It was a walk in the park with her partner, Angie Peake and their dogs which propelled Annemarie Lewis Thomas into founding the remarkably successful Musical Theatre Academy (TheMTA) in 2009. “I’d been head of musical theatre in another school, had had some very unfortunate experiences including being both fired and slandered by the management” she says. “It was February 2008 and I was unhappy with everything. Then came the idea of starting an entirely ethical school of my own., ‘Do it’ said Angie. And we were off …”
I first met Annemarie early in 2009 when she invited me to sit on auditions for her inaugural group of students. She is short, fierce, funny, very Welsh and a fabulous musician. I watched her and two colleagues audition Sam Hallion and told her afterwards that I hoped they’d offered him a place. They did. He was one of her first group of 13 students. Six years after graduating Sam has played Matthew in the European tour of Jesus Christ Superstar and toured nationally (several times) as the youngest brother in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat among other things. He is one of MTA’s many success stories.
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Joel Kern
Still only, 31, Joel Kern started Make Believe 16 years ago. The company provides drama, dance and singing training for children and now has 50 franchised branches. He chatted to Susan Elkin.
Free At Last!
Fourth Monkey Actor Training company announces accredited BA (Hons) Acting course and the introduction of audition fee wavers for all.
Looking Closely
Two contrasting exhibitions caught the eye of our graham Hooper
Composed Comfort
Paul Fincham is a composer whose carol Ring The Bells will be sung in concerts all over the country this christmas and whose opera The Happy Princess got good reviews last summer. Susan Elkin meets him.
What Makes A Good Pantomime?
An annual tradition or perhaps the fi rst visit to the theatre, going to a christmas show should be a truly memorable experience. Susan Elkin has some pointers.
A Rye Gem
Susan Elkin met with Theatre Peckham AD Suzann Mclean, discovering this hub has much to offer
Playing Shakespeare With Deutsche Bank
Proving an unmitigated success, the annual Playing Shakespeare season at The Globe promises to enthral, engage and entertain thousands more teenagers this spring. Susan Elkin is a huge, well wrapped up fan.
Dancers Wellbeing
As the Head of Dance at READ College, I am passionate about ensuring that my young students have the very best start to their professional dance training and consequently their future careers. This means educating our young people about how to look after themselves both physically and psychologically.
Supporting Students Through Design
Hot on the heels of the new digital Theatre+ platform release featured in last month’s Inkpellet (see bit.ly/Ip112Nov16), we asked matthew Nichols (director of drama, manchester Grammar school and chief Examiner of GcsE drama, aQa) to take us through his ideal playlist on dT+, as a guide for drama teachers looking to use digital resources to support the teaching of design skills in the classroom.
Careers In Theatre
Susan Elkin Pays a Visit to Half Moon Theatre to Learn How They Are Enthusing Pupils to Look at Possible Careers in the Theatre.
