Our Team

Claire, one of our drama teachers, trained at RADA and Bretton Hall. She has worked extensively on stage and screen, and brings this knowledge to her workshops.

On screen Claire has played main supporting roles in numerous feature films including Mabel Smith in Borley Rectory (alongside Reece Shearsmith), Ms. Conrad in Telling Lies (alongside Jason Flemyng and Melanie Brown), the Young Nurse in Provoked (which starred Miranda Richardson and Robbie Coltrane), and Beattie in The Magic Hour. Stage roles have included Mags in Handbagged and Sheila in Relatively Speaking at Windsor Theatre Royal and on tour, and Maggie in Hobson’s Choice and Liz Essendine in Present Laughter at Chesterfield Pomegranate Theatre all for Paul Taylor-Mills. Also she has performed in several No 1 Tours – Funny Peculiar for Bill Kenwright and Handbagged for Eleanor Lloyd Prods.

Claire has taught Acting for Screen at stage schools and as a private acting coach. She has worked one-on-one with young actors starting out on their first professional feature film or TV role, and with groups of children who are wanting to learn a new skill for fun. She has led acting workshops for the Ambassador Theatre Group on numerous workshops attached to West End Shows, and she has also led acting workshops for the Donmar Warehouse along-side the Phylida Lloyd all-female production of Julius Caesar which starred Harriet Walter and Frances Barber.

We were extremely fortunate to have had Maddy as part of our team. She made a massive impact on the school as a whole and our students as individuals. We are eternally grateful to have had Maddy in our world

Maddy Anholt was a comedian, actress and writer. She has worked on a sitcom, Jerk for BBC Three, has appeared in Sunny D, BBC One, on ITV and Channel 5. She’s had four sell-out solo comedies at Underbelly, Gilded Balloon, Latitude Festival Main Stage and the Soho Theatre. She had her own comedy on BBC Radio 4, writes for Sketchtopia, BBC Radio 4, has amassed over 7 million views online for her sketches and has worked with Warner Bros, guests on ITV’s This Morning and was a regular on TalkRADIO co-hosting with Eamonn Holmes.

Michael regularly directs for EastEnders, Holby City, Casualty and Coronation Street as well as for Regional Theatres such as The Royal Exchange Manchester.

Michael has much experience teaching children and young adults the techniques needed for acting on camera / film-making.

Jack Holliday is our Musical Director and one of our singing teachers. Since graduating he has been involved in the production of over 60 theatrical productions, either on stage or off.  He started his career in musical theatre, performing in shows such as Jesus Christ Superstar, Miss Saigon and Into the Woods; taking him all across the country until an injury to his shoulder made this difficult. He attained his educational degree, and has now been a professional Musical Director for a number of years, directing big-name performances such as Singing in the Rain, Legally Blonde, Grease, and Fame! He was Musical Director for NYT for 3 years while running a children’s musical theatre company.

Harveen trained at The Royal Academy of Music, London. She graduated with distinction and DipRAM for excellence.

Since graduating Harveen has played lead roles in a number of productions including Bend it like Beckham (West End), Privates On Parade (Theatre Royal, Brighton), The Thing About Tom directed by Stuart Wood, Election Idol, Ringside (Birmingham Repertory Theatre), Poise The Musical, The Witches (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Cynthia’s Girls (Cambridge Corn Exchange), Peter Pan (The Park Theatre) and The Cereal Café (The Other Palace). She has recently returned from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock International and UK Tour.

Workshops include Billionaire Boy by David Williams, directed by Luke Sheppard and the new writing season at the Curve Theatre, Birmingham Rep and Theatre Royal Stratford East. UK Tours include Britain’s Got Bhangra and Arrange That Marriage. Pantomime credits include: The Teapot in Beauty and The Beast and The Genie in Aladdin (The Cheltenham Everyman).

Film and TV credits include work on Doctors, Brit Asia, The Discovery Channel Dispatches and BBC’s Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show. She has also been a backing vocalist for ITV’s X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent.

Matt Osborn is an Anglo Australian actor originally from London, he has studied, trained, performed and taught in the UK, Czech Republic, Poland & Australia. Matt has been teaching at the Anna Fiorentini school since 2018.

Mark is one of our dance teachers/ choreographers. Mark has choreographed for many industry professionals including Liberty X, Tina Turner, Peter Andre and Ant and Dec.

Jen started dancing, performing, teaching and choreographing from a very early age in styles such as jazz, street, tap and musical theatre. As an adult, Jen then went on to consolidate her training in contemporary, ballet and contemporary jazz at the prestigious Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. She has trained and worked with artists such as Rachel Lopez de Nieta, Rosemary Brandt, Hagit Yakira, Rosangela Silvestre and Tim Casson. Credits include T Mobile, BBC 2, Sadlers Wells, Richmix Festival, The Natural History Museum, plus many other dance festivals, theatre performances and private events across London. With over 8 years teaching experience, her classes are filled with passion, precision and warm energy which creates a fun and engaging atmosphere for students of all levels.