Aaron is a wonderful inspiration to young people. Over 8 years ago his younger siblings went along to a Footlights school for a free trial and after watching their journey and seeing what the school was doing for their social and creative skills, he was hooked. Since then Aaron have fully immersed himself into Footlights. Aaron thinks it’s incredibly important to have such a reputable award-winning company behind you to help you build a successful business and in 2020 went on to win two awards himself at the prestigious ‘British Franchise Association’

Aaron is so passionate about seeing children thrive in a creative setting and giving young people of the community as many opportunities as possible. He is incredibly excited to see how Footlights Accrington will  transform your child.

I am so proud of all our wonderful students at Footlights Rossendale,  Although originally from Essex I now have family members who live around the Rossendale/Lancashire area and and i just love the North, the friendliness of the people and of course all their wonderful children and teenagers. I love the weekly classes we offer and am astonished at how fast a child can progress with us, but  my first love is the shows and seeing their excitement on stage!

Katie started acting at the age of 8 and continued to progress throughout her academic career. Katie has recently graduated from the University of Leeds with a first-class degree in Theatre and Performance and is currently undergoing the training for her PGCE in Secondary Education. She has been involved in many professional shows during her time at University as company manager and director.

Katie has a passion for both theatre and helping children to grow and achieve their full potential. She believes that building the children’s confidence in themselves and their ability is key. Drama is the best way to express yourselves and her classroom will always allow for this to be done in a safe and meaningful way.

During Acting your child will learn improvisation, script reading, character analysis, explore new plays, learn about tv and film acting, all within a safe, fun environment. Acting class creates a place where your child can express themselves freely and we will ensure encourage them to be their best self, drawing on their existing skills and teaching them new ones so they can reach their full potential.

Lauren trained in performing arts at Bury college gaining a triple distinction. Lauren then went on to train professionally at the prestigious Phil Winston’s Theatreworks in Blackpool where she specialised in ballet, tap, modern jazz, street dance, contemporary and commercial. She also gained 2 IDTA Associate teaching qualifications and an IDTA Anatomy and Physiology diploma.

After completing her training Lauren went on to work as a professional dancer in Cyprus and Crete performing in shows in 5 star hotels. Lauren has also performed in pantomimes, tribute shows and a magic show both in the UK and China.

Lauren loves to dance and loves passing her passion, experience and industry knowledge onto the next generation of dancing talent.

Tony has extensive experience both in the performing arts sector and education. Tony has toured with children’s theatre companies across the UK, presented in a line of nationally acclaimed children’s nursery rhyme DVDs and appeared in off-west end musicals. He has written and directed shows for both adults and children and delivered youth workshops and drama classes to children across all ages. Tony’s passion to teach will bring your child’s confidence to life. His method of teaching in Tinies goes beyond the teaching of the three main disciplines. Every moment of his sessions from walking to the classroom to snack time is an immersive experience. He believes in nurturing a child’s self-esteem, developing their communication skills in listening and speaking and enabling them to develop social skills by interacting with children their own age in a fun and creative environment. All of these areas of learning are integral to a child’s development in early years and provides a platform for further learning in other subject areas. Tony aims to give children the opportunity to express their ideas and thoughts and strives to have every child leave his class with a smile on their face.

The Tiny’s concept is to prepare your child for main school. By the time that they leave the Tiny’s group, your child will be ahead of most 7 year olds who are new to performing arts. Our passion to teach will bring your child’s confidence to life.

Monday night Acting School Tutor

Amy started performing at the age of 6, and has continued to perform and teach alongside her studies, whilst also helping with shows at her theatre groups and in the community. Amy went on to study drama at Edge Hill University, specialising in actor training, performance, running group workshops, and graduated with a First Class degree.

Amy has a lot of passion for drama, and therefore loves to teach children, to help improve their acting whilst also building their confidence to help them blossom. She thrives on devising theatre with students, whilst introducing them to a variety of theatre styles and practitioners. Amy loves to see the children improve weekly and share her passion for drama.

During Acting your child will learn improvisation, script reading, character analysis, explore new plays, learn about tv and film acting, all within a safe, fun environment. Acting class creates a place where your child can express themselves freely and we will ensure encourage them to be their best self, drawing on their existing skills and teaching them new ones so they can reach their full potential.

Monday night Acting School Tutor

Lewis is a professional actor and graduate of Arts Educational Schools London. Since graduating he has worked consistently as an actor around the world in different productions and companies such as Coronation Street, Mamma Mia, Disney and Royal Caribbean International.

From his career Lewis is very confident and passionate about passing on his professional performing experiences to the Footlights students, weather that’s script work, TV tech, song or monologue workshops right up to audition prep for colleges and professional acting auditions.

During Acting your child will learn improvisation, script reading, character analysis, explore new plays, learn about tv and film acting, all within a safe, fun environment. Acting class creates a place where your child can express themselves freely and we will ensure encourage them to be their best self, drawing on their existing skills and teaching them new ones so they can reach their full potential.

Tiny’s Wednesday Tutor

Jessica started as a student-teacher at the age of 14 and has since learnt and grown into teaching classes as the main teacher and works with her own student teachers to get the best results possible out of all her students. Jessica started training at footlights at the age of 10 and one day hopes to own her footlights. Due to being trained by footlights teachers, she understands what it means to be part of the footlights family and how we value each child that walks through our doors. Jessica believes that her greatest assets are her passion, determination and sheer devotion to her job. She believes that with hard work, a positive attitude and teamwork that all footlights will thrive in not only the three disciplines we teach here at footlights but also the transferable life skills you learn while being a student here.

The Tiny’s concept is to prepare your child for main school. By the time that they leave the Tiny’s group, your child will be ahead of most 7 year olds who are new to performing arts. Our passion to teach will bring your child’s confidence to life.

Adult Acting Tutor

Rebecca has been acting professionally for 22 years, and directing theatre for 10 years. Her Footlights journey as a teacher started in 2013, she now has her own Footlights franchise in Huddersfield. Rebecca teaches drama, directing, scriptwriting, stand up comedy, comedy improvisation and every style of acting on the planet, from absolute beginners, all the way up to seasoned industry professionals.