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Showdown Theatre Arts is a part time theatre school based in Guildford for young people who are interested in the performing arts and would like to develop their skills in this area. Showdown enables members to learn about the industry whilst training and exploring their talent and working towards shows which are performed in professional venue's.
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Carli trained for three years at NW5 Theatre School and continued her training at the Academy of Contemporary Music in singing and song writing. She has been dancing since the age of six and is skilled in a number of forms including Modern and Street dance and is an experienced and versatile stage performer, having performed in numerous shows in the UK and internationally when she played Maureen in Willy Russell’s Stags and Hens in Baltimore, USA. Carli’s other roles as a performer include: Ms Darbus in High School Musical at the New Wimbledon Theatre, Mabel/Ms Sherman in Fame, Meredith in Batboy at Questors Theatre, BJ Crosby in Smokey Joe’s Café at Epsom Playhouse and many more. Carli is also an accomplished song writer and has recently been awarded a semi finalist position in the UK Songwriting competition for her song "Take me away". Carli has been teaching for over six years for numerous well known theatre school’s and youth projects and is a great believer in young people using the performance arts to develop and express themselves whilst developing their personal skills and talent in the three disciplines of performance.
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Nick Haley
Musical Director/Vocal Coach
Nik Haley has written original songs and music for television and radio broadcasts, theatre and film. He is currently signed exclusively to Agency Global as a songwriter/producer, and his debut album will be released Summer 2010. He has also worked as a Musical Director, Vocal Coach, and Pianist with theatres, choirs bands, orchestras and soloists. He has been involved in large and small scale live concerts and recordings.
He holds a Masters Degree in Composition for Film and Television (with Distinction) from the London College of Music, where he trained under Grammy® nominee Laurence Roman (a long-time collaborator with Andrew Lloyd Webber), Oscar® nominee Simon Lambros (Puritan, Memories of a Sick Mind) and Harvey Brough (The Merchant of Venice and Eyes Wide Shut).
As a Musical Director he has worked with: Bloomsbury Theatre, National Theatre, Youth Music Theatre: UK. As producer/writer he has worked with: BBC Worldwide, BBC Three, The National Theatre, Projection Pictures, Wise Buddah & Syncbox.
He runs Precedent Music, providing production music for film, TV, advertising, radio & multimedia projects.
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Nicola Murphy
Singing Coach
A classically trained pianist and contemporary vocalist, Nicki is a devoted musician, performer and teacher. Nicki attended the Academy of Contemporary Music and musical theatre training before embarking on a performance and songwriting career. Pop credits include work with Chad Smith (Red Hot Chilli Peppers), Pete Freisen (Alice Cooper), Ace (Skunk Anansie) and X- factor finalists as well as session work for EMI and V2 Records. Nicki has starred in musicals such as Fame, Summer Holiday, Anything Goes, Jesus Christ Superstar, Children of Eden, The Scarlet Pimpernel and Oklaholma at venues including London Palladium and Woking Victoria Theatre. She is currently recording an album with her band Hotshed to be released later this year and regularly performs across London and the South East on keys, vocals and saxophone in her function band Soul’d Out and continues to teach in schools and colleges, at her private studio and for Showdown.
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Hayley Hills
Dance
Hayley is a prolific choreographer, dancer and teacher and has worked on a wide range of productions, Choreography includes productions of: ‘Annie’, ‘Bugsy Malone’, ‘Fame - The Musical’, ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ and ‘Allo, Allo'. Hayley has also choreographed for Disney Paris and Spain’s PortaVenTura. A dancer and actress in her own right, Hayley has appeared in many productions including: ‘Barnum’, ‘Fame’, Copacabana’, ‘Summer Holiday’, ‘Smokey Joes Café’ and Willy Russell's ‘Stags and Hens. Hayley has been dancing since the age of three and won the Golden Cross for Ballroom and Latin for West Sussex at the tender age of eleven, she has had the pleasure of performing at The London Palladium, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and the Royal Albert Hall. Television Credits: Kelly in Morris 2274, Music Video for Gunpowder Productions, BBC Comic Relief- ‘LETS DANCE’, ITV 2 Soap awards, and BBC Scotland’s ‘Copy Cats’. Her next performance will be at the Ipswich Regent in Jack and the Beanstalk. |
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Mark Lee Davies
Dance
Mark trained at The BRIT School for the Performing Arts and The Academy of Contempory Music in Guildford. Mark has a passion for dance and has extensive teaching and choreographing experience, he has been dancing for over 15 years and has worked as a commercial dancer in pop videos and even danced his way onto top BBC show ‘Strictly Dance Fever’ presented by Graham Norton. |
What the experts say….
You may be wondering what your child may gain from this type of training and apart from the key element of enjoyment there are a wealth of benefits to young people in this field. You’re probably already aware that your child can become part of a team and improve their self-confidence alongside developing any skills they may have in this area, other benefits are development of the imagination, physical co-ordination and fitness, fluency of speech, social awareness, discipline and self-respect. Drama is also a fantastic vehicle for general knowledge and can be linked with many other subjects at school, English, Art, Music and History to name a few.
Child Welfare
To ensure all parents are comfortable that their children will be left in a safe and secure environment, all our teachers/volunteers are CRB police checked and/or a registered matron licensed by their local authority. |
