MEET THE TEAM

Melissa trained at one of London’s leading Drama schools, Rose Bruford College on their prestigious Acting program. Since graduating in Melissa has worked in theatre and screen, starring in a handful of off west end plays (The Tabard Theatre, and Chiswick Playhouse) festival circuit short films, voice overs (Deliveroo, Maltesters) and recently starred as the lead actor in the UK’s leading country band ‘First Time Flyers’ Music Video.

Melissa’s passion as a coach is to build her students confidence and belief in themselves as an actor. Her motto is ‘coach with kindness, and nurture individuality!’. In Melissa’s sessions she creates a safe space in which she is able challenge her students to be brave, bold and take risks, therefore enabling her students to let go of their inhibitions and develop their skills hand in hand.

Niamh also trained along side Melissa at Rose Bruford College on their prestigious Acting program. “After graduating, Niámh kickstarted her career with BBC 3/HULU’s ‘Normal People’. Niámh then went on to star in BBC’s production of ‘A Christmas Carol’, Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Death on the Nile’ Disney’s newest adaptation of ‘Cruella’, BBC’s ‘Holby City’, Netflix’s ‘Top Boy’, Netflix’s ‘An Anatomy Of A Scandal. BBC’s ‘Doctors’ and ‘Doctor Who’.

As a coach, Niámh loves to share her wide variety of knowledge with her students and nurtures each unique talent in their own special way. Finding the golden nuggets in every single person is her favourite part of a session! Gently guiding students to their fullest potential and being their biggest cheerleader every step in their success.

Millie trained as an actor at ArtsEd, graduating with a BA (Hons) in Acting. Since then, she has worked on several television and film projects including Saltburn, The Split, Doctor Who and a Disney+ short film.

Millie has a real passion for teaching Acting by supporting and nurturing children. She loves watching confidence blossom and helping young actors hone their techniques. Millie has been teaching young actors Acting for over 7 years from ages 5-17 and has a real passion for teaching with kindness!

Ella trained at Rose Bruford College on the Acting programme. She has worked extensively with children and young people in both mainstream and specialist educational settings as a Teaching Assistant, as well as across a range of youth theatre programmes.

Ella also performed in children’s entertainment, delivering interactive magic shows for audiences aged 1–8, where she developed a playful and inclusive approach to performance.

She now runs the charity Now in a Minute, a multi-sensory theatre company creating accessible theatre for children with complex sensory disabilities. Ella is passionate about building confidence, encouraging creativity, and creating a supportive space where every child can express themselves and take part in their own way.

Lizzie studied foundation acting at RADA and then went on to study a 3 year acting degree at ArtsEd graduating in 2019. Since then she has worked regularly on TV with ITV, BBC and Netflix. Most recently she appeared as a guest lead in 3 episodes of Grantchester and has worked on multiple short films. She made her stage debut as Eleven in Secret Cinemas Stranger Things, an immersive stage production with Netflix.

She has been working as an assistant director most recently on Silent Knight Productions short film ‘Day Release’. Prior to that she has worked in collaborative production roles in theatre, supporting new writing at The Other Palace (The Bull). She’s been working closely with the National Film and Television School (NFTS) for the last couple of years, facilitating scene-work on their directors course.🎭

Will is also an ArtsEd graduate. Will has performed extensively with Shakespeare’s texts, including Romeo and Juliet at The Globe and Richard III & All’s Well That Ends Well at the Royal Shakespeare Company. He is passionate about guiding young performers to progress their craft and discover their own strengths. 🎭