Songanddancekidz

Kathryn Relf – Vocalist

jonathan — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:57:03 +0000

Kathryn was drawn to the Performing Arts from a very young age and has never looked back. Besides her involvement in many shows, festivals and workshops she has had rigorous training in all disciplines. Her formal training started when just a mere girl attending full-time at The Arabesque School of Performing Arts, followed by two years at Chichester College. She now currently trains at the internationally renowned Laine Theatre Arts in Epsom. During her training she has excelled and gained qualifications including a National Diploma and HNC in Performing Arts and Dance and also gained full ISTD teaching qualifications for Tap, Ballet and Modern dance.
Along the way she has played Anita in West Side Story, Rosie in Mamma Mia, Scaramouche in We Will Rock You, Grace in Annie and Mama Morton in Chicago. She also continues to be a member of the Goodwood Actors Guild where over the last four years she has regularly worked and performed as a dancer and singer at the stunning Goodwood events.

Ella Murray – Vocalist

jonathan — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:37:14 +0000

Ella loves to sing and was chosen to become a fully fledged member of the Theatre Workshop International Choir back in 2010 – she is still representing them and is a veteran member at the age of fourteen.

Besides her singing commitments she has found time to tread the boards when she appeared in Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at theTheatre Royal in Brighton

Toby Murray – Vocalist

jonathan — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:25:30 +0000

Eleven year old Toby has had a lot of professional stage experience for his tender years.

Shortly after his appearance in Peter Pan at the Theatre Royal in Brighton he was working with the Royal Shakespeare Company holding his own amongst the original cast of Matilda - A Musical at the Courtyard Theatre in Stratford upon Avon. Soon after he found himself in a recording studio laying down the tracks for Matilda and features on the original cast recording.

He had a quick stint in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat back at the Theatre Royal in Brighton before resuming in the West End run of Matilda at the Cambridge Theatre London. Busy boy!

Abra Thompson – Vocalist

jonathan — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:54:14 +0000

Eliza Skelton – Songwriter/Musician/Vocalist

jonathan — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:03:05 +0000

Dr Esther Burkitt – Artist

polly — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:30:22 +0000

Esther developed an interest in children's artwork during her degree studies of Psychology at Oxford University in 1995 and after using art based therapeutic interventions whilst working with the NHS completed a doctorate in understanding expression in children's artwork at the University of Surrey
in 2000.

She teaches and conducts research in the area of child development
and art therapy in her current role as Senior Lecturer in Psychology with The
University of Chichester.

Esther is also a keen artist.

Sam O’Hanlon – Vocalist

polly — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:29:42 +0000

Alice O’Hanlon – Vocalist

polly — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:29:16 +0000

Alice has a wealth of performance experience under her belt. At only sixteen years of age she has had many coveted roles in over a dozen musicals during her time training at Arabesque School of Performing Arts including Taylor in High School Musical, Consuela in West Side Story, Sophie in Mama Mia, Teacher and Paul McCartney in We Will Rock You, Roxie in Chicago and Lilly St Regis in Annie. As well as training five days a week Alice has found time to work with the prestigious Chichester Festival Theatre. Her favourite role was playing Gerda in their version of The Snow Queen back in 2009. She was also a Londoner in Goodnight Mr Tom starring theatre legend Oliver Ford Davies. Her biggest professional gig was playing the part of Margaret Gormley in Billy Elliot the Musical at London’s Victoria Palace for a long run back in 2008/9. She is now attending Chichester College.

Mark Gandey – Vocalist

polly — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:28:32 +0000

Mark has been working professionally in the Entertainment Business for as long as he can remember. His early career includes commercials for Cheesestrings and EDF energy. He is a true all-rounder; sings, dances, acts and plays guitar. He has appeared as Sweeney in Sweeney Todd, Thenardier in Les Miserables and Troy in High School Musical to name but a few. His great love is comedy and has been in several self-penned shows at the Brighton Fringe Festival and received great reviews. He is currently studying for a BA (Hons) Degree in Comedy, Writing and Performance at Solent University (UK’s original degree in stand-up comedy).

Abby Fell – Vocalist

polly — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:27:37 +0000

Abby, who is only fourteen years of age, has been interested in the Performing Arts since she can remember. She started attending classes at Stagecoach where she really caught the bug. She now trains in all the performance disciplines at the full-time school Arabesque School of Performing Arts in Chichester with many shows under her belt.

She is a true all-rounder and has a particular interest in playing the piano (with her mum!). She has won many first prizes at various Piano Recital Competitions up and down the country.

She has also modelled professionally. Her Theatre experience have included performances at Her Majesty’s and Sadlers’ Wells Theatre.