Jo Paris - Principal & Musical Director
Joanna trained as a professional dancer at the Stella Mann College of Performing Arts where she graduated in 1999 with a Three Year Professional Dance Diploma and I.S.T.D Associate Diploma in teaching. She has performed on the West End Stage and also appeared in various Television Shows dancing along side Ant & Dec and with the former lead singer of INXS, Michael Hutchins. Joanna has been teaching students aged 2-18 years for the last ten years and has managed to gain parts for her pupils in many West End Productions, local Theatre Shows and TV Programmes. As Principal Jo has a very active role in the school, Directing and Producing Shows, running the Summer Workshops and teaching Dance & Musical Theatre in her spare time! She loves the whole ethos of her school and believes she runs an extremely friendly and professional group.
Kate Weller - Dance
Kate trained at the Italia Conti for three years and gained a National Diploma in Performing Arts as well as her teaching qualifications. She has performed in various local and West-End productions, including performing alongside Gareth Gates at Wembley Arena. She has appeared in television programmes such as Basil Brush and Dream Team. She is currently touring all over the South East with her group 'Hi-Impact' with a 'Through the Decades' Show. She has a true passion for all the performing arts and has been teaching for the last six years, which she thoroughly enjoys.
Richard Kent - Drama & Singing
Richard graduated from Guildford School of Acting with a first class degree in Musical Theatre. He then went straight in to the West End cast of Les Miserables and followed that with a season in The Woman in White. He did a summer season at Chichester where he appeared in Carousel at the Festival Theatre and The Father (Strindberg) at the Minerva Theatre. After a festive run in Thursford Christmas Spectacular, Richard proceeded to the national tour of The Producers, thereafter returning to the West End to play in Wicked. He was also very pleased to be a part of the 25th Anniversary production of Les Miserables at the London O2. Most recently Richard appeared in a brand new musical adaptation of The Go Between and is about to appear in The Taming of the Shrew at Derby Theatre.
Richard Reynard - Musical Theatre
Richard trained at Laine Theatre Arts, graduating with distinction for his Teaching Associate in classical ballet. He then made his stage debut in the first ever UK tour of Fame The Musical. His West End credits include: Cats (New London); Chicago (Adelphi); the original cast of The Witches Of Eastwick (Drury Lane and Prince of Wales); My Fair Lady (Drury Lane) and Pepper in Mamma Mia (Prince Edward). More recently Richard played Jimmy Smith in the UK tour of Thoroughly Modern Millie, Cosmo Brown in Singing In The Rain (Courtyard Theatre - Hereford) and Albert Tufnell in the 1950’s play Sailor Beware! (Stevenage, Eastbourne and Worthing) and returned to Regents Park to play the lead role of Tony in The Boyfriend. Richard recently played Eddie in Blood Brothers at the Phoenix Theatre in the West End.
