Susi Earnshaw Theatre School
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The Susi Earnshaw Theatre School is a full time private school
specialising Academic and Performing Arts School in Barnet
, North London
. The School was founded in 1989 by former actress and journalist Susi Earnshaw and her husband David Earnshaw who is the current school Principal. David Earnshaw was a producer, touring and session musician.
The school was founded in 1989 as a part time performing arts school before becoming a full time academic and performing arts secondary educational establishment. The Bull Theatre in Barnet
is now home to the full time school and its Saturday School along with the long established Susi Earnshaw Management T.V. Film, Theatre and live entertainment Agency. Pupils gain entry to the full time school through auditions in drama, dance, singing and a personal interview.
winner Amy Winehouse
, musical theatre star Alexia Khadime
who played the role of Nala
in the West End
production of The Lion King and in 2008 she became the first black female to play the role of Elphaba
in the West End show Wicked
, Amie Atkinson voted BBC Radio
Musical Theatre Voice of The Year 2007, Jay Asforis of Simon Fuller
group S Club 8
, R&B Star Keisha White
, Daniel Roche
(actor) currently starring in BBC1 sitcom Outnumbered
. Other current pupils like Jack Hamshere are starring in the West End Production of Oliver!
and Tyler Mclean is starring in Michael Jackson's Thriller Live.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
specialising Academic and Performing Arts School in Barnet
Barnet
High Barnet or Chipping Barnet is a place in the London Borough of Barnet, North London, England. It is a suburban development built around a twelfth-century settlement and is located north north-west of Charing Cross. Its name is often abbreviated to Barnet, which is also the name of the London...
, North London
North London
North London is the northern part of London, England. It is an imprecise description and the area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes. Common to these definitions is that it includes districts located north of the River Thames and is used in comparison with South...
. The School was founded in 1989 by former actress and journalist Susi Earnshaw and her husband David Earnshaw who is the current school Principal. David Earnshaw was a producer, touring and session musician.
The school was founded in 1989 as a part time performing arts school before becoming a full time academic and performing arts secondary educational establishment. The Bull Theatre in Barnet
Barnet
High Barnet or Chipping Barnet is a place in the London Borough of Barnet, North London, England. It is a suburban development built around a twelfth-century settlement and is located north north-west of Charing Cross. Its name is often abbreviated to Barnet, which is also the name of the London...
is now home to the full time school and its Saturday School along with the long established Susi Earnshaw Management T.V. Film, Theatre and live entertainment Agency. Pupils gain entry to the full time school through auditions in drama, dance, singing and a personal interview.
Notable alumni
Famous past pupils of the school include 5 time Grammy AwardGrammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
winner Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse
Amy Jade Winehouse was an English singer-songwriter known for her powerful deep contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres including R&B, soul and jazz. Winehouse's 2003 debut album, Frank, was critically successful in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize...
, musical theatre star Alexia Khadime
Alexia Khadime
Alexia Khadime is an English actress and mezzo-soprano, known for her roles in British musical theatre and television. Alexia's break came in 2004 when she was cast as Nala in the British rendition of the musical The Lion King at Lyceum Theatre, London...
who played the role of Nala
Nala
Nala , a character in Hindu mythology, is the king of Nishadha Kingdom, son of Virasena. Nala is known for his skill with horses and culinary expertise. He marries princess Damayanti, of Vidarbha Kingdom, and their story is told in the Mahabharata. His main weakness is gambling...
in the West End
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
production of The Lion King and in 2008 she became the first black female to play the role of Elphaba
Elphaba
Elphaba Thropp is a fictional character in Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, as well as in the Broadway and West End adaptations, Wicked. In the original L. Frank Baum book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Wicked Witch of the West is unnamed and little...
in the West End show Wicked
Wicked (musical)
Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West , a parallel novel of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and L. Frank Baum's classic story The Wonderful Wizard...
, Amie Atkinson voted BBC Radio
BBC Radio
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Musical Theatre Voice of The Year 2007, Jay Asforis of Simon Fuller
Simon Fuller
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group S Club 8
S Club 8
S Club 8, previously known as S Club Juniors, was a spin-off of the UK pop group S Club 7. The group's members, Jay Asforis, Daisy Evans, Calvin Goldspink, Stacey McClean, Aaron Renfree, Hannah Richings, Rochelle Wiseman and Frankie Sandford, were all in their early teens or younger when they were...
, R&B Star Keisha White
Keisha White
Keisha White is an English R&B singer. She has released two albums so far, Seventeen, which was released in 2005, and her latest album Out Of My Hands, which was released on 3 July 2006.-Biography:...
, Daniel Roche
Daniel Roche (actor)
Daniel Peter Roche is an English child actor. He is best known for playing Ben in the BBC One sitcom Outnumbered.-Life:...
(actor) currently starring in BBC1 sitcom Outnumbered
Outnumbered
Outnumbered is a British sitcom. Airing on BBC One since 2007, it stars Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner as a father and mother outnumbered by their three children...
. Other current pupils like Jack Hamshere are starring in the West End Production of Oliver!
Oliver!
Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens....
and Tyler Mclean is starring in Michael Jackson's Thriller Live.