FACULTY

Our vocational courses are overseen by our Principal Chris Stoddart (Jersey Boys, Evita, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat), Founder & Executive Principal Claire Pourret, Course Director Darren Tough (Only Fools and Horses, Tonight’s the Night, The Wild Party) and our Ambassador & Artistic Associate Gary Watson, (Leading roles in Les Miserables, Jersey Boys, Cats, Mamma Mia and Matilda)

We are proud to have an exciting faculty of tutors from all corners of the industry overseen by our fantastic core team; Head of Dance & MT Hayley Elston-Love (Princess & Costa cruises - DDI), Head of Acting Amy Whitrod Brown (Residencies with Frantic Assembly, BADC Stage Combat and Intimacy Co-ordinator), Deputy Head of Dance & MT Emilie- Louise Champ (PGCE with the Royal Academy of Dance) and Deputy Head of Acting Stephen Lloyd (Project director for Royal Academy of Music Junior Academy). Our productions are overseen by our technical team headed by Paul Taylor (lighting and sound). We are also thrilled to welcome Gavin Tsang this year as maternity cover for Deputy Head of Dance and MT (So you think you can dance, Miss Saigon, King & I).

Our industry guest tutors and speakers have included Fra Fee from Marvel’s Hawkeye, Claire Marie Hall from Operation Mincemeat, Paul Bullion from Netflix series ‘The Witcher’, Zizi Strallen from Mary Poppins, Shaun Kerrison (Internationally acclaimed Director) and many more...

““It is clear to see what an amazing programme LCPA offers. The faculty that LCPA boasts is equal to any degree level performing arts course. ”

Stuart Dawes
Co-Principal,
The Brighton Academy”

Core Team

CLAIRE POURRET - EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL

Founder and director of Theatre Street Performing Arts and Theatre Street Dance Company. Credits include the Royal Opera and work as a professional choreographer and performer.

CHRIS STODDART - PRINCIPAL

Credits include - Jersey Boys (Picadilly Theatre, West End), Evita (Dominion Theatre, West End), Jospeh and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK Tour).

GARY WATSON - AMBASSADOR & ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE

West End credits include Marius in Les Miserables, Nick Massi in Jersey Boys, Rudolpho in Matilda (Original London Cast), Ken Railings in Strictly Ballroom, Don Kerr in A Chorus Line, Saturday Night Fever & Evita.

DARREN TOUGH - COURSE DIRECTOR

Credits include - Only Fools and Horses The Musical (Haymarket Theatre, West End) and Tonights The Night (UK Tour).

HAYLEY ELSTON-LOVE - HEAD OF DANCE & MT

Choreographer & tutor (DDI) - Costa and Princess cruises.

AMY WHITROD BROWN - HEAD OF ACTING

Masters with Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and trained at the New York Film Academy

EMILIE-LOUISE CHAMP - DEPUTY HEAD OF DANCE & MT

PGCE with the Royal Academy of Dance, RAD and ISTD registered tutor, BA Hons in Professional Dance & MT with Bird College

STEPHEN LLOYD - DEPUTY HEAD OF ACTING

Project director for Royal Academy of Music Junior Academy & tutor for Mountview, ALRA & University of Portsmouth. Acting coach for national & international clients whose credits include ‘The Umbrella Academy’ (Netflix), ‘Emilia’ (The Globe), ‘Othello’ (RSC) and ‘Eastenders’ (BBC)

GAVIN TSANG - DEPUTY HEAD OF DANCE & MT (Maternity Cover)

As a performer So You Think You Can Dance, Miss Saigon and King & I. Lead Creative and head choreographer for Live Business Group Ltd producing large-scale shows for Saga & Costa Cruises.

Visiting Industry Guests

Fra Fee

Millie O'Connell

Sophie Isaacs

Matt Crocke

Alice Fearn

Frances Dee

Sam Salter

Craig Kelly

David Thaxton

Jon Scott-Clark

Luke Bayer

Reece Kerridge