming of the Shrew with The Detroit Shakespeare Festival; Anthony and Cleopatra
with Shakespeare in Detroit; the Eminem music video Headlights, directed by Spike Lee and Walk Tall with The Detroit
Broadcasting Company. He co-wrote, directed and featured in the film A Thousand Words which will be presented at
The Mitten Movie Project in June, when his sketch series Leftovers will also be presented at the Cinetopia International
Film Festival. He is currently booked for three films: suspense thriller, Eloise, prison drama Heartlock and a blockbuster
film currently under wraps (www.antonbassey.com) Andrew Baardsen, Formed the band Eye Emma Jedi with
fellow graduate Alexander Pavelich, they are the only band in Norway to have had all of their six singles playlisted on
NRK P3. They have played over 80 shows across Norway, Germany and the UK, and had their last two releases
playlisted on over 30 radio stations in Germany, and 50 radio stations in the US. Last year they played at the Great
Escape in Brighton and Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, obtaining a worldwide booking deal with The Agency Group.
The pair have also set up their own studio outside Oslo, where he works on his own music under the alias Baardsen,
records Eye Emma Jedi and mixes local bands. His remixes for Grimes and Warpaint got airplay on Radio 1 and his
remix of fellow graduate Dan Croll’s track From Nowhere was used on Grand Theft Auto V Andrew Balham, Audio
visual technician at the National Gallery for the last three years Daryl Ball, Currently working in retail management
to save for a future move, he has also done some recording with local artists Martin J Barker, Freelance costume
and scenery designer and director, this year he worked as producer, director and designer for an outdoor
production of Into the Woods. Previous credits include Aida and Into the Woods (2011, costume design), Pirates of
Penzance (costumes, set and director) and Me and My Girl (director). He also runs a successful online retail site
Caitlin Barnett, Currently freelancing at Epsom College assisting with their dance and drama department while
continuing to work on her own choreography. She has also been collaborating with a musician on choreography for a
music video Xaime Barreiro-Martínez, Guitar player and editor for communication media. He is a member of
the band Anfibia, playing funk music, touring around Spain and working on their soon-to-be recorded first studio album.
He also works for independent production company, Correo Television in Galicia, Spain. The company produces shows
for TV and he is a presenter of shows in his role as sales manager Chloe Bassett, Teaching assistant at a primary
school in Notting Hill, soon to embark on teacher training. She also runs arts, storytelling and Spanish workshops for
young children in West London Cyrus Bayandor, Self-employed bass player, touring with The Staves, Sivu, and
Hudson Taylor on UK, European and US headlines tours and festivals Faye Benson, Dancing and performing on
the Costa neoRomantica of Costa Crociere’s new exclusive collection, she recently toured around the Mediterranean
and is currently travelling around the Norwegian fjords and Sweden James Bentley, Working for Insight 360i, a
company which produces 360 virtual interactive tours. He recently spent three months in the USA as sound engineer
at a church in Arkansas. Previously he spent three years as a teaching technician in the music technology department
at King George V College, Southport and a number of his former students are currently studying sound technology here
(www.insight360i.com) Teresa Bernabé Martín, Plays cello and sings as one half of duo BLØSH, alongside
guitarist Jorgen Berg Svela, they have played with artists such as Depedro, Mikhael Paskalev, Jonas Alaska, Bow to
Each Other and Stealing Sheep. They spent the winter in the studio with Øyvind Gundersen to record their debut
material. Their first single C.A.t.L.Y. (Can't Afford to Lose You) is out in July, they have been booked for festivals such
as Musikkfest Oslo & Klubb:øya Mike Bindon, Curriculum manager for theatre at the International Baccalaureate
in Holland, leading the research, review and implementation for the diploma programme theatre course for 16-19-yearolds worldwide since 2012 Monika Blomeid (professional name Monika May), Her first single Ghost
was released in 2012, since then she has been working on her album. Marilyn, her first single from the album, was
Rebecca Boyce, Celebrity liaison officer for BBC Children in Need, see article on page 2
released in June
Ray Bradshaw, Stand-up comedian who has recently done a live recording for 4 Stands Up (Radio 4), the
tour support for Ardal O'Hanlon and has been a frequent guest on the Kevin Bridges and Friends show
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Chris Brady (professional name Chris D'Bray), Having collaborated with the Mark Edward dance
company in the filming, post production and installation of Council House Movie Star as part of the 2012 Liverpool
Homotopia festival he hopes to repeat this success by further collaborations with Mark Edward for Homotopia 2014.
He performs in theatre, site-specific, installation work, TV, films and within cabaret. He is also a freelance performing
arts lecturer and writer and graduated with a Certificate in Education from UCLAN in 2010 Emma Bramley,
Lectures part-time here on the community drama and acting courses and works freelance with schools and community
Joanne Brent, Dancer, actor and model, based in Hong Kong,
groups using dramatic inquiry pedagogy
her recent credits include acting roles in Triumph in the Sky and GPS Heartbreak for Hong Kong broadcasting
company TVB; TV commercials for Samsung and Disneyland; a music video for MC Jin and Le French May (festival).
She also spent three years teaching commercial and contemporary classes to international clients
Anna Bruland (professional name Anna Lena), Plays with the band Farao, before Christmas they
supported Icelandic artist Asgeir through Europe, England and Iceland. They will be touring over the summer, mainly
in Norway and their lead singer is currently recording their debut album in Iceland. She is developing her solo career
and will be releasing a debut EP around Christmas. She also works for Communion Bookings as an A&R scout and does
some session work for films and TV Emma Brunnock (née Hazlehurst), Running Playgoers New Generation,
the theatre group that she established after graduating Kathleen Button, Touring with Circus Arena in Denmark
as sax/guitarist and vocalist, she has also worked for Circus Imperial over the past two years touring around Europe.
When she is not on tour, she spends most of her time working in an orphanage in Cambodia, she has travelled around
the world and supported the work of the orphanage for the past three years Joshua Byrne, Running his own
record label, XVI Records, in Vancouver, managing artists, writing and DJing Mattie Campbell, Established
Fracture Theatre, an inclusive theatre company based in the Tees Valley, which offers classes and performance to the
community. He recently qualified as a further education teacher and has been working at Stockton Riverside College
and Darlington College. He has also launched a new online dance business (www.onlinedancestudio.co.uk)
Joshua Cartlidge, Recently signed a contract with Princess Cruises taking him to November 2015. He has
previously worked on two cruise ships for Tallink and spent three years as a dancer and production manager for Costa
Cruises. Between ships, he worked as a dancer/animator at the five-star Blue Lagoon Resort in Kos Guy Chase,
Sound engineer at Scramble, an audio post production house in Soho, working on advertising campaigns for brands
such as Garnier, Betway and TUC. Currently mixing his first feature film, The Last Sparks of Sundown starring Kavan
Novak and Miles Jupp, to be released this summer Venetia Clarke, Embarking on a new role as events assistant
at the creative events agency, Timebased Events. She previously worked as an assistant accounts executive at Channel
5 and as an events administrator at the Echo Arena, where she spent a year assisting the team with a range of concerts
and managed the pre-show hospitality events for shows such as George Michael and Lionel Richie Wes Clarke,
Songwriting for Sony/ATV and working on his own new music Peter Cliff, Entertainments creative manager at the
Alton Towers Resort. Over the past year, he has collaborated with Children's BBC to bring CBeebies land to life, it is an
immersive and interactive performance concept, where children are inspired to learn through play. He is also
responsible for special events including the fireworks display and annual Halloween attraction, Scarefest. The resort
engages over 200 actors, dancers, vocalists, circus entertainers and street performers annually Mel Collins,
Recently moved to Beijing to teach dance to children. She previously taught dance around the Merseyside area to
pupils of all ages, she also worked for our widening participation department. She danced as part of a hip hop troupe
competing for Scotland in the ICU World Championships in Orlando, Florida and was part of the Funkymentals, which
most recently performed at the Vogue Ball in Liverpool. She also appeared in a UK soap Karl Connor, Co-founded
Liverpool-based artist and event management company, Fierce Management, alongside fellow graduate Jen Corrigan.
The company manages the band My Forever and provides programming and production services to Liverpool Pride
and the Liverpool Music Awards. He has also recently been writing for artists both in the UK and internationally. Earlier
this year a track he co-wrote was taken by Universal Records Europe and released across Europe by Luca Hanni, the
winner of the hit German TV series German Idol. This year he began working as a talent scout for Simon Cowell's
company Syco (www.fiercemanagement.co.uk) Tom Cooper, Freelance lighting designer and assistant lighting
designer for shows off-West End while also working as a lighting technician at venues including the Royal Opera House
and Sadler’s Wells and on West End shows including The Book of Mormon, The Bodyguard and I Can’t Sing!
(www.tomcooperlighting.com) Jen Corrigan, Co-founded Liverpool-based artist and event management company,
Fierce Management, alongside fellow graduate Karl Connor. Fierce Management manages the band My Forever and
programmes the line up for Liverpool Pride alongside providing event management for the Liverpool Music Awards. She
is also a talent scout for Simon Cowell's music and entertainment company Syco (www.fiercemanagement.co.uk)
Edward Croft, Performs with his brother, Tommy, as comedy duo Jollyboat, touring the country, headlining comedy
clubs nationwide. They are back to the Edinburgh Fringe for their fifth consecutive year this year, expecting another
profitable run, and are playing Download Festival and Glastonbury Elizabeth Culley, Visual merchandiser for
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independent boutique department store Tyrers in St Helens, she designs and installs the displays in the
windows and throughout the departments. Alongside this she has worked on freelance projects for adverts and theatre
and is starting a handmade accessories business, Alice and Mary, with fellow alumna Kat Egan (on Facebook, Instagram
and Twitter) Paul Dale-Vickers, Lectures in performing arts at Wakefield College, he is also a composer, musician
and actor. His musical De Profundis, based on the work by Oscar Wilde, won the inaugural New Musical Project
competition at the Leicester Square Theatre where it premièred in May Mathew Davies, Performed for the Walt
Disney Company at events and shows all over Europe, Africa and Asia. He was the dance captain on the
Barney Live: Let's Go! tour in the Middle East. He is also co-creator of Hupsilly Hill, a YouTube sketch show for children
(www.youtube.com/HupsillyHill) Maria Devon, Currently working for the Liverpool Empire as FOH staff. Since
September, she has also been volunteering in schools which has enabled her to gain a place on the applied art and
design PGCE secondary course at Edge Hill University, starting in September. Her goal is to become an art teacher for
14-19-year-olds. She previously worked as stage crew on the Queen Elizabeth cruise liner and as casual lighting crew
at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool Matthew Donlan, Currently working as a technician in a school theatre in
St Albans Isobel Dooley-Kelly, Channel manager for Sony Music UK. She previously worked at RCA Records,
USA and at Ridley Scott and Associates (RSA Films) USA Tony Draper, Freelance sound engineer and producer,
mainly out of Parr Street Studios and Real World Studios. Most notable recent work includes the gold-selling 2012
Christmas UK Number one for Justice Collective. He also works on FOH sound for Swiss Lips, including TV work for
C4 and at various venues across the UK such as Brixton Academy. He is building a studio in Runcorn, Analogue Baby,
which is pitched at high-end film score mixing work and ADR and has links to London score mixers and the BBC
Maria Dunsmore, Freelance vocalist and band leader, she has established Parr Street Music School, based at
Parr Street Studios in Liverpool, teaching one-to-one vocals from beginners to advanced level. She also coaches signed
artists for recording projects and all aspects of performance and teaches vocals for Liverpool University. She has
coached at various stage schools including LIPA 4:19 and been involved with a choir for Action on Addiction
Aimee Dussold, Document controller at Forum Energy Technologies, she is also voluntary assistant manager and
marketeer at the Kirk Theatre in Pickering and has established her own jewellery business, Little Bird
Holly Easterbrook, Recently returned to the UK following a year back-packing, having been flown to Australia
by Tourism Australia after reaching the finals of the Best Job in the World - a competition to fill the role of VIP and social
media commentator for New South Wales. Her theatre credits include Eleanor Boardman in The Tailor-made Man at the
Arts Theatre, West End, Catherine in Proof for Sell a Door Theatre Company, Rachel in Glee on tour and several
productions in Dubai Sarah Eaton, Assistant to the MD at Northern Music Company, Omerch Ltd and AMF Music
Publishing. She works across the companies: managing a roster of mainly rock and heavy metal artists, managing
successful e-commerce and tour supply merchandiser, Omerch Ltd, and working on the development of AMF Music
Publishing Thomas Evensen, Freelance sound and lighting technician for various venues and rental companies,
he has worked as a lighting technician at Brageteatret in Norway and was the lighting designer for several plays there
Richard Ferrar, Assistant stage manager at the New Vic Theatre in Newcastle-under-Lyme. He has also
established his own business, Command Key ⌘, which provides tailored Apple computer training, support and
consulting for businesses, schools and professionals (www.cmd-key.com) Ashling Findlay-Carroll, Lecturer at
the Scottish School of Contemporary Dance alongside performing and directing on freelance projects for Conflux and
Eco Drama among others Laura Flanagan, Currently responsible for A-level dance at Townley Grammar School
for Girls. She spent a year teaching contemporary, ballet, jazz, musical theatre and physical theatre at The BRIT School
and she will be returning to teach there on a permanent basis from September. Her dance credits include an international
tour with State of Emergency Productions; touring as senior dancer with Keneish Dance in the African dance production
Vigour; Wayne Sables Project and National Dance Company Wales Charlotte Ford, Assistant project manager for
PRG - Europe's biggest lighting rental company, she supports a number of current West End productions including The
Lion King and Wicked. She also provides support in the office for the project management team on large projects
including this year’s Commonwealth Games Herman Gambhir, Actor working between LA, London and Houston
with film credits including the prize-winning Gatecrasher for HCR Films and indie short Los Jack Machine for Free Seed
Films. On TV he had a lead role in a daily Brit-Asian soap for Sky HD produced by Zee TV. He has performed in over
15 improvathons and joined the core cast of Extempore Theatre: highlights include playing twice at the Bristol Old Vic.
He was a founder member of CRAFT theatre company where he has worked with fellow graduate Rocky Rodriguez Jnr.
Currently he is studying for his personal training certificate. He is also in pre-production for a short to be filmed next
spring and works as a design associate for two studios, Really Studio (owned by fellow graduate Aaron Mavinga) and
Fietsklik Adrian Garcia Fernandez, Elementary school music teacher at the American International School of
Hong Kong, for the last four years. He also depped on Starlight Express, when the production came to Hong Kong as
part of the Asian tour last October William Gaskell, Deputy prop workshop manager at the English National
Opera Briony Gatier, Senior accounts manager with LDA Communications, a London event management, PR
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and talent consultancy. She organises events and PR for VIPs and celebrities including the Duchess of Cambridge,
Bruce Forsyth, Des O'Connor, Beverley Knight and for Ledley King's testimonial year. She has also been working with
upcoming band NVS who recently toured with Little Mix Ryan Gibb, Currently making his West End debut in The
Commitments at the Palace Theatre. His previous theatre credits include a UK arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar and
a UK No. 1 tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Andrew Girvan, Sales and marketing manager
at Digital Theatre which works in partnership with Britain's leading theatre companies to capture live performance
authentically on screen. He was previously deputy editor for Whatsonstage.com Simon Gold, Works for This is
Music Ltd in label and artist management for Simian Mobile Disco, Bicep and Tensnake to name a few
Stephanie Goulden, She is about to start a new role as a community support officer with Inspire in Wigan
working with young people from troubled backgrounds. She will be helping them to develop confidence and live
independently, sometimes using drama as a tool. She was previously a freelance drama practitioner working with
children and youth theatres Alexandra Graham (professional name Lexi Wolfe), Currently working on
forthcoming British feature film Simon. Recent work includes The Harry Hill Movie, Bollywood movie Humshakals and
ongoing viral Sherlock Holmes spoof No Place Like Holmes and the title role of The Mary Morstan Mysteries. She selfpublished the book Better Off Dead: The Story of Rosa the Fledgling Vampire in 2013. She is also co-director of new
production company Wildwolfe Productions Alex Grant, Directing young adults in musicals, coaching kids’ soccer,
and doing stand-up, based in Atlanta Daniel Greengrass, Buyer for independent menswear retailer Wellgosh,
he is also responsible for marketing the company and recently headed up the celebrations for its 25th anniversary
Jack Greengrass, A&R for Island Records/Universal Music. He is also doing some freelance composition and
working with various bands Tamira Hamam, Works in publishing at Oxford University Press and manages her own
blog. She previously completed a tour of a new play, All Because of Molly, which debuted at The Lowry before touring
the North Polly Hargreaves, Teaches on the BTEC production arts course at Salford City College, she completed
her teaching qualification after working in the college as a theatre technician and being offered the opportunity
to teach. She is in her second year of teaching and has just had her first two students accepted at RADA. She
previously travelled around Asia where she worked with young Nepalese monks to improve their English
Steven Harris, Genius with Apple in West Edmonton, Canada where he services and repairs all Apple electronics.
His training with the company over the last 18 months has included an extended visit to Atlanta, Georgia, to learn the
technical aspects of the role. He still does some sound technology work troubleshooting desktop audio and studio Mac
systems Michael Hassall, Currently, waiter/bar staff in a hotel in St Andrews, where he also does some marketing
work Michael Haworth, Musical director, formerly musician, with Holland American Line, working on cruise ships
all over the world Krist Heath, Sales and office assistant at Pro Audio Centre, working on in-store and online sales
and writing for the company blog. While he has been in the role, the business has grown from a single office operation
to having a dedicated warehouse and retail location. He also writes songs, sings and plays the keyboard
Michael Herbrik, Works for Made Management in Oslo where he manages Carnival Kids, Verses and others on
a company roster that includes Lemaitre, Sondre Lerche, Casiokids and John Olav Nilsen. He previously worked as
music manager for the Coca-Cola London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic project team and as brand partnerships and
product manager for Roadrunner Records UK David Herzog, He has worked for Merry-Go-Round Playhouse of
Auburn, New York, including their production of 9 to 5: The Musical. He is also a presenter with the London-based
musical theatre podcast MusicalTalk James Higham, Key Stage 3 leader of mathematics in a Widnes secondary
school and a part-time teacher of music in a secondary school in Liverpool. He works with several current LIPA
musicians regularly performing around the North West and as a freelance recording engineer he has worked with the
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral choirs, and several classical ensembles Beth Hogan, Currently working with
Birmingham Infometrics on their Twitter scraping software development, while studying for a chartered postgraduate
diploma in marketing. She went freelance working as project co-ordinator with Friction Arts on To You From Super Me
with author Nick Hornby and artist Chris Keenan, following a year away from work with seven months in hospital.
Previously she spent two years as marketing and audience development officer with Birmingham-based production
company, Capsule, on the Home of Metal project, featuring exhibitions in galleries across Birmingham and the Black
Country and an international metal conference. She then worked for Sky Arts on the production of a heavy metal
Sarah Hogarth, Lecturer in drama at LJMU specialising in
documentary in conjunction with the project
contemporary performance and applied drama. She is also a member of All Things Considered Theatre, currently
working on a Big Lottery-funded project working with public services to create an interactive performance for young
people that explores child sexual exploitation Laura Hollowell, Freelance wardrobe and wigs supervisor, currently
on tour with Betty Blue Eyes, see article on page 3 Pål Tore Holten, He contributed drums for a recording which
won the Spellemannspris (Norwegian Grammy) for Best Children's Album in 2014. He has been working in two
Trondheim recording studios (Øra Studio and Støy AS) where he has played on four albums and multiple demos.
Besides drumming he arranges for choir and is now venturing into sound design for film and TV. He also works as a
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course leader in drumming for a private music school and as a stage rigger for a 1200-seater venue (Olavshallen) in
Mathea Homme (professional name Thea Dalen), Co-producer/actress on the film,
Trondheim
Watercolour Love, working with a director/writer who is based in LA and Oslo. It will be produced in both English
and Norwegian and she has also translated the script to Norwegian. Filming is scheduled to start next spring. In July,
Charlotte Hudders, Working
she will also start shooting a film with a small film company in Kristiansand
in Dubai as an art director for event company, The Transformers. Her work involves designing and making
costumes and props for events, launch parties and brands. She has also created her own collection of hand
drawn silk scarves, which she hopes to launch in the Dubai fashion market soon (www.charlottehudders.com)
Emily Hunt (professional name Emily May), Dance captain for Mirage Shows and Productions aboard Fred
Olsen Cruise Lines. Last year she also danced with the Potters Theatre Company at the Atlas Theatre, Norfolk. She
previously worked as a dancer and singer for PEEL Productions aboard Thomson and Fred Olsen Cruise Lines and
danced for E3 Live/The Business at Thomas Cook International conferences, while training and performing in various
Andrew Jackson, Analogue product manager at Solid State Logic
projects with X7eaven Dance, London
representing the company at worldwide events, managing the existing product range and spearheading new products
Zoë Jackson, Multi-award-winning entrepreneur and managing director of performing arts company Living the
Dream which incorporates a school, dance company, talent agency and charitable foundation. She has worked with Sir
Richard Branson on projects to help young entrepreneurs and was one of a group of high profile campaigners, including
James Caan, influential in the launch of the government Start Up Loans scheme. Her awards include the Woman of the
Future in the Arts with Shell (www.livingthedreamcompany.co.uk) Amy Johnson, Working in the art department
for CBBC Studio Manchester. She also recently worked as a freelance graphic artist for Coronation Street,
Jacqueline Jones, Senior lecturer in dance here
and has been a prop maker for various CBBC dramas
Rachel Jones, Prop maker and scenic artist for the New Vic Theatre, she also works as a freelance prop
Rosie Jones, She performs alongside
maker in the TV industry for clients such as CBBC and Cbeebies
fellow graduate Zoe Nicol as Worry Dolls. The duo self-released an EP in 2013 and have been played on BBC 6
Music and BBC Radio 2. They supported Joan Armatrading on her UK tour and Declan Bennett from Once the
musical and EastEnders. Worry Dolls were chosen from hundreds of UK bands to perform at Music City in DerryLondonderry, the UK’s City of Culture 2013, alongside Buena Vista Social Club. They will be performing at ten festivals
this year including the Croissant Neuf stage at Glastonbury and are currently recording their second EP to be
followed by a European tour this winter, with Dave Gerard and the Watchman (www.worrydollsmusic.com)
Sarah Jones (professional name Sarah Campbell-Jones), Dancer, model and dance teacher. She has
performed and modelled for GHD, Redken and New Look as well as being part of the beach volleyball dancers at
London 2012 Olympics. She is currently looking forward to working at the Masterclass Experience in Birmingham with
William Jones, Network architect and engineer in the events industry, he
fellow graduates in the summer
specialises in delivering high density wireless networks for events and is found behind the scenes of many high profile
technology conferences and product launches. He has recently worked on events for Apple, Google, Microsoft, and
Cisco and this summer will work on behalf of BT on the IFB event in Liverpool, managing the network design and
deployment Andrew Keller, Recently appeared in She Stoops to Conquer and will appear in Romeo and Juliet
(opens in July), and The Taming of the Shrew (opens in October) in his new home, Washington, D.C. In June he was
part of a staged reading of the Osborn Award-winning play Perfect Arrangement in NYC, the world première of which
he was part of last year in D.C. He is an adjunct professor of communication studies and theatre at Northern Virginia
Community College and was recently nominated for a WATCH award for his fight choreography in As You Like It
Caroline Kennedy, Act Now! programme manager at M6 Theatre in Rochdale, which specialises in creating and
delivering dynamic, high quality theatre for young audiences. Funded by Big Lottery Reaching Communities, Act Now!
offers drama-based projects for young people aged 8-18, regularly working with partner organisations such as
Barnardo's, Rochdale Youth Service and New Steps for African Communities. The Act Now! team have recently held
their first Rochdale Youth Arts Festival Michael Larsen-Disney, Currently director of performing arts at the
British International School, Jakarta where he runs the 720-seat theatre. In August, he takes up the position of
director of performing arts at the new Wellington College in Shanghai. Previously he was artistic director of the Wessex
Academy of Performing Arts Alex Le Roux, Founded his own music agency ALR Music, see article on page 1
(www.alrmusic.co.uk) Edwina Lea, Recently played Betty Bell in Mary Bell by Mary Bell which was nominated for
a Manchester Theatre Award. In January she finished a two-month run of The Piped Piper at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool.
She also filmed her first feature film, 27 Memory Lane, last year and attended its première in April. She is currently
working on a play about dementia Simon Leary, After studying for an MSc in Computer Science he now works
as an audio programmer for games development company Magenta Software. His latest credit is audio direction and
implementation for Sony's Invizimals: The Lost Kingdom on PS3 Jonathan Lewis, Technical manager/FOH and
monitor engineer at The Arts Club in London. Artists who have performed at the venue include Lianne La Havas, Sam
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Smith and Jocelyn Brown. Also freelance FOH engineer for artists such as The Feeling and King Charles
Jessie Lilley, Recently finished playing Lizzie in The Man Inside, a new musical starring West End performer Dave
Willetts at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham and the Landor Theatre, London. Previously she did a workshop with Polly
Tale/Shared Experience on new play Bakersfield Mist. She also gigs around London in an acoustic duo singing lead
vocals and with many function Motown/soul bands. Other credits include a recording for Starlight Express
Emma Lingard, Works for us on the auditions for dance and other programmes and teaches for LIPA 4:19, she
has also worked as a dance facilitator for the widening participation programme. She teaches, choreographs and
performs on a freelance basis and was the PA to the artistic director of Big Dance Northwest in 2012, working closely
with Merseyside Dance Initiative. She has also appeared in Hollyoaks and as a dancer in the forthcoming film Noble.
She recently choreographed a flash mob raising awareness for encephalitis, breaking the Guinness World Record for
the most people forming the shape of an organ with over 650 participants Natalie Lloyd, Hire desk manager for
Fork Rent, construction plant hire company, based at Speedy Services Laura Lomax, Audio visual, theatre and
production designer with a portfolio of work across the North West and London. As a visual artist she has created
installations for Liverpool LightNight and LongNight, and is also an award-winning short film producer and director,
recently chosen for Hope Street's 2014 Emerging Artists design internship Knuteirik Lunden, Studying electrical
engineering in Stavanger, Norway. He is also working on some musical projects Hayley Macdonald, Soon to start
a new job as the events manager for Huddersfield Partnership, managing Huddersfield city centre events and working
with local businesses to promote the city’s offerings. She will be organising large-scale events such as the Food and
Drink Festival, which had over 160,000 visitors. She previously worked for both Kirklees and Wakefield Councils as an
events manager. She is also considering setting up her own business as an events planner specialising in weddings,
as a sideline Jack Matthews, Recently finished a rep season at the Fire Station in Windsor in which he played
the title role in Hamlet; the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland and Miss Prism in The Importance of being Earnest, all
under the banner of London Contemporary Theatre. Alice in Wonderland will hopefully transfer to the St. James Theatre
in London, where he will reprise his role. He played Winston Smith in Sell a Door Theatre Company’s 1984 UK tour. He
is also work-shopping Drawn, a play he has written with London Contemporary Theatre and Shaky Isles. Other recent
credits include commercials for O2 Telefonica and Eirecom as well as voice-over work for Ryder Studios and RS
Madeleine Maughan, Became a freelance events producer in February, her first project was
International
assisting on producing the live event elements of The Great North Passion, which was broadcast on BBC 1 on Good
Friday. She is now assisting on the production of two food festivals, a brass festival and a big picnic in the North. She
has just been contracted as mass choreography producer for a large-scale outdoor event based on the
NewcastleGateshead quayside which will be broadcast on BBC Aaron Mavinga, Started his own art direction
company Really Studio in 2010, specialising in set and props for commercials (Cadburys, Converse, Barclays), window
displays (Selfridges, Villandry) and fashion editorials (Idol Magazine, Tank Magazine) He plays percussion in the band
Stony Browder Jr and tours the world playing backing percussion and backing vocals with Kid Creole and The
Coconuts. He has completed many jobs in talent management roles including The Brits and Classical Brits, The MTV
EMA awards, Rolling Stones anniversary concerts at the O2 Arena and the London 2012 Olympic Games entertainment
(www.reallystudio.com) Renako McDonald, One half of contemporary dance duo Alleviate, alongside fellow
graduate Nicolette Whitley. The pair made the finals of Sky 1’s Got to Dance and soon after were invited to perform
before HRH The Queen at Buckingham Palace. They have also appeared in Flash Mob in the West End. This summer
will see them dance on a major UK tour with Flash Mob starting at the Peacock Theatre, West End. He has also been
choreographing and teaching internationally. He starred in award-winning short film Shift and recently returned from a
nine-month world tour of new hit show Heartbeat of Home Fiona McDougal, Vocal coach currently working on
BBC's The Voice, see article on page 9 Stuart McGowan, Production manager for Full Circle, Vibration Group and
Concerto Group, currently working on projects including Final Fantasy XV game launch and Philips Healthcare AGM.
Recent work includes the Virgin Atlantic VIP area at the V Festival, Jaguar’s press release of the new F-Type and Red
Bull’s end of season press release with Sebastian Vettel. He was previously project coordinator at the Tate Gallery
working on projects including the Turner Prize and the English National Ballet pre tour of Beyond Ballets Russes and
with artists such as Damien Hurst and Patrick Keiller and clients such as C4 and BBC. He also toured the Caribbean
working on a cruise ship for Royal Caribbean International Fiona McGugan, Works for the Featured Artists
Coalition (FAC), a network of 4000 artists which advocates transparency and campaigns for the protection of artists’
rights. She supports artists on a daily basis and drives the FAC alongside a board that includes members of Travis,
Radiohead, Blur and Pink Floyd. She also works with the Music Managers Forum (MMF), which represents over 350
artist managers, building key relationships and running events. She is pivotal in organising the annual Artist and
Manager Awards, (an MMF and FAC initiative) which has worked closely with Spotify to award grants to young artistmanager partnerships. She is also undertaking a Masters in Entertainment Law at the University of Westminster
(www.thefac.org) Angus McKay, Recently appointed as a modelling analyst for Huntington Bank in Columbus,
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Ohio. He also does freelance composition work for film and gaming as a sideline, his most recent project was an iOS
app, Space Cadet: Recon Morvyn McKelvie, Working as an English teacher in Rio de Janeiro Mark McNeill,
Freelance tour manager operating under MT TM (McNeill Touring | Tour Management). He currently tour manages
Decade (Spinefarm/Universal), up for a Kerrang! Award this year and Empress AD (Roadrunner Records) and Irish
rock act Only Rivals, both managed by fellow graduate Chris Smyth at CPR Digital. Last year he was full-time tour
manager to Marmozets, (Roadrunner Records) who are currently making great waves in the US. He also works on oneoff tours as a merchandiser to Sandbag and has toured with bands such as The Naked and Famous from New Zealand
Sophie McQueenie (née McQueen), Head of the performing arts faculty at Meols Cop High School in
Southport, having progressed from teacher via the role of head of music. She previously worked as a music and drama
teacher in secondary and primary settings and also gave singing and flute tuition. She is still involved in amateur acting
and loves directing Kyle Meadows, Training as a primary school teacher at Northampton University, he has a job
at a school in Sheffield for September Henrik Michelsen, Songwriter/producer with releases with Little Mix, The
Wanted, Cheryl Cole and Ronan Keating. He is currently working with Pusha T, Little Mix, Oritsé Williams, Cheryl Cole,
Orla Gartland and Union J. He has had a top five single in the UK with The Wanted – Walks Like Rihanna as well as an
iTunes top five in the US with Little Mix – Towers and a number one on the US Billboard songwriter album chart with
Orla Gartland Nick Miney, Works for Bondi Radio, Sydney as a DJ hosting his own show dedicated to house
music Siân Monaghan, Freelance drummer/percussionist recently returned from a hotel contract in Dubai, she
is endorsed by Natal Drums. She plays drums for China Crisis and is part-time crew for UK band Fink. So far this year
she has appeared with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Live on BBC Radio 4, played in the off-West End première
of Loserville and given a master class at 2D4D, a monthly event for drummers in South London Dale Monie, This
year he played Greg in Relatively Speaking for the English Theatre Hamburg. Last year he appeared in Father of the
Bride and Who’s Under Where? for The Mill at Sonning. He has also previously had an advert aired for The Sun
Ruth Moore, Recently started a new role as booking and events administrator for Scudamore’s Punting Company
in Cambridge. She previously spent three years as a freelance stage manager, working for the Welsh National Opera,
Bristol Old Vic, Secret Cinema, and Deafinitely Theatre among others Stephen Morley, Network administrator for
North Liverpool Academy, where he previously worked as a theatre technician. Prior to that he spent a year touring
Australia working with artists at various festivals Lauren Murphy, Recently joined Culture Liverpool as a trainee
event manager working on events including the WW1 Giant Spectacular with Royal De Luxe and the Liverpool
International Music Festival. Previously worked as a production assistant on several CBBC shows, talent liaison on
Sports Personality of the Year 2012 and co-ordinating events across the country for BBC Learning including the Blue
Peter Olympic Torch tour in 2012 Kane Murray, Established Liverpool company, Theatre on Foot, which runs
actor-led, theatrical walking shows. The company merges professional standard theatre productions with historical
walking city tours, running shows each weekend. He directs, writes and performs in all shows. He has had acting roles
in TV drama and comedy, on stage and for the London Dungeons and Madame Tussauds (www.theatreonfoot.co.uk)
James Murrum, Currently working on demo solo material and songwriting in London. He spent last year working
for Sensatori, Thomson's 5-star hotel brand, as pianist/musician/vocalist in Egypt, Turkey and Crete. Previously he was
gigging in London, working on solo material and for Nimax and ATG theatre companies among others. Prior to that he
spent a year working for us as accompanist, ballet pianist and workshop leader James Newton, Freelance
drummer and percussionist, he is currently playing drums with the new touring production of Betty Blue Eyes. Previous
theatre credits include Starlight Express UK and Asian Tours and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat UK
and European Tours. Thanks to LIPA, he is also endorsed by Zildjian cymbals Zoe Nicol, She performs alongside
fellow graduate Rosie Jones as Worry Dolls. The duo self-released an EP in 2013 and have been played on BBC 6
Music and BBC Radio 2. They supported Joan Armatrading on her UK tour and Declan Bennett from Once the
Musical and EastEnders. Worry Dolls were chosen from hundreds of UK bands to perform at Music City in DerryLondonderry, the UK’s City of Culture 2013, alongside Buena Vista Social Club. They will be performing at ten
festivals this year including the Croissant Neuf stage at Glastonbury and are currently recording their second EP
to be followed by a European tour this winter, with Dave Gerard and the Watchman. She has also worked at
Asylum Records, Backrow/Nullarbor and is currently working for worldwide booking agents, The Agency Group
(www.worrydollsmusic.com) Julie Nystad, Record store manager, she is also involved in the black metal project
Øde Ruaidhri O'Baoill, Events manager at Devonshire Terrace for Corney & Barrow Lance O'Meara, Cycle
events project manager for Comic Relief, he has previously worked on flagship events and in artist liaison for the
organisation and as events manger for Orb Events Alexander Pavelich, Formed the band Eye Emma Jedi with
fellow graduate Andrew Baarsden. They are the only band in Norway to have had all of their six singles playlisted on
NRK P3, they have played over 80 shows across Norway, Germany and the UK, and had their last two releases playlisted
on over 30 radio stations in Germany, and 50 radio stations in the US. Last year they played at Great Escape in Brighton
and Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, obtaining a worldwide booking deal with The Agency Group. He has also worked
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for Opera Nordfjord as a director's assistant and lead percussionist and composed music for advertisements and 3Danimations Sarah Peart, Just moved back to Liverpool after living and working in Thailand and Australia for two
and a half years. She is now the general manager of HOST restaurant on Hope Street Amy Penston, Recently cast
as ensemble and first cover for Natalie and Bernie in The Commitments, West End. She has been working in musical
theatre in Ireland, featuring in shows such as Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz, The Wedding Singer and
Footloose, all in Dublin. Most recently she played the part of Wednesday in the Irish première of Andrew Lippa's The
Addams Family. She also spent nine months as a lead singer on the Legend of the Seas with Royal Caribbean
Productions Catalina Pereda, Runs Make Happen, a business that provides entertainment and production for
events, brands and festivals across Europe (www.makehappen.co.uk) Francesca Peschier, Enterprise assistant
and lecturer at the University of the Arts London, where she plays an integral role promoting, selling and championing
the work of students and recent graduates. Currently in the first year of her PhD, she is researching set design practice
and processes in regional theatres with a particular focus on Liverpool. She is also editor and founder of JAWS (Journal
of Academic Writing by Students) journal with Intellect publishing. She previously worked as a scenic artist with credits
including the Royal Opera House, the 2012 Paralympic Opening Ceremony and Shunt Hannah Phillips, About
to complete primary school teacher training after being accepted on the School Direct course with an outstanding
provider in London Jack Phillips, Composer, session guitarist and audio engineer. He has composed title music
for Paul O’Grady's For the Love of Dogs and Animal Orphans in Africa, as well as music for shows including Come Dine
With Me, 60 Minute Makeover, Britain's Best Dish and library music for Universal and EMI. He has played session guitars
for BBC drama Legacy and upcoming Sky drama series Critical. He has also worked as a post dubbing assistant at ITV
mixing sport, TV and recording voice-overs Charlotte Plowright, Dancer and magician’s assistant to illusionist
Guy Barrett. Other credits include performing with BollyFlex at the London 02 and on BBC's Children in Need; dance
captain for Viking Cruise Lines in Scandinavia and dancer/singer travelling around the Mediterranean with Island Cruises
Amanda Pope, Most recently worked as registration manager for an international live music conference in London,
she is about to move to Berlin to work for a promoter. She previously worked as stage crew for Stage Miracles on major
concerts and events and has worked on production for Harvey Goldsmith including Jubilee events and Andrea Bocelli’s
concerts at the O2 Arena and at venues including Twickenham Stadium and Hyde Park Alice Potter, Full-time
lecturer in performing arts at Coleg Cambria in Wrexham, she recently worked on a devised piece based on Prince
Madoc, her students took this Welsh language work to the Eisteddfod to perform as a celebration of Welsh culture. She
is often involved in filming at college and also does voice-over work Ryan Prescott, Film, TV and stage actor. He
will appear in the film Vampire Academy, on release this summer and in an episode of Casualty, which he filmed recently.
He played the regular roles of Liam Slade in Doctors (BBC1) and Flynn Buchanan in Emmerdale (ITV) and has also
appeared on TV in Marchlands, Holby City and The Syndicate. In January he appeared in a devised theatre piece, A
Question of Consent, with CRAFT Theatre Company, directed by fellow graduate Rocky Rodriguez Jnr. He also filmed
an advert for Coke in Munich over Christmas Ulysse Prevost, Project coordinator at Federal Studio, a Geneva
design studio specialising in visual communication. He studied for an MA in Arts and Heritage: Policy, Management and
Education at Maastricht University. Previous experience includes working as project manager during Art Basel 2012 for
the Swiss Federal Office of Culture and PR manager for a major architectural firm. He is also the founding member and
secretary of a lobby group that advocates nightlife policy in Switzerland by representing clubs, festivals and venues
Siobhan Pridgeon, Senior awards officer for BAFTA with responsibility for Children's and TV Craft Awards. Prior
to this she was the awards and event producer for Women in Film and Television UK Louis Querelle, London
session musician playing for various artists including Charlotte OC, Fabienne and Stony Browder Jr and a regular
musician at venues including The Arts Club, Mayfair. He has previously worked as musical director and pianist for
productions at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool Empire and Bolton Octagon. He also travelled extensively while
working on board British and American cruise ships Stian Rafto, Works for a recruitment company where he
has personnel responsibilities for 30 people. He is still pursuing his music and has a publishing deal with a
Norwegian company, Sound of You, which has an international collaborator so that the music is available abroad
(http://demos.smallmovement.com ) Johannes Refsdal, Member of the band Bear's Den, they have spent the
last two years touring the UK, Europe, USA and Australia and their full-length debut album will be released later this
year Tina Refsnes, Pursuing a career as a solo artist in Oslo, this year she will be recording her debut album with
a renowned producer in Canada Lars Reiten, Freelancing across the fields of production management, stage
management, set design and lighting. Prior to this he was head of a theatre festival and he previously spent a year as
a stage and lighting technician at the Norwegian National Touring Theatre before going on to study production
management William Richards, Freelance sound engineer based in Edinburgh. He has worked on projects
including stadium PA installation at Murrayfield for the Six Nations rugby for client Event360, sound operator in a 300seat theatre for Underbelly during the Fringe Festival and various corporate events at Gleneagles Hotel
Laura Rikard, Head of acting for the BFA/BA School of Theatre at Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas. She
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is also a stage and film actor, director and performance and public speaking coach
Jennifer Riley, Dance
partnership and access assistant at The Royal Ballet School in Covent Garden. Previously worked as the production
assistant for the National Youth Theatre and for the Ambassador Theatre Group and Mousetrap Theatre Projects as an
arts administration intern. Dance credits include the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony, UEFA Champions
League Final Opening Ceremony at Wembley Stadium, East Midlands tour of Cinderella and Once Upon a Time at the
Rob Roberts, Freelance sound engineer and tour manager based in
Adelphi at the Liverpool Playhouse
London, recent projects include worldwide touring with Laura Mvula, Nick Mulvey, Toddla T Sound and Vance Joy
as well as work with up-and-coming artists such as Cheerleader, Conner Youngblood, Jay Brown and Jim Stapley
Mark Robson, Currently on a contract with Celebrity Cruises until November. Recently returned from Tokyo after
spending over a year performing at Disney Resort. Before that he did commercial work and modelling in London,
including the Brit Awards/MasterCard advert featuring Rita Ora, fashion shows for Ted Baker and a book cover for The
House of Night teenage novels series. Previous work includes contracts with MSC Cruises and on board ferry cruises
in the Baltic Sea Naomi Rocke, Played the title role in the Lyric Theatre Belfast's musical Cinderella last Christmas.
She is back at the Lyric for a re-run of Can't Forget About You which she appeared in last year, it's a new Northern Irish
comedy written by David Ireland and directed by Olivier Award winner and Game of Thrones star Conleth Hill
Gwen Sanchez, Junior artist manager at Manajamma where she mainly works on the day-to-day business and
career of electronic music artist Madeon. Responsibilities combine both creative and logistic management of all aspects
of his career including: touring, recording, PR, promotional campaigns, synch opportunities, online presence and
contract negotiations Teresa Santamaria, Currently studying for a PGCE, she hopes to start teaching a reception
class in September Joël Schwalenstöcker, Booking agent and promoter for TimeOut Agency & Concerts.
They represent some of the biggest Norwegian artists for the Nordic territories, and put on everything from stadium
to acoustic shows as promoters for international artists in Norway Lucy Senior, Account manager for global
company McCain Foods Kirsten Sharp, For the past year she has been working as a topliner and songwriter in
London. She is currently working with Sony artist Cleopatra on her debut album and also performs regularly in venues
across London, including The Arts Club Bethan Shields, Having completed a primary PGCE she has just secured
her first teaching post for September. She works part-time at Wirral Youth Theatre with the Last Minute outreach
company which creates issue-based theatre for young people by young people. In 2012, she was head of theatre at
Graeme Skingle,
the International Summer School Of Scotland (ISSOS) in Queens College Cambridge
Freelance scenic artist, he worked on the Opening Ceremonies for the London Olympic and Paralympic Games and
on the Paralympic Opening Ceremony at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Other projects include arena shows such
as Walking with Dinosaurs and theatre shows including Dr Dee. He recently returned from working in Dubai and
will spend the summer painting on summer productions in Harrogate, before returning to Dubai this autumn
Alex Smith, Trumpet player currently on tour with Betty Blue Eyes, following the tour he will be musical director
at the Royal Court Theatre for the Christmas show Chris Smyth, Runs his own online PR business, CPR Digital,
in Surrey, clients include Bastille (Virgin), Lower Than Atlantis (Sony Red), You Me At Six (BMG Chrysalis), Verses
(A.O.K Records − managed by a fellow LIPA graduate, Mike Herbrik), Morning Parade (Kobalt) and Ages & Ages
(Partisan). He also manage two bands: Empress AD who have just signed to RoadRunner/Atlantic worldwide and Only
Rivals who recently opened on All Time Low's tour including sold-out dates at Brixton and Manchester Academies.
Fellow graduate, Mark McNeill tour manages both bands Neil Stanford (professional name Neil Ford),
Actor, made his TV debut in C4’s The Intern in 2013 and filmed a commercial with David Tennant
Rosemary Stanford, Freelance drama and singing tutor working with Perth and Kinross Council and Theatre
Arts School, Perth. She also performs across Scotland as backing vocalist and percussionist with singer-songwriter
Amy Rayner. She will be acting and performing as a musician in the new Scottish musical Alba at this year's Edinburgh
Festival Fringe Jessica Staveley-Taylor, Member of The Staves, alongside her two sisters, the band have
toured the UK, Europe and USA and supported acts including Bon Iver, the Civil Wars and Michael Kiwanuka. Signed
to Atlantic records, they released their debut album Dead & Born & Grown in 2012, followed by Dead & Born & Grown
& Live. They have appeared on Later… with Jools Holland on BBC2 and performed at Glastonbury and SXSW. Currently
recording their second album with Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, expected to be released later this year
Joseph Stevenson, Recently finished a post-Edinburgh Fringe debut followed by a seven-month tour of Tree
Shadow Theatre Production’s folk musical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet playing Benvolio (Ben). Based in North
London, he's on the hunt for the next project Hans Storrøsten, Guitar teacher and session guitarist, doing live
and studio work in Trondheim. He has played on national TV and radio on several occasions and has written music
for cinema adverts Natasha Strange, Currently pursuing a singing career, performing in and around London and
Hertfordshire. She was previously employed as a workshop facilitator for music and theatre companies, Curtain Club
and Theatre Tots Connie Tancredi-Brice, Freelance actor based in London, she mainly performs in newly
devised theatre. She has just secured her first role in film and is currently in production Tansy Teuten, Works for
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Wasserman Media Group as the project manager of a Fan Zone project in Qatar for the Supreme Committee for Delivery
and Legacy (the local organising committee for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar). The Fan Zone is happening in Qatar
this June and July around the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. They have built a mini stadium using the latest cooling
technology, international acts and experiential assets Dan Thomas, Events manager – entertainment and sports at
the ACC Liverpool, home to the BT Convention Centre and Echo Arena James Stanley Thomas, Toured with
Theatre& company, his other credits include Ophelia in Hysteria with Tableau Vivant, a site-specific project; a short film
with Antonio De Silva, modelling for ASOS and Urban Outfitters, dancer in PY music video and the bad boyfriend in Elia
Ardiles’ music video Ady Thompson, Working in community arts, based in Liverpool, he has just completed a TIE
tour of the North West performing and teaching children about hazards in the home for the company Activate Arts
Nicole Tremblay, Head of drama at Wymondham High School in Norwich, she has been seconded as assistant
principal for next year. Prior to that she was head of drama at Saffron Walden County High School, where she was in
charge of cross-curricular development in the arts Kayleigh Twist, Marketing and communications manager at
Bridge2Aid Donna Unwin, Has spent the last few years working as a choreographer/dance captain around the
Greek islands, this year in Rhodes. She is now recruitment manager for Palmera Entertainment for their resorts in Greece
Bence Vagi, Works with his own company Recirquel, a contemporary circus and dance group, which premièred its
second production, The Naked Clown, at the Palace of the Arts in Budapest in April. The group toured Russia with its
previous show, Night Circus, and will be touring France in December. The Naked Clown has attracted interest from the
Erica Van Drunen, Music Teacher in Alberta,
London Mime Festival (https://www.facebook.com/Recirquel)
teaching all ages from new-borns to adults. She also works as a professional musician for several bands, including
her own, genres vary from top 40 hits to rock, pop and world music Jeanette Vik, She has started her own music
education centre Arts & Performance in Oslo where she works as a piano and vocal teacher. She is also a singersongwriter and performs at various events in Norway and Europe Andrew Wade, Audio assistant at Envy, one
of the UK’s leading post production houses, where he has worked on projects including Top Gear and The Voice.
He is currently in the process of moving to Fitzrovia Post, to develop and further his career in the film and TV
industry as a post production sound engineer. He previously worked as a sound engineer on tour with Bring Me
the Horizon, playing venues such as Wembley Arena and festivals such as Leeds, Reading and Download
Joanne Wasilew, Head of performing arts at Leyland St Mary's Catholic Technical College in Lancashire
Francis White-Robinson, Director of BGLX Production Services and Blue Giant Lighting, providing technical
services across the EU, working on corporate events such as Range Rover launches, Liverpool Tattoo Convention and
frequently working with Red Bull for their conferences and events. Blue Giant Lighting, based in Liverpool, has
Nicolette Whitley, One half of
provided technical services across the UK for festivals, artists and venues
contemporary dance duo Alleviate, alongside fellow graduate Renako McDonald. The pair made the finals of Sky 1’s
Got to Dance. They have appeared in Flash Mob in the West End and performed before HRH The Queen. This summer
will see them dance on a major UK tour with Flash Mob starting at the Peacock Theatre, West End. She has also been
choreographing, modelling and dancing in India, performing on TV under the guidance of Bollywood choreographer
Ganesh Hegde Richard Whitworth, Journeyman pipe fitter working on new construction big inch pipelines
across North America Kate Williamson (professional name Katie McIvor), Recently spent six weeks
performing with award-winning musical/comedy sketch show News Revue at the Canal Café Theatre in London. Other
recent credits include the musical Dr. Selavy's Magic Theatre with PK Productions, Monica in The Prime of Miss Jean
Brodie at Baron's Court and a tour of 1984 with Sell a Door Theatre Company. She also co-wrote lyrics for another
Sell a Door production, the musical Sincerely, Mr Toad, with the book by David Hutchinson and music by David Andrew
Wilson (both fellow LIPA gradates). They now have a producer behind them to help take the musical further. In 2012
she was the only Brit chosen to participate in the International Cabaret Conference at Yale University where she
received tuition from Broadway cabaret stars including Tony Award winner Faith Prince Emma Willicott, Team
technician in video at Stage Electrics, where she takes care of the video equipment: projectors, switchers, media
servers and cameras. She has set up LED screen walls on site at Glastonbury, and at Cribbs Causeway in Bristol
for a fashion show. She is also starting up a VJ company, Optik Rave Systems, with her partner. She VJd for an
Sarah Wolff, Based in New York,
event for LTJ Bukem for two years and has volunteered with Brisfest
working as a trainer for the new celebrity dance interval training company, AKT in Motion. Her latest fitness
video features on the US Weekly website. She also dances for a new company, Awaken Dance Theater, and has
shot a series of comedy shorts since moving to the city Rachael Wright, She is working on original material
and released her second studio album in July 2013 as Rachael Wright and the Good Sons. The album, Dig,
featured a collection of first-hand stories from conflict zones. She is also currently singing with the Dean Ravera jazz
quartet, writing her first collection of poetry and working towards a third album release Thomas York, He has
worked for two AV companies in Alberta, All Star Show Industries and AV Strategies, mainly on festivals, corporate
and large scale concerts. He makes his money working in the oil sands of Northern Alberta.
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Full details of our current Higher
Education programmes can be
found at www.lipa.ac.uk If you
graduated in 2010 and you’re not
featured in this supplement then
please do get in touch – we’d love
to hear what you are up to.
The Liverpool Institute for
Performing Arts, Mount Street,
Liverpool L1 9HF, UK. Telephone
+44(0) 151 330 3000