Tutors

Steven is the Artistic Director of Centre Stage and has been a member of the teaching staff from day one, teaching Drama on Saturday and Sundays. Our Friday Young Professionals class also runs under his direction, along with Jacob Thomas.

Since the conception of the school, Steven has been actively involved in developing and writing some of the school's projects, most notably the highly successful A Game of Two Halves, a show conceived by himself and his writing partner Jacob Thomas, for the students of Centre Stage.

Primarily working as an actor, he has sustained a progressive career for over twelve years with featured credits including The Jury, Down To Earth, Eastenders, Casualty, The Vanisihing Man, The Bill along with a variety of leading roles in British films, (such as Beach Boys and Madly Yours). Theatre includes; Kevin in Taking Liberties at The Old Red Lion, Bluebeard in Inamorata at BAC, Duende at The Pleasance Theatre, Valiere in The Miser at The Richard Jebb Theatre. Steven has also appeared in a number of commercials for both the UK market and overseas.

 To supplement his acting career Steven has developed his writing and directing portfolio in recent years, writing and directing professionally for Corporate events and the artistic arm of Willows Farm Village and Hatton Country world theme parks. He has also added a number of directing credits to his CV whilst at Centre Stage, including some of his own work, such as 'Left Luggage', 'Travel Sickness' and 'Overdue', however, most notably perhaps the production of 'Pass it On'', which was successfully performed with the students from Centre Stage in the regional final (at The Lyric Hammersmith in June 2006) of the Shell Connections Theatre Festival. He has also established himself as a regular guest tutor at a number of Theatre Schools in recent years, most notably perhaps at the highly acclaimed and accredited Mountview Theatre School, enabling him to develop his teaching further, which can only benefit the students of Centre Stage in the long run.

As Artistic Director of the school it is Steven's role to create, plan and oversee the schools artistic development in association with the other members of staff at the school with the aim of the long term enjoyment, fulfillment, development and progression of each individual student and indeed the school itself.

Jacob is the Associate Artistic Director of Centre Stage and has enjoyed teaching from day one and is proud to be a member of the team.

He began his training at a young age at a school similar to Centre Stage studying dance, singing, and acting. After A-levels, Jacob formed Harmony Productions with two friends, and the company staged two major shows, raising over 10,000 for the cancer charity, Tenovus. From 1997 until 2000 he attended the University of Bristol, reading drama, and graduated with honours in July 2000. In 2004 Jacob received an MA Degree in Acting from the East 15 Acting School. Jacob has an active career as a professional actor as well as being a teacher of acting and singing.

Jacob's many credits include:

Film/TV: Eastenders, The Bill, Grange Hill, Magnum, City Tales, Exploits at West Poley, numerous adverts

Theatre: For Shakespeare at The Tobacco Factory: Three Sisters, Titus Andronicus, Love's Labour's Lost, Pericles; For Northanpton Theatre Royal: Stand, The Ugly Duckling; The Alexander Projekt (People Show Studios) The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (Theatro Technis); A Midsummer Night's Dream (Corbett Theatre) Murder in the Cathedral (Chichester), Agamemnon (Scarborough), Everyman, Women Beware Women, The Broken Heart (Wyckham Theatre), The Devil's Disciple (Minack Theatre,Cornwall and Nelson Mandela, London), Billy, Slice of Saturday Night and Gypsy (Wyllyotts), The Crucible, Gawain (Royal Opera House), Oliver! (Sadlers Wells).

He has written and directed professionally for the entertainment branch of Willows Farm Village.

Jacob is also a talented musical writer and in association with Steven Green has created two original full-scale musicals for the school: "Centre Stage the Performing Arts Musical" and "A Game of Two Halves".

Nick began working for Centre Stage as an assistant Drama tutor from January 2000.  He has been teaching with us now for over four years. Nick started as a student of The Little Heath Theatre Workshop in Potters Bar, under the direction of Carole O'Shea, The Centre Stage Principal.

Nick trained at the Herfordshire Theatre School, where he took a 3 year Year Acting and Musical Theatre Diploma.

During his time at H.T.S. Nick has achieved a BADC Stage Combat Award, a L.A.M.D.A. Gold Award and has had the opportunity to play many different roles in plays and musicals. From a Teddy Boy in Once A Catholic to a vicar in John Godber's Lucky Sods, from a wheeler dealer showman in Annie Get Your Gun to Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream. All of these roles have been performed under the direction of professional directors from the theatre industry.

Nick's professional acting credits include My Parents Are Aliens for Granada Television, playing the role of Darren, the role of Shaun in My Family for BBC Television, Billy Edwards in Hope & Glory.   He has appeared in a number of television commercials and has recently finished filming an interactive CD for Sense, Sex & Relationships, directed by our own Steven Green and produced by Sense Interactive, for distribution to all major retail outlets and schools.

Nick hopes that he can pass on to our students at Centre Stage all the knowledge and specialised skills he has learnt during his training.

Nicola has been teaching all aspects of the Performing Arts at Centre Stage since it opened in 1999. Nicola focuses on Dance on the Saturday combined courses, along with The Centre Stage Dance Troupe.  She also leads the team for Young Centre Stagers on Tuesday. Nicola is proud to be a member of the team and enjoys watching the students' development and enjoyment for something she is also passionate about; the students' achievements are very rewarding. Nicola has taken the responsibility for Drama at Enfield Grammar School, Head of Dance and Drama at Mill Hill County High School and is now teaching on a part time basis, tutors young actors on film sets and sings with various bands whilst pursuing her own career in the Performing Arts.

Her credits include:

Film: Harry Potter, Short Film: Dead Clean.

TV: Grange Hill, Dream Team, Celebrity Stories (Micheal Flatley's Dancer)

TV Commercial: The Observer

Pop Videos: Bryan Adams, Chocolate Puma

Her stage productions, as a Performer and/or choreographer include 'Fame' at the Millfield Theatre and shows at venues such as The London Palladium, Wembley, Theatre Royal - Drury Lane and Her Majesty's Theatre