Debbie Cunningham
Head of Drama
Drama Teacher
Debbie Cunningham
Head of Drama
Louise Clarke
Head of Singing
Ellie Harvey
Head of Dance
Daisy Mason
OnStage Choreographer
BA (hons) Edgehill Univeristy
Lauren Johnson
Singing Class
LAMDA Gold MT
BTEC MT Brooksby Melton
Phoebie Bakewell
Performance Class
LAMDA Gold Acting
BTEC Acting Brooksby Melton
Ben Packer
Cover Teacher
Mountview
Guidlford School of Acting
Debbie Cunningham
Head of Drama
Debbie is the principal of The Drama Academy. She holds a teaching Diploma from The London College of Music as well as completing LAMDA qualifications and a BA (hons) degree from The University of Manchester. Debbie is an appointed LAMDA examiner and travels nationwide examining students in all subjects of the LAMDA syllabus. Her main passion is the development of Speech, Drama & communication in young people. She teaches students from age 3 to Adult in group and private sessions weekly up to Diploma level.

Louise Clarke
Head of Singing
Louise trained at the Royal College of Music & continued at the University of Cambridge. After finishing she went onto perform professionally in many venues across the UK and abroad, including multiple recordings for the BBC. She is currently completing a Masters at Guildford School of Acting and is starting a research PhD there in October. As well as teaching at TDA she coaches the choristers at Coventry Cathedral. Louise passionately believes that it is important to use multiple methods in singing teaching, incorporating ideas from Bel Canto, Estill, CVT & Accent method.

Ellie Harvey
Head of Dance
Ellie holds a First-Class honours Degree in Professional Dance and Musical Theatre from Bird College Conservatoire and was a member of the National Youth Theatre. She holds LAMDA Gold Medals in Acting, Musical Theatre & Verse and Prose. Ellie trained in all aspects of performing arts from a young age. She has performed in many productions in local & West End theatres as well as performing on National Television. Including backing dancing for Tinie Tempah and George Ezra. Ellie is starting her PGCE at Leicester University in September.
Workshop Tutors
Film & TV Skills
Nathan Morris
(Holyoaks, Outings,
The Bill)
Acting through Song
Lauren Samuels
(Grease, We Will Rock You, The Last Five Years,
Bend it Like Beckham)
Musical Theatre
Tarinn Callender
(Hamilton,
Come From Away)
Stage Combat
Jean-Marc Perret
(Prince Caspian,
Cinderella the Film)
Rocky Horror Show
Zach Morris
(Rocky Horror Show,
Spring Awakening)


Wicked Workshop
Alice Fearn
(Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Les Miserables, Wicked,
Come From Away)
Song and Dance
Gemma Scholes
(Matilda, Young Frankenstein, 42nd Street)
Audition Workshop
Jacob Fisher
(Addams Family,
Jospeh & his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat)
Dance Workshop
Jordan Ricketts
(Everybody's Talking about Jamie)
Dance Workshops
Matt Trevorrow
(West Side Story, Annie, Thoroughly Modern Millie)