Stoke-On-Trent's Leading Children's Drama Group.
OUR TEAM
Our dedicated team focus not only on improving performance skills, but to also boost confidence and positivity. We believe this is something really important for every child.
Victoria Gotham
Vicky trained in acting at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA), graduating in 2000. Her professional acting credits include performing at the Lowry Theatre Manchester, Stafford Castle Shakespeare, P&O Cruises, as well as film work and commercials for household names such as Microsoft, Iceland, the Co-Op Bank and Scholl. Vicky still preforms professionally as a singer and actress.
Vicky has specialised in teaching acting to children since 2002, dedicating more than two decades to running youth theatre groups, directing shows and running after schools clubs and workshops. She runs the LAMDA department (private acting classes) at Stafford Prep & Grammar School, facilitating lessons for hundreds of children. As well as taking Drama School into local primary schools, to run after school clubs.
Catherine Shevloff
Cathy trained at Rose Bruford Drama School in London, graduating with a BA (hons) in Acting in 1996. Cathy has worked extensively in television with roles in Heartbeat, Emmerdale, Coronation Street and more. Her stage experience is just as broad with credits including Lady McDuff in Macbeth and the Courtesan in The Comedy of Errors at Stafford Castle.
Cathy has unrivalled experience as a workshop leader, delivering drama workshops to a wide range of ages and abilities. With a recent interest in dog therapy training, taking her dog Barney into schools to assist with emotional development classes. Cathy also teaches LAMDA at Stafford Grammar school.
Adam Matthews
Adam completed his Degree in Acting and Screen Performance at Staffordshire University. Adam was originally a member of Drama School when we opened in 2014. Cathy and Vicky taught Adam from a young age at The Regent Academy, and he remained a member of that group until he was a young adult, performing twice for the National Connections Youth Project.
After his work experience with us, we offered him a job as assistant, and then a few years later, he became a teacher with us. He was invaluable to us over the lockdown, providing such amazing ideas and fun on our Zoom sessions, and was one of the keys to our great success during that time. Adam has wonderful technical skills, and adds to our performances by enhancing our work digitally, as well as being a passionate and energised teacher. Adam now also runs 2 of our after school drama clubs, at Betley and Seabridge Primary Schools.
Phebe Smith
Phebe started acting at the age of 9, where she attended the Regent Theatre Academy for Youth, taught by Drama School’s very own Vicky and Cathy. Phebe studied Drama and Theatre Studies at A Level and has an English Degree from Keele University. Another of Phebe’s passions is Ballet. She runs her own Ballet school called ‘Balleton’ and has a level 4 and 5 diploma in dance teaching with the British Ballet Organisation, attaining her registered teacher status.
She has been a member of a local Amateur Dramatics Company for over 15 years, where she has performed in a wide range of Musicals, Pantomimes, One Act Plays and Murder Mysteries. Annually choreographing pantomime for Mow Cop players. Phebe teaches LAMDA at Stafford Prep & Grammar school, helping children achieve excellent results in Acting and Verse & Prose examinations.