UPCOMING THEATRE WORKSHOPS
UPCOMING THEATRE WORKSHOPS
Welcome to London Theatre Runway, where aspiring and professional performers come together to refine their craft and connect with industry experts. Our workshops are designed to give you real-world insights into the theatre and entertainment industry, empowering you to achieve your dreams on stage and beyond.
(Performers under 18 and theatre fans, head to our LTR Junior and Backstage Pass pages for upcoming experiences!)
May
12
NIGEL LILLEY & GRACE MCINERNY
Nigel Lilley & Grace McInerny - Mock Singing Audition
Nigel Lilley - Musical Supervisor
Nigel’s recent credits include: One Day (Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh), Here We Are (National Theatre), Newsies (Troubador Wembley Park Theatre), Next to Normal (Donmar Warehouse), The Witches (National Theatre), Oklahoma (Chichester Festival Theatre); Follies (National Theatre, including Revival); Caroline, or Change (West End, Hampstead Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre, Broadway); Fun Home (Young Vic); Follies (National Theatre); The Go-Between (West End); Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), South Pacific (Chichester Festival Theatre).
Television credits include: Gentleman Jack (BBC/HBO); Victoria (Mammoth/ITV); Our Friend Victoria (Phil McIntyre Entertainment/BBC); That Day We Sang (Endor/BBC) and Victoria Wood's Christmas Special (BBC).
Nigel co-authored a guide to Musical Theatre auditions with Mary Hammond called Thank You – That’s All We Need For Today published by Edition Peters.
Grace McInerny - Casting Associate
Grace is a freelance Casting Director/Associate who is also currently working as a Casting Associate in the office of Pippa Ailion and Natalie Gallacher Casting. She has worked on over 50 productions having also worked with Jim Arnold CDG and Pearson Casting. She has also assisted in the casting of over 30 commercials for Anne Stone Casting and is a probationary member of the CDG.
Upcoming Theatre Credits as Casting Director for Pippa Ailion and Natalie Gallacher Casting: Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical (Evolution Battersea), The Last Man (Southwark Playhouse Elephant). Upcoming Theatre Credits as Associate Casting Director for Pippa Ailion and Natalie Gallacher CastingInclude: FUN HOME (Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester); Billy Elliot (UK Tour and Adelphi)
Notable Theatre Credits as Associate Casting Director for Pippa Ailion and Natalie Gallacher Casting Include: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (Bristol Hippodrome); AMERICAN PSYCHO (Almeida); MEAN GIRLS (UK & Ireland Tour); PADDINGTON (Savoy Theatre); SUNNY AFTERNOON (UK & Ireland Tour); 50 FIRST DATES THE MUSICAL (The Other Palace); DEAR EVAN HANSEN (UK and Asia Tour); TOP HAT (Chichester Festival Theatre & Tour); PARSIFAL - Additional Casting (Glyndebourne); HERCULES (Theatre Royal Drury Lane); MOULIN ROUGE! (World Tour); MOULIN ROUGE! (Piccadilly Theatre); TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL (Aldwych Theatre & UK & Ireland Tour); DISNEY’S THE LION KING (Lyceum Theatre); MJ THE MUSICAL (Prince Edward Theatre); THE BOOK OF MORMON (Prince of Wales & UK & International Tour); For Pearson Casting: KIT KAT CLUB (Badrutt’s Palace).
Notable Theatre Credits as Senior Casting Assistant for Pippa Ailion and Natalie Gallacher Casting include: NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 (Donmar Warehouse); COMING TO ENGLAND (UK Tour); DEAR EVAN HANSEN (UK Tour); For Jim Arnold Casting: SHREK - THE MUSICAL (Hammersmith Apollo & UK & Ireland Tour); BONNIE & CLYDE (Arts Theatre, Garrick Theatre & UK Tour); WICKED (Apollo Victoria & UK & Ireland Tour); PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL (Piccadilly Theatre & UK & Ireland Tour); THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF MUSICAL (Noël Coward Theatre & Cheltenham Everyman); CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - THE MUSICAL (Leeds Playhouse & UK Tour); WHEN DARKNESS FALLS (UK Tour); ROCK OF AGES (UK & Ireland Tour); FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS: THE MUSICAL (Hall for Cornwall & UK, Ireland & Canada Tour); THE PRINCE OF EGYPT (Dominion Theatre).
Course information:
These workshops are group mock auditions;
Workshop leaders will send material requests to participants one week before.
During the session, participants will “audition” one at a time, whilst the others watch in.
There will then be a group Q and A at the end of the session.
🗓️ 12th May
⏰ 18:30 - 21:30
📍The Umbrella Rooms
💵 £50
Email info@londontheatrerunway.com to be added to our waiting list
May
12
ASHLEY NOTTINGHAM & ALEXZANDRA SARMIENTO
Ashley Nottingham & Alexzandra Sarmiento - Open Dance Class
Ashley Nottingham- Choreographer
Ashley recently choreographed the revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Starlight Express’, which is currently playing to packed houses at The Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, London.
He received great critical acclaim for his choreography in ‘Pacific Overtures’ by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman, co-produced by The Menier Chocolate Factory and Umeda Arts Theater in both London and Japan (Tokyo/Osaka performed in Japanese). Ashley provided the choreography for the forthcoming Scorpions Biopic Warner Bros movie ‘Wind of Change’.
Last summer he choreographed Jack Holden’s ‘Club NVRLND’ at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to rave reviews. The last few winter seasons Ashley has directed and choreographed Rylan in Cinderella and Jack and the Beanstalk both at the Cliffs Pavilion in Southend and has proudly choreographed numerous flagship pantomimes for Michael Harrison and Crossroads Live in Newcastle and Birmingham.
He choreographed ‘Top Hat’ and ‘Singin' in the Rain’ (The Mill at Sonning), as well as UK tours of ‘Spamalot’, ‘End of the Rainbow’ and ‘Sheridan Smith in Concert’. Ashley has choreographed three annual productions for the Singapore Repertory Theatre and numerous pantomimes over the years, featuring Warwick Davis, Priscilla Presley, Lesley Joseph, Ross King, Alison Hammond and Craig Revel Horwood, to name but a few.
Ashley has choreographed for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky, including the opening number of 2024 Sky Arts Awards featuring Joe Lycett and directed by Maria Friedman. He previously worked on the musical staging of Legacy: Maria Friedman & Friends. He has created dance routines for the professional dancers of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing for It Takes Two and for the UK version of Dance Mums.
Alexzandra Sarmiento - Choreographer
Alexzandra is a freelance choreographer originally from NYC, currently based in London. She has a passion for working on new musicals. She has recently been nominated for a Jeff Award recognising excellence in Chicago Theatre for her choreography on 42 Balloons which had its US premiere in 2025 at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, after launching to a successful reception in the UK at the Lowry Theatre and the Vaudeville, West End. Alex is also the movement director for Hot Mess which premiered to a sell out run at the Edinburgh Fringe before transferring to Southwark Playhouse Elephant in Autumn 2025. It will also play The Other Palace from June this year.
Alexzandra is currently working as the movement director for An Ideal Husband (Lyric Hammersmith), and will also be choreographing A Life in Four Seasons (Regent’s Park) later this summer. Woodhill, for LUNG Theatre, which she originally choreographed in 2023 is also going on a new UK tour this year.
Theatre credits as Choreographer include: Leap of Faith (Tokyo Tatemono Brillia Hall & Japan Tour), Weird (Newcastle Theatre Royal), Freaky Friday (HOME Manchester), Starter For Ten (Bristol Old Vic & Birmingham Rep), Scissorhandz (Southwark Playhouse Elephant), Aladdin (Lyric Hammersmith), Into The Woods (Mountview), House of Cleopatra (Edinburgh Fringe), The Children’s Inquiry for LUNG Theatre (Southwark Playhouse Elephant), Babies (The Other Palace), Bronco Billy (Charing Cross Theatre), The Red & The Black (Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Playhouse & Umeda Arts Theater Drama City), Woodhill (Summerhall, The North Wall, Shoreditch Town Hall), How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (Southwark Playhouse), Brief Encounter (New Wolsey Theatre & UK Tour), & But I’m A Cheerleader (Turbine Theatre).
Commercial work as choreographer/movement director include: “Red Light” music video for Sophie And The Giants; Dan and Phil Terrible Influence World Tour.
As a performer, favourite credits include: ZooNation’s Message In a Bottle (Peacock Theatre & International Tour), Hamilton – dance captain (Original West End Company), In The Heights (King’s Cross Theatre), and A Chorus Line (London Palladium/USA/Japan)
Training: Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in NYC and the State University of New York Purchase Conservatory of Dance. 2011 USA National YoungArts Foundation Level I Winner in Modern Dance.
Course information:
This is a group dance workshop. Our Choreographers will teach their own routines for an hour each. They will then end the session with a group Q and A.
🗓️ 12th May
⏰ 19:00 - 21:30
📍Dance Attic
💵 £35
May
14
NICK WINSTON
Nick Winston - Mock Singing Audition
Nick Winston - Director & Choreographer
Nick Winston is an award-winning director and choreographer whose work spans the West End, international stages, film and television. His West End credits include Bonnie & Clyde (WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Musical), From the Heart, Your Lie in April, Annie, and the Olivier Award-nominated Loserville.
Other productions include Young Frankenstein (Hope Mill Theatre; WhatsOnStage Award for Best Studio Production), Waiting for Godot (New York), We Will Rock You (World Tour; Naldei Award: Best Musical Production), Chess (Tokyo; Outstanding Choreography Award), Kiss Me, Kate (Paris) and the National tours of The Wedding Singer, Fame, Rock of Ages and Shrek.
Nick directed the feature film Tomorrow Morning (Amazon) and the Royal Variety Performance for HRH The Prince of Wales (ITV). His choreography credits include the Sondheim Prom (Royal Albert Hall, BBC) and Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (BAFTA nomination for Best Entertainment)
As a writer, his work includes book & lyrics for: Out of Time, The Worst Elf Ever, and The Key to Christmas.
Course information:
These workshops are group mock auditions;
Workshop leaders will send material requests to participants one week before.
During the session, participants will “audition” one at a time, whilst the others watch in.
There will then be a group Q and A at the end of the session.
🗓️ 14th May
⏰ 18:30 - 21:30
📍The Umbrella Rooms
💵 £50
May
26
HARRY BLUMENAU
Harry Blumenau - Mock Singing Audition
Harry Blumenau - Casting Director
Current credits include Beetlejuice (Prince Edward Theatre); Kinky Boots (London Coliseum); Bank of Dave, Public: The Musical (Leicester Curve); Dirty Dancing (Capital Theatre); Legally Blonde (Leicester Curve/UK Tour).
Theatre includesKinky Boots (Curve Theatre/UK Tour); Why Am I So Single? (Garrick Theatre); Your Lie in April (Harold Pinter Theatre); Burlesque (Savoy Theatre/Manchester Opera House/Glasgow Theatre Royal); The Hunchback of Notre Dame: In Concert (Prince Edward Theatre); Babies (The Other Palace/Lyric Theatre); );Rock & Roll Man (Salisbury Playhouse); Glorious! (Hope Mill Theatre); Fanny (Watermill Theatre/King’s Head Theatre); Ride The Cyclone, Beautiful Little Fool (Southwark Playhouse); Maiden Voyage, Scissorhandz (Southwark Playhouse); Unbelievable (Criterion Theatre); The SpongeBob Musical (Southbank Centre/UK Tour); Derren Brown’s Showman (Apollo Theatre); Evita (London Palladium. Children’s Casting); My Beautiful Laundrette (Curve Theatre/UK Tour); Death Note (London Palladium/Lyric Theatre); Dirty Dancing (Dominion Theatre/UK Tour); Treason (London Palladium/Alexandra Palace/UK Tour); Choir Of Man (USA Tour); Jack and the Beanstalk (Charing Cross Theatre); Starcrossed (Wilton's Music Hall); Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour (Harold Pinter Theatre); Disruption, On The Ropes (Park Theatre); Cinderella (Theatre Royal Stratford East); The Last Five Years, The Girl On The Train, Once, Private Lives, Million Dollar Quartet (Barn Theatre); Aladdin (Lyric Hammersmith); American Idiot (Arts Theatre/UK Tour); Footloose (Peacock Theatre/UK Tour); Dark Sublime, Silk Road (Trafalgar Studios); Our House (UK Tour); One Man, Two Guvnors (Derby Theatre/Queens Theatre Hornchurch); Glory Ride, Soho Cinders, Mythic, The Knowledge (Charing Cross Theatre); Footballers’ Wives: The Musical (Assembly Rooms); concert productions of Wild About You, Chess, Treason (Theatre Royal Drury Lane). TV includesPrince Andrew: The Musical (ensemble casting); Derren Brown’s Showman. Film includesTomorrow Morning, A Family Affair, Beast/Type/Song, The Hermit.
Course information:
These workshops are group mock auditions;
Workshop leaders will send material requests to participants one week before.
During the session, participants will “audition” one at a time, whilst the others watch in.
There will then be a group Q and A at the end of the session.
🗓️ 26th May
⏰ 18:30 - 21:30
📍The Umbrella Rooms
💵 £50
Email info@londontheatrerunway.com to be added to our waiting list
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May
28
NICKY JAMES
Nicky James - Agent Session
About this session:
Stand out and move your career forward with this high-impact workshop led by leading industry agents. Designed for professionals and early-career performers, this session offers insider insight into securing representation in a competitive market.
Participants will have the opportunity to perform live in front of an agent, gaining direct, constructive feedback in a professional setting. You’ll also receive personalised critiques of your CV and cover letters, ensuring your materials reflect your experience, potential, and marketability at the highest level.
The workshop will conclude with an in-depth group Q&A, providing the chance to engage directly with industry experts and gain practical advice tailored to your career stage.
You’re invited to perform material you would typically submit to an agent—whether that’s a selection of songs or, for non-singers, a monologue—allowing you to present yourself authentically while refining your approach.
About Nicky:
Nicky James is an agent at Gardner Herrity, where she has spent over 16 years, representing actors across film, television, theatre, and voice work. She is passionate about nurturing emerging talent and supporting established performers as their careers evolve.
Nicky is committed to building strong, open relationships with her clients, taking a hands-on and supportive approach. She focuses on helping actors navigate the industry and hopefully build sustainable, diverse, and fulfilling careers.
🗓️ 28th May
⏰ 18:30 - 21:30
📍The Umbrella Rooms
💵 £45
31
May
NIKOLAI FOSTER WITH GEORGE DYER & RUPERT HANDS
Nikolai Foster with George Dyer - Mock Singing Audition
Rupert Hands - Mock Acting Audition
Nikolai Foster - Director
Nikolai is Artistic Director at Curve, Leicester, one of the UK’s leading regional theatres, described as ‘world class’ The Daily Telegraph and ‘a venue with a truly impressive musical pedigree’ The Times.
Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Nikolai grew up in North Yorkshire and trained at Drama Centre London and at the Crucible, Sheffield.
Recently at Curve, Nikolai directed brand new productions of Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper’s KINKY BOOTS (London Coliseum, UK and Europe tours), Laurence O’Keefe, Nell Benjamin and Heather Hach’s LEGALLY BLONDE (and UK tour), THE SOUND OF MUSIC, Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY, A CHORUS LINE (also at Sadler’s Wells, on tour in Japan and UK tour), Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice’s EVITA and THE WIZARD OF OZ (also at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, London Palladium and UK tour), the first new UK production of Lee Hall & Elton John’s BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL (winner Best Musical Production UK Theatre Awards and Best Regional Production WhatsOnStage Awards), described as a ‘masterpiece’ by The Times, and Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey’s GREASE at London’s Dominion Theatre and extensive UK tours. During lockdown, Nikolai directed Curve’s first digital streamed production, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black and Christopher Hampton’s SUNSET BOULEVARD, hailed as a ‘game-changer’ by The Telegraph. Nikolai has also directed a major revival of Bernstein, Sondheim and Laurents’ WEST SIDE STORY, Hanif Kureishi’s MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE (nominated for Best Regional Production at the WhatsOnStage Awards 2020), AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN – THE MUSICAL (and UK tours), Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS (also at the Dominion and on tour), the world-premiere of Dougal Irvine’s adaptation of Riaz Khan’s MEMOIRS OF AN ASIAN FOOTBALL CASUAL (winner Best Stage Production Asian Media Awards), SUNSET BOULEVARD (UK tour and winner Best Regional Production WhatsOnStage Awards), Joe Orton’s WHAT THE BUTLER SAW (with Theatre Royal Bath), Oscar Wilde’s THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (with Birmingham Rep), the Broadway musical SPRING AWAKENING (with NYMT), LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL (Opera Garnier, Monaco and Daegu Opera Festival, South Korea – Winner Best Musical – Daegu International Musical Festival Awards), Truman Capote’s BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (and Haymarket Theatre, London and UK tour), Roald Dahl’s THE WITCHES (with Rose Theatre Kingston, Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong, Leeds Playhouse and UK tour), Tennessee Williams’ A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, Shakespeare’s RICHARD III, Timberlake Wertenbaker’s OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD and a performance to celebrate the reveal of the tomb of King Richard III at Leicester Cathedral.
George Dyer - Orchestrator, Arranger & Musical Supervisor
TRAINING: Durham University & Mountview.
COMING UP: Cinderella London Palladium Pantomime - Orchestrator & Musical Supervisor
ARRANGER/ORCHESTRATOR/MUSICAL SUPERVISOR: Wizard of Oz (Palladium/ Gillian Lynne & UK Tour), Annie (Piccadilly/UK Tour/Canada/South Africa), The Sound Of Music (Curve), Kinky Boots (West End, Curve/UK & International Tour 25), My Fair Lady (Curve), Barnum (UK Tour & Water Mill), My Best Friends Wedding Musical (Ogunquit USA), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (UK Tour), I Should Be So Lucky (UK Tour), An Officer and a Gentleman (UK & US Tour), Nativity! The Musical (UK Tour/Hammersmith Apollo/Birmingham Rep), My Fair Lady, West Side Story, Billy Elliot, The Wizard of Oz (Leicester Curve),The Last Five Years (Garrick/Southwark Playhouse), The Wizard of Oz (Birmingham Rep) & The Wedding Singer (UK Tour/Korea/Troubadour).
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: The Wizard of Oz (Palladium/Gillan Lynne & UK Tour), My Fair Lady, The Wizard of Oz, Billy Elliot, West Side Story & Bugsy Malone (Leicester Curve), Annie (Piccadilly/ UK Tour), Liza (on an E) (Lyric), The Wedding Singer (UK Tour), The Wiz (West Yorkshire Playhouse/Birmingham Rep) & Sweeney Todd (West Yorkshire Playhouse/Manchester Royal Exchange).
FILM: London Road (Assistant Musical Director: National Theatre/BBC/Cuba Pictures).
CONCERTS: Shoshana Bean: Live (Ambassadors) & Helena Blackman: The Sound of Rodgers & Hammerstein (Prince of Wales).
TELEVISION CREDITS INCLUDE: Channel 5's Don't Stop Believing (Vocal Coach).
RECORDINGS INCLUDE: Nativity! The Musical (Original Cast Recording), An Officer and a Gentleman The Musical (Original Cast Recording) & Momentous Musicals (Live Album).
Rupert Hands - Director
As Director: End of the Rainbow (Soho); Roam (Shaftesbury/NYC); West Side Story (Birmingham Hippodrome); Love Life (Theatre Royal Drury Lane); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (London Palladium/Tokyu Theatre Orb); Wendy and Peter Pan (Leeds Playhouse); The Society for New Cuisine (Omnibus); Otto Weidt (Workshop, Leeds Playhouse); Global Majority (Workshop); Dirty Hearts (Old Red Lion); Blackbird (The Other Room); The Secret Garden (Ambassadors).
As Associate Director: Evita (Palladium); Sunset Blvd (St.James, Broadway/Savoy); Cyrano de Bergerac (Playhouse/Pinter).
Course information:
These workshops are group mock auditions;
Workshop leaders will send material requests to participants one week before.
During the session, participants will “audition” one at a time, whilst the others watch in.
There will then be a group Q and A at the end of the session.
There will be two groups of participants for this workshop - each group will be with one workshop leader in the morning, then groups will switch at lunch to work with the second creative.
🗓️ 31st May
⏰ 10:00 - 17:00
📍 The Umbrella Rooms
💵 £90
Jun
04
ROBYN TEMPEST
About this session:
Stand out and move your career forward with this high-impact workshop led by leading industry agents. Designed for professionals and early-career performers, this session offers insider insight into securing representation in a competitive market.
Participants will have the opportunity to perform live in front of an agent, gaining direct, constructive feedback in a professional setting. You’ll also receive personalised critiques of your CV and cover letters, ensuring your materials reflect your experience, potential, and marketability at the highest level.
The workshop will conclude with an in-depth group Q&A, providing the chance to engage directly with industry experts and gain practical advice tailored to your career stage.
You’re invited to perform material you would typically submit to an agent—whether that’s a selection of songs or, for non-singers, a monologue—allowing you to present yourself authentically while refining your approach.
About Robyn:
Robyn enjoyed a 15-year performing career across the UK and internationally with theatre credits including Calamity Jane, Singin’ in the Rain, and three years as leading lady Grizabella in Cats the Musical. Robyn joined Russell Smith Associates as an Agent’s Assistant before establishing her own client list.
She is now an established and respected Agent, representing performers across the West End, UK and International Tours, and beyond. Her years as a performer give her a first-hand understanding of the industry from both sides of the table, and she is known for her strategic eye, honest guidance, and strong relationships with her clients.
Robyn Tempest - Agent Session
🗓️ 4th June
⏰ 18:30 - 21:30
📍The Umbrella Rooms
💵 £45
Jun
5
PEARSON CASTING
PEARSON CASTING CDG CDA CSA are award-winning Casting Directors based in London and New York. In 2022 they won 'Best Casting In Regional Theatre' at the CDG Awards for their work on RENT, and in 2025 won ‘Best Casting of a Live Performance’ at the CDA Awards for STARLIGHT EXPRESS, in 2026 they were nominated for a WhatsOnStage Award for Best Casting for TITANIQUE, and were also included in ‘The Stage 100' in 2025.
Recent Theatre Includes: Hot Mess (The Other Palace), High School Musical (The Lowry & London), Avenue Q (Shaftesbury Theatre), Dog Man: The Musical (Queen Elizabeth Hall & UK Tour) Operation Mincemeat (Fortune Theatre & UK Tour), Titanique (Criterion Theatre & Lido 2 Paris), Starlight Express (Troubadour, Wembley), Six The Musical (UK & International Tours), Come Alive: The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular (Empress Museum), Coven (Kiln Theatre), Hot Mess (Edinburgh Fringe & Southwark Elephant), Wicked The Musical (UAE & India Tour), Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World (UK Tour & The Other Palace), Police Cops The Musical (Southwark Elephant), The Phantom of the Opera (International Tour), Play On! A Jazz Musical (Talawa Theatre Company), No Such Thing As Wolves (Birmingham Hippodrome Studio), Bluey’s Big Play (UK Tour), Così Fan Tutti (London Coliseum), Fly More Than You Fall (Southwark Elephant), Pretty Woman (US National Tour), Clue (US National Tour), 42 Balloons (Lowry Theatre).
Workshops Include: Artemis Fowl, Little Piece of You, Personality - The Lloyd Price Musical, Straight Forward, Red Book, Bliss.
Film and TV Includes: TV – Anne for World Productions & ITV as Casting Assistant. Feature Films – Crystal (Xenon Films), Stephen (Melanie Manchot). Short Films – No Traveller Returns (Andrew Pennington Productions), Mummy’s Boy (Typecast Productions), Wormfood (Ali Coulson/Sarah Higgins) and Power of Numbers (Standard Chartered/Liverpool FC).
Pearson Casting - Audition Honesty Workshop
Course information:
This is a 3-hour session where we and the group will give feedback on how you come across in an audition scenario. You can perform a monologue or a song. James will work individually on what you choose to present.
What we'll cover:
• How do you come across in an audition?
• What type of actor are you in an audition?
• How much does a mistake in an audition really matter?
• Audition nerves.
• Ask questions about the casting process you are desperate to know about.
🗓️ 5th June
⏰ 18:30 - 21:30
📍The Umbrella Rooms
💵 £45
Jun
10
MARK WARD
About this session:
Stand out and move your career forward with this high-impact workshop led by leading industry agents. Designed for professionals and early-career performers, this session offers insider insight into securing representation in a competitive market.
Participants will have the opportunity to perform live in front of an agent, gaining direct, constructive feedback in a professional setting. You’ll also receive personalised critiques of your CV and cover letters, ensuring your materials reflect your experience, potential, and marketability at the highest level.
The workshop will conclude with an in-depth group Q&A, providing the chance to engage directly with industry experts and gain practical advice tailored to your career stage.
You’re invited to perform material you would typically submit to an agent—whether that’s a selection of songs or, for non-singers, a monologue—allowing you to present yourself authentically while refining your approach.
About Mark:
Mark Ward is an accomplished entertainment industry professional with a distinguished 30-year career spanning performance and talent management. A Bird College alumnus, Mark’s performing credits include Cats and the first UK National tour of Grease. Since 2000, he has applied his expertise to the agency sector, firstly helping to establish Re.Animator as a premier UK dance agency and then cultivating a roster of top-tier talent in the West End. As co-founder in 2009 of Belfield & Ward, Mark specializes in representing both emerging and established artists, delivering proactive management grounded in integrity and strategic, realistic advice. The role of the agent has changed in the last 26 years, but it’s still a role he relishes and thrives in.
Mark Ward - Agent Session
🗓️ 10th June
⏰ 18:30 - 21:30
📍The Umbrella Rooms
💵 £45
Jun
22
LAURA SEABORN
Laura Seaborn - Mock Singing Audition
Laura Seaborn - Casting Associate
For Harry Blumenau CDG CSA: (This is Not a) A Happy Room The Kings Head, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Charing Cross Theatre, JACK AND THE BEANSTALK Charing Cross Theatre
As Casting Associate: BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL Prince Edward Theatre , PUBLIC: THE MUSICAL Leicester Curve , SILENCE OF THE LAMBS Crossroads/UK Tour , DIRTY DANCING UK Tour , DIRTY DANCING Capital Theatre , BANK OF DAVE Lowry Theatre/Leicester Curve , KINKY BOOTS London Coliseum , HERE COMES J. EDGAR The Kings Head, IN PIECES: IN CONCERT The Other Palace , LEGALLY BLONDE Leicester Curve/UK Tour , BURLESQUE UK Tour/The Arts at Marble Arch, ROCK & ROLL MAN Salisbury Playhouse , BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FOOL Southwark Playhouse , RIDE THE CYCLONE Southwark Playhouse , MIDNIGHT Sadlers Wells: East , FANNY King's Head Theatre , THE LAST FIVE YEARS Barn Theatre/Reading Rep , EVITA London Palladium , BURLESQUE Savoy Theatre , THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Prince Edward Theatre , GLORIOUS! Hope Mill Theatre , KINKY BOOTS Leicester Curve/UK Tour , SCISSORHANDZ Southwark Playhouse
As Casting Assistant: WHY AM I SO SINGLE? Garrick Theatre/Kenny Wax Ltd/Ameena Hamid Productions , WINGHAVEN PARK Thomas Hopkins Productions , YOUR LIE IN APRIL Harold Pinter Theatre/Carter Dixon McGill , BURLESQUE Manchester Opera House/Theatre Royal Glasgow/Adama Entertainment , BLIPPI: THE WONDERFUL WORLD TOUR Harold Pinter Theatre/Carter Dixon McGill , BABIES The Other Palace , FANNY Watermill Theatre , YOUR LIE IN APRIL Theatre Royal Drury Lane/Carter Dixon McGill , MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE Leicester Curve/UK Tour , WILD ABOUT YOU Theatre Royal Drury Lane/Carter Dixon McGill , UNBELIEVABLE Criterion Theatre , DEATH NOTE: THE MUSICAL London Palladium/Lyric Theatre , ON THE ROPES Park Theatre , GLORY RIDE Charing Cross Theatre , TREASON London Palladium/Alexandra Palace/UK Tour , DISRUPTION Park Theatre , THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL Southbank Centre/UK Tour/Selladoor , TREASURE ISLAND Barn Theatre , PRIVATE LIVES Barn Theatre , ONCE Barn Theatre , DIRTY DANCING Dominion Theatre & UK Tour , CINDERELLA Theatre Royal Stratford East , TREASON THE MUSICAL: IN CONCERT Theatre Royal Drury Lane , THE TRUE ADVENTURES OF MARIAN AND ROBIN HOOD Barn Theatre , KINKY BOOTS: IN CONCERT Theatre Royal Drury Lane , THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN Barn Theatre , CHESS: IN CONCERT Theatre Royal Drury Lane , DICK WHITTINGTON Theatre Royal Wakefield , BLIPPI - THE WONDERFUL WORLD TOUR Lyric Theatre/Apollo Theatre/UK Tour .
Course information:
These workshops are group mock auditions;
Workshop leaders will send material requests to participants one week before.
During the session, participants will “audition” one at a time, whilst the others watch in.
There will then be a group Q and A at the end of the session.
🗓️ 22nd June
⏰ 18:30 - 21:30
📍The Umbrella Rooms
💵 £50
Jun
24
NICK BARSTOW & RICHARD FITCH
Nick Barstow & Richard Fitch - Mock Singing Audition
Nick Barstow - Musical Director
Nick Barstow is a musical director, composer and orchestrator. His work as musical director includes the critically acclaimed revival of Next To Normal in the West-End and at the Donmar Warehouse, the London premiere of Sing Street at the Lyric Hammersmith, and the West-End transfer of Olivier-nominated Accidental Death Of An Anarchist. He is soon to conduct End of the Rainbow starring global sensation Jinkx Monsoon, and is currently adapting David Levithan's best-selling novel Every Day, which will receive its premiere production at the Birmingham Hippodrome this summer. His screen work includes providing on-set music support and performance coaching for forthcoming feature film Elsinore, starring Andrew Scott, Billie Piper and Luke Thompson.
Richard Fitch - Director
Richard trained at the Young Vic and the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. From 2018 to 2025, he was International Associate Director of the Olivier Award-winning Back to the Future The Musical, working across productions in the West End, Broadway, Tokyo, and beyond. In 2024, he served as UK Associate Director on the West End opening of the Tony Award-winning MJ The Musical. He is also a recipient of the Sir Paul McCartney Human Spirit Award.
As a director, Richard’s work spans major productions and new writing, including the European premiere of Tuck Everlasting (National Youth Music Theatre & Birmingham Hippodrome), The Importance of Being Earnest(Theatre Clwyd), and Funny Girl (UK Tour). His credits also include Ruthless! The Musical (West End), Growl(NYMT, UK Tour & China), and a wide range of productions at the Old Vic, Mountview, and Arts Educational Schools.
Alongside his directing work, Richard has built an extensive career as an associate and assistant director on productions including The Spoils, Buried Child (Trafalgar), Barnum, and Funny Girl (Menier Chocolate Factory & West End). He was Jamie Lloyd’s Associate Director for 3 years working on Urintetown (The Other Palace & Apollo West End), Assassins (Menier), The Ruling Class & Richard III (Trafalgar).
He has taught and directed at leading drama schools including Mountview, Arts Educational, RADA and LIPA, and brings a wealth of industry experience into the rehearsal room.
Course information:
These workshops are group mock auditions;
Workshop leaders will send material requests to participants one week before.
During the session, participants will “audition” one at a time, whilst the others watch in.
There will then be a group Q and A at the end of the session.
🗓️ 24th June
⏰ 18:30 - 21:30
📍The Umbrella Rooms
💵 £50
Jun
25
DEBBIE JENKINS & ANDREW GORDON WATKINS
About this session:
Stand out and move your career forward with this high-impact workshop led by leading industry agents. Designed for professionals and early-career performers, this session offers insider insight into securing representation in a competitive market.
Participants will have the opportunity to perform live in front of an agent, gaining direct, constructive feedback in a professional setting. You’ll also receive personalised critiques of your CV and cover letters, ensuring your materials reflect your experience, potential, and marketability at the highest level.
The workshop will conclude with an in-depth group Q&A, providing the chance to engage directly with industry experts and gain practical advice tailored to your career stage.
You’re invited to perform material you would typically submit to an agent—whether that’s a selection of songs or, for non-singers, a monologue—allowing you to present yourself authentically while refining your approach.
About Debbie & Andrew:
Debbie co-founded Paling & Jenkins 14 years ago alongside Steven Paling and Dan Taylor, with a clear vision: to create a friendly, approachable agency dedicated to nurturing emerging talent while supporting the continued growth of established professionals.
Blending youthful energy with extensive industry experience, Paling & Jenkins has become firmly established within the profession. The agency is known for its proactive, dynamic approach and its commitment to building close, individual relationships with clients — focusing not just on the next job, but on developing long, fulfilling careers.
Both Debbie and Andrew trained at drama school before going on to perform in the West End and on national tours for many years. Having experienced the industry firsthand, they bring invaluable insight, empathy, and a hands-on understanding to the artists they represent.
Debbie Jenkins & Andrew Gordon Watkins - Agent Session
🗓️ 25th June
⏰ 18:30 - 21:30
📍The Umbrella Rooms
💵 £45
When? Weekday evening
Number of participant groups? One
Length of programme? Varies for each individual workshop
Format? Group mock audition scenario led by a top industry creative
When? One Sunday each month
Number of participant groups? Two
Length of programme? 6 hours
(3 hours spent with each workshop leader)
Format? Group mock audition scenarios led by top industry creatives
When? Various short training courses throughout the year
Number of participant groups? One
Length of programme? 6 hours each day
Format? Intensive training weeks, allowing participants to hone in on their craft whilst also learning new skills
F.A.Q.
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As with most professional training programmes, London Theatre Runway courses can improve the likelihood of a fulfilling and successful career. That said, participating in a London Theatre Runway course does not automatically guarantee you employment. Contact with our instructors and workshop leaders should be treated as a personal and career development opportunity, rather than an audition.
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If you cannot attend your workshop as a result of booking a performing job, we will hold your pre-paid balance as credit for you to use towards sessions in the future.
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No problem at all - we’re very happy to switch the name over on the booking if you have a friend who would like to take your place instead!
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We advise participants to have completed a relevant professional training programme before attending London Theatre Runway. However, if you haven't yet completed training, please ensure that your skillset is at a high standard before applying. London Theatre Runway provides training for participants to hone in on their craft, rather than teaching skills from a beginner level.
All participants are required to be over the age of 18 by the time their chosen course begins.
(For information regarding LTR Junior, please visit the LTR Junior page and scroll down to the FAQ’s.)
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There is no audition process - just book your place using our online platform and away we go!
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London Theatre Runway is not designed as an alternative to undergraduate training. Instead, the course is designed to enhance your career and to build upon the skills you have learnt through vocational programmes. Therefore, our courses are not accredited.