Past Students
MATTHEW COLE
After leaving Colne Bank School of Dancing, Matthew commenced his full time training at Laine Theatre Arts.
Matthew's theatre credits include: Candide for the English National Opera currently showing at the Colliseum; Zorro the musical where he understudied the roles of Zorro and Ramon; Resident Director and assistant Choreographer on Never Forget the new Take That musical; Dance Captain and understudy Sky Masterson and Harry the Horse in Guys and Dolls at the Piccadilly Theatre; Brad and understudy Frank'n Furter in the Rocky Horror Show both UK tour and Comedy Theatre and Playhouse Theatre in the West End; Liverlips Louie in Guys and Dolls at the Piccadilly Theatre where he created the role of Havana boy and played cover to Sky Masterson and Big Jule; Chicago at the Adelphi Theatre where he understudied Mary Sunshine; Cats UK tour playing Alonzo, Munkustarp and Rum Tum Tugger; Miami Nights at the Capitol Theatre Dusseldorf playing the title role of Jimmy Miller; Disney's Beauty and the Beast where he understudied and performed the roles of Gaston and the Beast; Saturday Night Fever in Cologne; Jack and the Beanstalk for the Theatre Royal Plymouth; Dick Whittington for the Churchill Theatre Bromley.
Television and film credits include: ITV's Saturday Night Divas, Children In Need for Chicago the Musical, BBC's How do you solve a problem like Maria, The Royal Variety Performance in 2006 for Guys and Dolls and in 1999 as company dancer. Matthew can also be seen in the British film Scenes of a sexual Nature starring Ewan McGregor.
Matthew has recently choreographed Panto at the Ipswich Regent and is currently appearing in the new musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert starring Jason Donovan coming in to Londons West End Palace Theatre from March 2009 www.priscillathemusical.com
CLARE CRAZE
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Clare trained in Ballet, Tap and Modern at the Colne Bank School of Dancing since the age of 5. |
She has a 2.1 Honours Degree in Performing Arts from Middlesex University and studied Ballet, Modern Dance and Choreography at the University of South Florida in America. Clare is also qualified as a fitness instructor which she uses for training dancers.
Her many performance credits include Sleeping Beauty at Disneyland Paris, Kim in Miss Saigon, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, and working with Cirque du Soleil and dance companies Moving Current and Cuban Groove. Clare joined the 'Burn the Floor' dance company in January 2008 and has recently completed touring the world with the production 'Floorplay!' www.burnthefloor.com
CHARLIE MORGAN
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Charlie Morgan
Currently studying an MA at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama for training actors in movement. Previous training: The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts and The Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts and Colne Bank School of Dancing.
Choreography and Movement Direction credits include: Time of my Life (WPT Dir: Brigid Larmour), The Rivals (Dir: Gari Jones), Aladdin (Dir: Janice Dunn), The Grapes of Wrath (Dir: Tony Casement), King David, Man of Blood (Dir: Dee Evans), Hell is Empty and all the Devil’s Are Here (Dir: Rebecca Hall), TWO (Dir: Tim Treslove), Cinderella (Dir: Janice Dunn), Sleeping Beauty (Dir: Fine Time Fontayne), Assistant to Sue Lefton for IPH… and Death of a Salesman Dir: Sue Lefton), Jack & the Beanstalk, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Dir: Nikolai Foster), Beauty and the Beast, Brass Balls (Dir: Ignatius Anthony). Various corporate events, fashion and hair shows.
Her Mercury Theatre Acting Company credits include Alice in the promenade performance of Depot at the old Tram Shed on Magdalen Street, the Constable in Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Chorus Leader in IPH…, Angelica in Sleeping Beauty, Murrelus / Cicero / Popilius / Cinna the poet / Pindarus in Julius Caesar, Constance Neville in She Stoops to Conquer, Jenny/Letta in Death of a Salesman, Jill in Jack & the Beanstalk, Christine in Miss Julie, Belle in Beauty & the Beast, Megan in Three Heads in a Well, Butler/Greenwool in The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui, So Shi in Aladdin, Lily Parr in Famous and Forgotten, Lady La Di Da in Cinderella. She has also appeared in Dick Whittington, Jack & the Beanstalk and The Vagina Monologues.
Other theatre credits include: Ensemble in the national tour of Stuart Little (Polka Theatre), Louise in Bodytalk (Mad Half Hour), Stars of the Musicals (West End International, Olympic stadium, Kuala Lumpar), Seaside Special (Pavilion Theatre, Cromer), and Cinderella (Theatre Royal, Norwich).
Television credits include: The Way We Live Now (ITV), The Bill (Pearson Television) and Where It’s At (Sky Digital).
KATY OSBORNE
Katy began to dance at The Colne Bank School of Dancing and then continued to train at Laine Theatre Arts where she received her Trinity Diploma in Dance and Musical Theatre.
While there she appeared as Wendy in Peter Pan alongside Bonnie Langford and Robert Powell and was the featured singer in 'West End Laine' that took place at the Aldwich Theatre, London.
After graduating from College she went straight in to the Original Cast of ‘We Will Rock You’ in Cologne, Germany as a swing.
Katy then toured the UK with the Musical 'Hello Dolly' starring Anita Dobson and Darren Day before joining the touring cast of 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'
Last Christmas Katy enjoyed playing the role of Jill in the Qdos production of Jack and the Beanstalk, And Currently she is a part of the international tour of 'Mamma Mia' as Ensemble and understudying the role of Lisa.
SHELLEY KYNE
Since leaving Colne Bank School of Dancing, Shelley trained at Urdang Academy graduating in2009 with a National Diploma in Professional Musical Theatre.
LISA HILLIER
Lisa attended the Colne Bank School from the age of 6 to 16. She then went on to Laine Theatre Arts, Epsom, where she graduated with a Musical Theatre Diploma and teaching qualifications in Modern and Tap.
Since leaving, Lisa has worked in many fields of Musical Theatre. She has performed in Scrooge The Musical (UK Tour) as Kathy Cratchit, Summer Holiday (Opera House, Blackpool) understudy Angie, and Fame (European Tour). Lisa has worked in London's West-End for 7 years performing in numerous shows including: Starlight Express (Apollo Victoria) understudy Pearl, Original Cast of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (London Palladium), Mamma Mia (Prince Edward and Prince Of Wales) understudy Sophie and Lisa and We Will Rock You (Dominion).
Lisa has appeared on many TV programmes including: Children In Need, Blue Peter, This Morning, GMTV and Generation Game. Lisa has taught dance and drama at numerous schools and now runs a theatre school with her husband and is a full-time mum to her 2 beautiful children.
SEBASTIAN SYKES
Since leaving Colne Bank School of Dancing, Seb trained at Laine Theatre Arts, graduating with a National Diploma in Musical Theatre.
His Theatre credits include Ensemble and 1st cover Prince Herbert/ Historian in Monty Python’s Spamalot (Palace Theatre London), Joel in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (UK Tour), Peter Pan (Opera House Manchester),Boogie Nights 2 The Eighties (UK Tour), Beauty and the Beast (Beck Theatre Hayes) and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Hawth Theatre Crawley), West End Laine (Aldwych Theatre, London), From the Top, Moving On and Fast Track (Epsom Playhouse Theatre), Television credits include: Children’s Ward (Granada Television) and Coronation Street.
Seb is currently on an International Tour of Mamma Mia. www.mamma-mia.com
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