After training at the famous Bush-Davies School, her career has taken her to the English National Opera Company at the London Coliseum where performances included La Traviata and Simon Boccanegra, to the Royal National Theatre where she performed in the European premiere and Olivier award winning production of Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park With George, and The West End where her credits include Maria Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes with Ron Moody at the Cambridge Theatre as well as numerous productions such as West Side Story, Mr Cinders, The Merchant of Venice, The Wizard of Oz and The Beggars Opera. Plus many other lead roles in musicals, concerts and pantomimes.

TV appearances include her television debut at the age of nine in Junior Showtime, several Royal Variety Performances and feature films such as Heaven's Gate with John Hurt and Kris Krisstoferson, (directed by Michael Cimino).

DIRECTOR and CHOREOGRAPHER for several Musicals including Annie, Grease, The Wizard of Oz, Tours , Summer Seasons and pantomimes. Erika is also an experienced drama, singing and dance coach and regularly coaches professionals for West-End auditions and drama school entry. Erika also directed and produced our recent successful productions of Fame The Musical, The King and I, Guys and Dolls, Oliver! and The Wiz.

As an EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, Erika has been responsible for productions such as Lettice & Lovage, Huckleberry Finn, Kind Hearts and Coronets with Robert Powell and Colin Baker, The 39 Steps starring Simon Ward and George Sewell, The Ladykillers with Tim Brooke-Taylor, Dulcie Gray and Brian Murphy, Passport to Pimlico with Ian Lavender and Kate O'Mara as well as pantomimes and summer repertory seasons.

Amy Hamlen - Dance, Singing and Drama.

Amy is originally from Bristol, where she began ballet at the age of 3. She then moved on to train at Laine Theatre Arts, where she graduated   in 2009 with a Trinity Diploma in Musical theatre, and an additional Diploma in Speech and Drama with distinction. Since then she has performed in many styles of theatre, from opera to Shakespeare, including most recently A Little Night Music at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford. Other shows include Hamlet, A Christmas Carol, Sweeney Todd, and the Olivier award winning production of La Boheme.

Amy has taught for many different performing Arts schools, both in Bristol and in Surrey, including Laine Theatre Arts children school, Guildford School of Acting’s full time degree students and Bristol School of Performing Arts. She also teaches for Discover, a group for disabled adults based at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre. Amy is the Associate Director of Apollo Theatre Company, a Guildford based company. Amy is excited to join The Biz team and is looking forward to working with everyone!

Richard Cartmale-Musical Director. Richard Cartmale L.T.C.L. is a native of Surrey, and trained for four years at Trinity College of Music, London as a Joint first-study in Conducting and Percussion, (with Composition and Piano), and later as a joint-first in Conducting and Singing. He won the Ricordi Prize for Conducting in 1982. After leaving College he worked as Musical Director for the Imperial College Operatic Society and The Imperial Singers- which won prizes at the Blackpool Festival. He also continued to play in professional orchestral engagements and was a founder member of the English Percussion Ensemble, whilst teaching percussion, working with youth orchestras, and directing music courses for Kent Music School, London Borough of Bromley and London Borough of Bexley. From the late 1980s he was a member of English National Opera. In that time he sang and understudied a large number of supporting principal roles, as well as major tenor roles with fringe companies and in concert. Whilst contracted to ENO, he still managed to perform a number of major operatic roles with smaller companies including appearences at the Holland Park Festival. He also conducted a well-received "Cavalleria Rusticana" at the Fairfield Halls, Croydon. His own compositions include music for short films and plays. He now has his own purpose-built studio, where he both writes and records. He left ENO in July 2007. As a farewell to the company he was invited to conduct the ENO Orchestra on two occasions. Since that time he has been working towards the completion of his Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, as well as developing the facilities of his studio, and a representative portfolio of music for film work. Richard was MD for our productions of West Side Story 2011, Disney's Beauty and The Beast in 2010, Fame The Musical in 2009 and The King and I in 2008.  

Kimberley Fletcher - AISTD singing, dance and drama. Kimberley graduated from the London Studio Centre in 2001 with a Diploma in Musical Theatre and her ISTD teaching qualification. Since then she has sailed around the Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Caribbean and Brazil on the European Vision (Festival Cruises), Topaz (Thomson Cruises) and most recently as Lead Vocalist and Show Team Leader onboard the Island Star and Island Escape (Island Cruises).

She has danced in the World famous Irish Dance sensation 'Spirit of the Dance' choreographed by Alan Harding, and also toured America, Holland, Israel, India and the fantastic UK with 'Spirit of Broadway' as lead Singer. Kimberley has performed in many pantomimes across the country for Qdos and Hammond Productions performing along stars such as Darren Day, Lisa Riley, Paul Nichols, Kirsten O'Brien, 'Only Fools and Horses' Boyce, 'Gladiators' Rhino and Rio and 'Emmerdales' Nicola Wheeler. She has also appeared in Razzle Dazzle at the Hackney Empire with Griff Rhys Jones, Dale Wintons Disco Divas commercial, SM.TV live with Jay-Z, the Sports Acrobatics World Championships in Manchester,  Cabaret shows at the Grand Leisure Hotels and many Moulin Rouge Cooperate Events around the country. She has performed in musicals such as The Children of Eden UK Tour as the  Storyteller.

Anna Walker - dance, drama and singing

Anna trained at Phil Winston's Theatreworks in Blackpool, from there she embarked on her professional dance career. She has danced in many Pantomimes across the country appearing with stars such as Julian Clarey, John Inman, Marti Webb, Darren Day and David Essex. Anna has cruised in style on Silversea Cruise Lines for Jean Ann Ryan as Dance Captain and Company Manager, cruising around the Mediterranean, Baltic, Caribbean and Africa. Anna was invited to Dance and be Dance Captain of the Salto Ballet at the 'Cirque D'Hiver 'in Paris for a really enjoyable season.  'Spirit of the Dance' choreographed by Alan Harding has taken Anna all over the world, travelling to America, Australia, Israel, Europe, Far East and UK tours performing as Irish Lead and Spanish Lead. Anna also danced in two of Alan Hardings other shows- 'Broadway!' touring UK and America and most recently 'Dancing Queen' performing in the UK.  
 

As a teacher Anna has taught all over the UK, teaching and choreographing shows for Dance and Educational Schools and taken workshops in all forms of Dance to ages 3- 63! She has taught at a number of Stage Schools and was even invited to teach Musial Theatre in Portugal for a Special Easter Course. Anna choreographed our productions of The King and I and Fame The Musical to great critical acclaim.

Jo Artivich – drama, singing and dance

Jo began her dance training at the age of four and has high qualifications in RAD Ballet and ISTD Tap and Modern.  She has also studied contemporary dance, acrobatics and Belly Dancing.  She has gained LAMDA qualifications in Drama and gained a BA (Hons) in Performance at Northumbria University.  During her studies she had the chance to work with the opera company Opera North and vocal experts Cicely Berry (RSC voice coach) and Sally Haig (dialect specialist.)  After University she went straight into a touring company playing the title role of Pinnoccio, staying for a second season to tour The Blue Bird.  Other Theatre Credits include Dusa in Dusa, Fish, Stas & Vi at the Live Theatre, Newcastle; Boris the Pig/Gypsy for the National tour of Three Little Pigs with Premier Stage Productions; Mother Goose/Vanity in a national tour of the pantomime Mother Goose; Mr Greedy, Daisy & ASM in Jack And The Beanstalk for Pantoni Pantomimes at The Doncaster Civic Theatre; The Cop in the musical The Happy End! at The Lipmman Theatre, Newcastle and Understudy/ASM for the national theatre tour of Enjie Benjy with Premier Stage Productions.

Jo is competent in many disciplines including make-up, costumes and stage management.  She has worked at the Gardner Arts Centre, Brighton for Earwig Productions teaching make-up and drama at their Summer School and for the last two years Jo has stage-managed the pantomime at the Leatherhead Theatre for Pantoni Pantomimes. Jo also occasionally works as a voice artist.  Her most recent work was voicing Little Miss Naughty and Little Miss Tiny for the stage tour of the Mr Men show.
 

Kelly-Louise Rowden - Streetjazz. Kelly trained at Laine Theatre Arts and is an experienced choreographer and has performed on TV with Posh Spice, appeared in many music videos and on Top of The Pops. Experience includes: Choreographer and performer for Electric dolls music video, Dancer for Jennifer Ellison fitness dvd, Featured dancer in 7 bollywood films around the world, Dancer for the Harlequins rugby dance team, Dancer and choreographer for Toni and Guy hairshows, Dancer and choreographer for switch22 at Nottingham Pride, Dancer on top of the pops, Dancer and dance captain in Pantomimes for qdos, Dancer in posh spice documentary.