KATHRYN BARNES

Kathryn graduated from London Studio Centre with the Sheila O’Neill Award for ‘Excellence in Musical Theatre’, Kathryn has most recently finished performing as Lady Brighton in Me and My Girl at Chichester Festival Theatre. Kathryn will be leading our CATS master class, having appeared in the West End Revival at the London Palladium!

Credits include: The Addams Family - A Musical Comedy (The Theatre at Mediacorps, Singapore), The Addams Family - A Musical Comedy (UK/Ireland Tour), Chitty Bang Bang (UK/Ireland Tour), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Cats (West End Revival at the London Palladium), Cats (UK/International Tour), Oliver! (Sheffield Theatres), The Boyfriend (Her Majesty’s Theatre) & Footloose (Greenwich Theatre). Pantomimes include: Sleeping Beauty (Courtyard Theatre) and Jack and the Beanstalk (Belfast Opera House).

Television: Sunday Night at the London Palladium & Tonight at the London Palladium on ITV.

WENDY FERGUSON

Wendy is from Derry, Northern Ireland and trained at the Guildhall School Of Music And Drama. Masters Degree in Musical Performance. Wendy has appeared as Madame Thenardier in Les Miserables at The Queens Theatre, Mrs Brill in Mary Poppins UK and International Tour and Carlotta in The Phantom Of The Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre. She was also honoured to perform that role at The Royal Albert Hall in The Phantom Of The Opera’s 25th Anniversary production. Widow Corney in Oliver! at The Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Wendy also appeared at Sadlers Wells in the Lost Musical series. Recordings Phantom Of The Opera 25th Anniversary DVD & CD 2009 Live Oliver! Cast Recording.

ANGIE DIGGENS

 Angie Diggens is a classically trained, professional Vocalist, Musician and Music Teacher from Colchester in Essex, with over 15 years Performance and Teaching Experience.

Her career has taken her all over the UK, performing in beautiful Theatres, Concert Venues and stunning Cathedrals as well appearing on 'ITV's Stars in Their Eyes' as Sarah Brightman in the LIVE Final.

Angie is currently PQA Colchester’s Musical Theatre tutor and can’t wait to work on her favourite musical, Beauty and the Beast, at our Easter School Masterclass Mash Up!

NICKY GRIFFITHS

Nicky trained at Bird College of Performing Arts in Sidcup. She has appeared in many West End shows, including Jersey Boys (Piccadilly Theatre), The Bodyguard (Adelphi Theatre), Dirty Dancing (UK Tour), Mamma Mia (Prince of Wales Theatre and International Tour), Hairspray (OLC Shaftesbury Theatre), Grease (UK Tour) and, of course, Wicked (OLC Apollo Victoria Theatre)!

TELEVISION INCLUDES:

The Royal Variety Performance, Blue Peter, Alan Titchmarsh Show, This Morning, Commercials for Cable and Wireless, Pilsner Beer and Ford Car

FILM

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Warner Bros)

CHOREOGRAPHY CREDITS

Jack and the Beanstalk - winner of the Best Panto Award 2018 at the Great British Panto Awards.

Beauty and the Beast (Salisbury Playhouse), Narnia (UAE Tour), Love Is Only Love (The Other Palace), Gracie (Finborough Theatre), Macbeth (Ductac Theatre), Jack and the Beanstalk (Salisbury Playhouse) Made In Dagenham (Stratford Circus) Wizard of Oz, The Little Mermaid and Snow White (UAE Tour), West End Experience (UK Tour Assistant Choreographer), Robinson Crusoe (Bernie Grants)