our tutors
VICTORIA FARLEY
PRINCIPAL, SINGING TUTOR
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Victoria is the founder and principal of West End Theatre Workshops and West End Theatre Academy. She is a highly experienced singing and drama tutor renowned for gaining students top examination grades and drama school placements.
Victoria trained at the London School of Musical Theatre and has performed professionally in West End shows including Wicked, Les Misérables, Cinderella and The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
Victoria teaches Drama, Singing and Musical Theatre to all age groups at our
Worthing, Horsham and Billingshurst Academies, as well Private Tuition for ages 4 to adult.
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OMARI DOUGLAS
ACTING TUTOR
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Omari trained at Arts Educational Performing Arts School and appeared in the hit musical "Hairspray" immediately upon graduation. Omari has since become a well known screen actor rising to fame in the smash hit series IT’S A SIN playing the role of ‘Roscoe’, which he was BAFTA nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
Omari will soon be seen in Joe Barton’s upcoming Netflix series BLACK DOVES playing the series regular role of ‘Michael’. He was recently seen on the West End in Ivo Van Hove’s A LITTLE LIFE and in CABARET opposite Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne. Other recent highlights include; I HATE SUZIE for Sky, NOLLY for ITV / Quay Street Productions and the Searchlight feature film RYE LANE.
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anouska eaton
musical theatre & TAP TUTOR
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Anouska trained at the Guildford School of Acting and is highly skilled in drama, singing and all styles of dance.
Anouska has appeared professionally in West End shows such as Evita, Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, 42nd Street, Follies, Spamalot and The Sound of Music.
She can also be seen performing annually on ITV's "All Star Musicals".
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LIZZIE BEA
SINGING TUTOR
Lizzie Bea trained at National Youth Theatre, National Youth Music Theatre and National Student Drama Festival.
Theatre credits include Sister Mary Robert in Sister Act (Dominion Theatre, Hammersmith Apollo and UK Tour), Martha Dunnstock in Heathers (The Other Palace), Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray (London Coliseum), Ensemble in A Christmas Carol (Dominion Theatre), Abigail Henson in the World Premiere of Becoming Nancy (Alliance Theatre, Atlanta), Pat in Kinky Boots (UK Tour), u/s Kelly, Betty & Val in Fat Friends the Musical (UK Tour), Rose in Dino Story and Ducky Daddles in Chicken Little (From Page to Stage – The Other Palace), Actress 2 in The Shakespeare Revue (UK Tour), Bee/Mother Pig in The 3 Little Pigs (UK & International Tour), Polly Parish in The Other School (St James Theatre).
Workshops include Penny in Sumo Girls (table read for Feature Film), Amy in [Large and] In Charge (Paper Mug), Abigail Henson in Becoming Nancy (London and New York casts), Martha Dunnstock in Heathers (The Other Palace).
Recordings include Little Bo Frilly in The Three Billy Goats Gruff (Stiles and Drewe), Ella in Where’s Charley’s Aunt? and Flo Bates in Half a Sixpence (Demo Recordings – both for Cameron Mackintosh Ltd).
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TARA YASMIN
dance TUTOR
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Tara trained at Laine Theatre Arts and is currently performing in Devil Wears Prada in the West End.
Theatre credits includes: Louise in Crazy for You (Savoy Theatre London), Prince Charming in Cinderella (Gordan Craig Theatre), Louise in Crazy for You (Chichester Festival Theatre), Fairy Godmother in Cinderella (Crampton Hall Theatre); Helene in Sweet Charity (Laine Theatre Arts); Musical Theatre Classics (The Princes Hall); Jack and the Beanstalk, Dick Whittington and soloist in Christmas Cracker (Kings Theatre Portsmouth); Time in Motion and Memorial Gala Performances (National Youth Ballet of Great Britain). Films include: the short James.
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ALFIE PARKER
GUEST MUSICAL THEATRE TUTOR
Alfie is currently starring in Sister Act the musical in the role of Eddie.
Alfie made his West End debut as swing in the original West End production of School of Rock. Other credits include Tackaberry in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (City of London Festival), Nick in Aladdin (Buxton Opera House), Genie in Aladdin (Beck Theatre Hayes), Fat Friends (UK Tour), Samuel Byck in Assassins (Pleasance Theatre), Mutt in Kinky Boots (UK Tour), The Baker in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK Tour) and Eddie in Sister Act (Frankfurt).
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KATHRYN BARNES
GUEST MUSICAL THEATRE & TAP TUTOR
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Training: Graduating from London Studio Centre with the Sheila O’Neill Award for ‘Excellence in Musical Theatre’, Kathryn has most recently performed in the West End Run/UK Tour of Curtains. Kathryn teaches and choreographs at various schools and colleges around the UK as well as being part of the Louie Spence Masterclass ‘Dream Team’.
Other Credits include: Me and My Girl (Chichester Festival Theatre), The Addams Family - A Musical Comedy (The Theatre at Mediacorps, Singapore and UK/Ireland Tour), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (UK/Ireland Tour and West Yorkshire Playhouse), CATS (West End Revival at the London Palladium and UK/International Tour), Oliver! (Sheffield Theatres) & The Boyfriend (Her Majesty’s Theatre). Pantomimes include: Jack and the Beanstalk (Belfast Grand Opera House) and Sleeping Beauty (Courtyard Theatre).
Television: Sunday Night at the London Palladium & Tonight at the London Palladium on ITV.
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