Anna has trained with The Television Workshop and The National Youth Theatre, she could be heard as the regular role of Rosa Makepeace in The Archers, as well as working alongside Lenny Henry in BBC’s ‘Danny and the Human Zoo’. Through her stage career she has worked with a variety of theatres such as The Royal Court, Birmingham REP and The Coventry Belgrade. Anna has also created her own work and has also enjoyed sold out shows at The Vaults festival and Brighton Fringe and was named as one of Funny Women’s ‘One’s to Watch’, during their annual nationwide competition. As a teacher Anna is now an associate for The National Youth Theatre as well as teaching at various youth theatres such as Theatre Royal Stratford East, Theatre Peckham and Birmingham Hippodrome. Anna has worked with ShowKids for many years and currently leads on our LAMDA programme!
Jane trained in Musical Theatre at Bodywork Company Studios on a full scholarship, graduating with the Acting Award. She has been teaching acting and musical theatre for the past eight years and has choreographed and directed for productions including The National Theatre Connections Programme and The Jack Petchey Glee Club challenge. Jane is a versatile vocalist and has worked as a singer for: BBC Radio 2, Guitar Hero and Burberry! She has been fortunate to travel with work, singing lead vocals for productions onboard Carnival Cruise Lines and P&O Australia.
Theatre Credits: Maria in The Sound of Music (Gala Theatre, Durham), Fairy Godmother (Cinderella, Dorking Halls), Mrs Darling in Peter Pan (UK Tour), and The Wicked Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (Ipswich Regent Theatre).
Josh has taught for many children’s theatre schools and has directed professional children’s theatre at the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham and The Corn Exchange in Newbury. Josh trained at Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.
Theatre Credits include: The 39 Steps, The Government Inspector & Agatha Christie’s Spiders Webb (Sidmouth Rep), Ghosted (Norwich Playhouse), Resident Director in Giraffes Can’t Dance (Curve), Much Ado About Nothing and Cat in the Hat (Bahrain Cultural Hall), Broadway and Beyond (UK), Ushers: The Front Of House Musical (Soho Theatre), Assistant Choreographer on Singing in the Rain, West Side Story, Grease, 42nd Street and Footloose (New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham).
Josh was nominated for Best Comedy Duo at the Great British Pantomime Award (Newbury CornExchange) Joshua wrote the music, book and lyrics for his show FatBusters: The Musical (London) as well as Alex in Wonderland – a Pantomime Adventure: RELOADED.
Nancy trained at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in Professional Acting, alongside The National Youth Theatre and Playbox Theatre. Since graduating, she has worked with Netflix, Apple, Sky and BBC. For stage, she has worked at a number of theatres, most recently Trafalgar’s RSC and West-End production of The Merchant of Venice 1936. As a writer, she has written and toured plays to The Edinburgh Fringe Festival and is currently part of Hampstead Theatre’s Inspire Writers Cohort.
Natalie is a graduate of Kingston University where she gained a degree in Drama and Creative writing followed by a PGCE in Drama at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Natalie discovered her love for the arts in her early teens when she played the role of General Matilda Cartwright in the musical Guys and Dolls, since then her love for all genres of performance have grown from musical theatre to spoken word. Natalie has both performed in and directed a number of productions within school and at off Broadway theatres. Natalie is Head of Drama in a London secondary school and has been part of the ShowKids team for 7 years!
Having been involved in the Theatre since a young age, Kathryn has grown up surrounded by musicals, plays, inspiring actors and motivational teachers and directors. Kathryn trained with the National Youth Theatre and since has been involved in a host of workshops with the Royal Shakespeare Company and Summer Bootcamps. She soon transitioned from musicals to plays and really found her love for acting. She continued this in her studies, achieving a BA Hons Degree in ‘Drama’.
Within her three year study she explored and worked under the influence of a variety of acting techniques including Strasberg’s Method Acting, Meisner’s Naturalistic approach and Artaud’s experimental portrayal.
Although her love for stage theatre is evident she has also been involved in productions with ITV, Channel 4 and most recently the award winning film ‘Suffragette.’ The last few years she has developed a huge passion for directing, having produced some contemporary plays including ‘Wasted’ by Kate Tempest as well as extracts from musicals including ‘Les Miserables.’ This led her to discover her love for teaching, in particular watching the progression in every child across all ages! Kathryn has been part of the ShowKids team for 6 years!
Katie is a performer and writer from Ireland. She trained in The Lir Academy, Ireland’s
National Academy of Dramatic Art in association with RADA. She has performed in the
Abbey Theatre, Gaiety Theatre, National Concert Hall, Lyric Theatre Belfast, Cork Opera
House and Wexford Opera House. Over the past four years, she has spent much of her time
sharpening her skills as a writer. Her debut play premiered on International Women’s Day
2022 in Waterford’s Garter Lane Arts Centre — winning ‘Best New Play’ and ‘Best Female
Performance’ in The Green Room Awards. As a teacher, Katie has worked for many children’s theatres schools and recently joined the ShowKids team.
Harry is an extremely passionate and dedicated dance teacher, who has experience both as a teacher and as a performer. His passion for dance derived from watching his favourite pop stars and learning their choreography at home! Harrison enrolled in hip-hop classes at the age of four and performed in countless talent contests across the country and at media events. At 10, Harrison was encouraged to enrol at Pineapple Performing Arts School where he received extensive training in street dance. Whilst studying for his BTEC Level 4 HNC Diploma in Performing Arts, Harrison was hired by The Dance Academy as their Lead Choreographer.
Harry has choreographed numerous productions in theatres around Essex and has worked across multiple theatre schools in London as well as working with independent dance troupes on choreography for national competitions. Harry has been part of the ShowKids team for 6 years!
Olivia developed a love of performing at an early age, undertaking many creative studies including piano, trumpet, drama and singing. Olivia graduated from Griffith University Queensland Conservatorium in 2017 with a Bachelor of Musical Theatre. She is also an acclaimed writer. Her one woman show “Puppets” was awarded Best New Musical by BroadwayWorld: Sydney and Olivia was awarded Broadway World Sydney’s award for Best Performer. She co-produced her second one woman show “Broadway Diva” with Theatre Travels which opened in Adelaide and successfully toured to Sydney, Bathurst, Melbourne, Darwin and Edinburgh in 2023. Broadway Diva is a 5 star internationally touring show, sell out show that was called a “Must See” by Fringe Review. Broadway Diva finished it’s run with a season at The Stage Door Theatre in Covent Garden in 2024.
In 2023 Olivia made her UK professional debut in the pantomime “Aladdin” as Princess Jasmine and as Anna in “A Merry Christmas Musical.” She is recently starred as Carole Lombard/Pola Negri in “The Tailor Made Man” at the Stage Door Theatre in London. Olivia has been a teacher for 10 years and has directed many major musicals. She is a 3-time National Award winning coach for Musical Theatre at ShowCase Nationals in Australia!
Olivia has also been working in dance and drama administration for 7 years and we are delighted she is part of our ShowKids team!
We are always looking for committed practitioners to join our ShowKids team. If you believe you share our passions and vision, and have the commitment and experience to lead our workshops, then please contact us 02034885384 or email enquiries@showkids.co.uk.
