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.
Ildiko Szabo
Learning Support Assistant
Ildi has worked in education for most of her career. After graduating from the University of Debrecen in Hungary in 1989 as a Secondary Teacher of English and Russian, she went on to teach English as a foreign language in secondary schools in her hometown of Pécs. She moved to the UK in 1996 and worked as a freelance translator and theatre costume maker for Everyman/Playhouse and Museums of Liverpool before taking a teaching role at Liverpool Community College and Greenbank College as a Pattern Cutting and Textile Design tutor. She has also worked as a secondary school Teaching Assistant supporting children with SEND. Currently, she supports students on Technical Theatre & Design for Performance courses. Ildi’s hobbies include textile art, costume making and anything theatre related.
Ildi believes that the dedication and talent our students demonstrate deserves all the support she can offer, whether it is practical, academic or personal.