About us
Staff
Our teaching staff are all industry experienced. They understand, and have links to, the sector you aspire to work in. They can help you reach the standards expected and introduce you to the behaviour and discipline required.
Among our tutors:
Our Acting department consists of performers, writers, theatre makers and directors who have worked in theatre, television, community drama and audio, in Liverpool and across the country.
Our Dance team are all specialised teachers in the styles and all have professional experience ranging from performing in contemporary dance companies, to cabaret, cruise ships and the West End. Our staff are still active teaching, choreographing and performing in the dance industry.
Our Design for Performance team consists of LIPA (HE) alumni who are experienced industry professionals. They have worked in a variety of professional settings, including theatre, live events, arts festivals in education, exhibitions and galleries such as Tate Liverpool. The team are all experienced teachers and continue to work freelance in the North West.
Our Music team consists of performers, writers and sound technicians who work regularly across a wide range of musical genres, and includes a GRAMMY-nominated musician.
Our Musical Theatre team are all specialist teachers who have a wealth of professional experience in their taught discipline, with most staff having worked in the West End. The team all actively still work in industry roles such as director, choreographer and vocal coaches.
Our Technical Theatre team consists of LIPA (HE) alumni who are experienced industry professionals. They have worked in a variety of professional settings, including, theatre, live events and cruise ships. The team are all experienced teachers and continue to work Freelance in the North West.
Adam Ward
Teacher of Acting/Personal Development Tutor
Adam has a BA in Drama from Liverpool John Moores University and recently completed a Master in Making New Theatre for which he was the winner of the Lynda La Plante Fund Prize for Outstanding Student, alongside a PGCE from Huddersfield University. Since then, he has been a Lecturer in Performing Arts, Acting, Drama and Theatre Studies at Harrogate College and Cirencester Sixth Form College. While at Cirencester, Adam also ran the Sundial Youth Theatre Company. Adam has worked with companies such as Opera North, Altru Drama, Liverpool Arts Society and Liverpool Arts Bar, as well as writing, directing and performing his own work which has featured at numerous emerging artist festivals and venues. Adam greatly enjoys working with students to help them achieve their goals and hopes to continue to do that in his role here at LIPA Sixth Form College.