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!)
Nov
2
PETER NODEN
Peter Noden & Mark Aspinall - Mock Singing Audition
Peter Noden - Casting Director & Casting Associate from Stuart Burt Casting
Credits as Casting Associate/Assistant include Oh, Mary! (West End), Into The Woods (Bridge Theatre), Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest, Romeo & Juliet (West End), Standing At The Sky's Edge (West End), Cabaret (KitKat Club, West End), & Juliet (West End & UK Tour), Fiddler on the Roof (Regents Park), Sing Street (Lyric Hammersmith), Muriel’s Wedding (Leicester Curve), Just For One Day (West End), Mrs Doubtfire (West End), Sister Act (West End), Chariots of Fire (Sheffield Theatres), Paranormal Activity (Leeds Playhouse), Here You Come Again (UK Tour), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (International Tour), House of the Dragon (HBO), Alien: Earth (FX), House of Spoils (Blumhouse x Amazon Studios), Dreaming Whilst Black (A24 x BBC), Prime Target (AppleTV+), Dance 100 (Netflix)
Credits as Casting Director include Wild About You, Dark of the Moon (Charing Cross), The Frogs, Before After, How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Southwark Playhouse), Shrek The Musical (Taiwan & Monaco), Sea Witch (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Songs for Slutty Girls (The Other Palace), Our American Queen (Bridewell Theatre), MoominValley in November (Upstairs at the Gatehouse), Polly (The Other Palace), The Coffeeshop Musical (UK Tour), Double Life (UK Tour), The Diary of Attica Lehane (Drama Studio, Sheffield), Beautiful Young Man (Above The Stag)
Mark Aspinall - Musical Supervisor
Awards: 2025 Laurence Olivier award for Outstanding Musical Contribution for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Musical Supervisor credits include: Into The Woods (Bridge Theatre - Winner: Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival 2026) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Public Theater NYC, West End & Southwark Playhouse - Winner: Olivier award for Mastercard Best New Musical 2025) The Lord of the Rings (Australia & NZ Tour, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Watermill), Fiddler on the Roof (Barbican/Regent's Park Open Air Theatre - Winner: Olivier award for Best Musical Revival 2025), Titanic (UK and International Tours, Worldwide Cinemas), Ragtime (Charing Cross Theatre)
Musical Director credits include: Sinatra (NYC Apollo & Birmingham Rep), Anything Goes (Barbican/UK Tour), City of Angels (Garrick Theatre), & Juliet (Manchester Opera House), To Maury With Love (West End), Perfect Show for Rachel (Barbican), West Side Story, Guys and Dolls and Sweet Charity (Royal Exchange, Manchester), The Band (UK Tour), Three Phantoms (Parisian Theatre), The Wicker Husband (Workshop), Travels With My Aunt (World Premiere, Chichester Festival Theatre), The Smallest Show On Earth (World Premiere, UK tour), Titanic (Princess of Wales, Toronto & Southwark Playhouse), Mack And Mabel (Southwark Playhouse), Cinderella (Qdos, Cliffs Pavilion).
Assistant Musical Director credits include: City of Angels (Donmar Warehouse), The Pajama Game (Shaftesbury Theatre).
Film credits include: The End (2024), Pepper Nose (2022), Cyrano (2022), Jingle Jangle (2020), Cats (2019)
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.
🗓️ 2nd November
⏰ 18:30 - 21:30
📍The Umbrella Rooms
💵 £50
Email info@londontheatrerunway.com to be added to our waiting list
Nov
10
MATT COLE & JACK PALMER
Matt Cole - Choreographer
Matt is the 2023 winner of the Gillian Lynn Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreography, The What’s On Stage Award and the Broadway World Award for his work on Newsies, London.
Matt was previously nominated for a Best Theatre Choreography Olivier Award for his work on Fiddler On The Roof, London.
Matt has also won the Off West End Award for Best Theatre Choreography for his work on Police Cops.
Upcoming shows include; Kimberly Akimbo (Hampstead Theatre)
As a director and choreographer his recent credits include; Priscilla Queen Of The Desert UK & Ireland Tour, Here and Now (Birmingham Alexander & UK Tour), A Knight’s Tale (Manchester Opera House),
The Baker’s Wife (Menier Chocolate Factory) JERRY’S GIRLS (Menier Chocolate Factory); POLICE COPS (Edinburgh Fringe Festival); ROMAN HOLIDAY (Bath Theatre Royal); NEWSIES (Director and Choreographer); IDENTICAL (The Parent Trap musical Directed by Sir Trevor Nunn) and FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS (UK Tour); WARHOL (Workshop Directed by Sir Trevor Nunn);TABOO (In concert at the Palladium Theatre London); FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS (World Premiere 2021); BERLIN BERLIN (Germany); LOVESICK (Theatre J Washington DC); PARADE (NYMT); OKLAHOMA (Chichester Festival Theatre); AMOUR (The Charing Cross Theatre); FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (The Menier Chocolate Factory and the Playhouse Theatre West End); FLASHDANCE (UK and international Tour); FOOTLOOSE (UK and International Tour); LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (UK and International Tour);THE BEAUTIFUL GAME (NYMT); THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (The Royal Academy of Music); THE NIGHT PIRATES (UK Tour); THE PRODUCERS (China and Asian Tour)
Directing credits include: Associate Director on CARMEN LA CUBANA, (Sadlers Wells); Resident Director on The Railway Children (King’s Cross Theatre); Resident Director on West Side Story (UK Tour).
Jack Palmer - Choreographer
Jack trained at Nadine’s Dance Company and Laine Theatre Arts.
As Choreographer, credits include: Sandi Toksvig and Friends: Making the Yuletide Gay (Royal Albert Hall, Co-Choreographer); Jack and the Beanstalk (Jordan Productions, Choreographer); Hadestown and Bonnie & Clyde (Laine Theatre Arts, Co-Choreographer); The Laine Show 2025 (Laine Theatre Arts, Guest Choreographer).
As Associate/Assistant, credits include: The QI Elves Present One Night Only (Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Assistant Choreographer); Robin Hood and Jack and the Beanstalk, dir. Ed Curtis, and Pinocchio, dir. Michael Harrison (Crossroads Pantomimes, Assistant Choreographer to Matt Cole); Sweet Charity (Laine Theatre Arts, Assistant Choreographer to Jane McMurtrie); The Outsiders (Laine Theatre Arts, Associate Creative Director).
As a performer, Jack’s credits include Here & Now: The Steps Musical (UK Tour), Berlin Berlin (Admiralspalast, Berlin), Britain’s Got Talent (Fremantle), Mary & George (Sky) and Better Man (Partizan).
Jack regularly teaches open classes in London, including at The Manor LDN and Pineapple Dance Studios, and teaches at some of the country’s top dance schools and colleges.
Matt Cole & Jack Palmer - Open Dance Class
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.
🗓️ 10th November
⏰ 19:00 - 21:30
📍Dance Attic
💵 £35
Nov
10
JIM ARNOLD
Jim Arnold - Mock Singing Audition
Jim Arnold - Casting Director
Jim is a freelance Casting Director of musicals and plays for West End and regional theatres, and for UK and International tours. He established Jim Arnold Casting in 2018, having previously worked alongside many leading Casting Directors in TV, film and theatre. He was the Original Casting Associate for Matilda, the Musical at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon, and Associate Casting Director for Pippa Ailion Casting from 2012-2018. He is a full member of the Casting Director’s Guild of Great Britain and Ireland.
Credits include: Wicked (Apollo Victoria and UK & Ireland tour); Pretty Woman: The Musical (Savoy and UK & Ireland tour); Don Black’s From The Heart (Garrick Theatre); Young Frankenstein (Hope Mill and Liverpool Playhouse); Spend Spend Spend (Royal Exchange Theatre); A Christmas Carol – The Musical (The Lowry Quays); Miss Saigon (Gothenburg Opera); Pretty Woman: The Musical (Savoy and UK & Ireland tour); Shrek - The Musical (UK tour and Eventim Apollo); Bonnie & Clyde (Garrick and UK tour); The Great British Bake Off Musical (Everyman Cheltenham and Noël Coward); Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - The Musical (Leeds Playhouse and UK tour); Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical (Hall for Cornwall and UK tour); Rock of Ages (UK tour); When Darkness Falls (UK tour); The Prince of Egypt (Dominion); Romeo & Juliet (Metcalfe Gordon Productions); A Christmas Carol (Dominion); West Side Story (Royal Exchange Theatre); Curtains (Wyndham’s and UK tour); Bend It Like Beckham (St Lawrence Centre Toronto); Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (Harold Pinter and UK tour); The Mirror Crack’d (Wales Millennium Centre and Wiltshire Creative); Eugenius! (The Other Palace); The Wedding Singer (Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, UK tour and South Korea – Best Musical at the 13th Annual Daegu International Musical Festival 2019); Camelot, Girlfriends and A Christmas Carol (LMTO Concert Series 2018); My Name is Beethoven (Workshop); The Rest is Silence (dreamthinkspeak); Crave and Illusions (Actors Touring Company); DNA (Hull Truck & UK tour); Yerma (Gate & Hull Truck); Pericles (Regent's Park); Lingua Franca (Finborough & 59East59, NYC); Hortensia and the Museum of Dreams (Finborough); Fragile! and Le Mariage (Arcola) and Artist Descending a Staircase (The Old Red Lion).
Credits as Associate Casting Director for Pippa Ailion Casting include: Wicked (Apollo Victoria, UK & International tours); Street Scene (Teatro Real, Madrid); My Fair Lady (Teatro di San Carlo, Naples); Tiger Bay – The Musical (Wales Millennium Centre – Wales Theatre Award 2018 for Best Ensemble); The Wind in the Willows (London Palladium & UK tour); Funny Girl (Savoy & UK tour); One Love – The Bob Marley Musical (Birmingham Rep); Billy Elliot (Victoria Palace & UK tour); Top Hat (Aldwych & UK tour – Olivier Award 2013 for Best New Musical); The Lion King (Lyceum); Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane); Guys & Dolls and Gypsy (Chichester & West End); Noël (National Opera House, Wexford); The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (Birmingham Rep & West Yorkshire Playhouse); Oh! What a Lovely War (Theatre Royal Stratford East & UK tour); American Psycho (Almeida); From Here to Eternity (Shaftesbury); The Sound of Music (Regent's Park); Let It Be (Savoy); Kate Bush – Before the Dawn (Eventim Apollo); Blue Man Group (Worldwide).
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.
🗓️ 10th November
⏰ 18:30 - 21:30
📍The Umbrella Rooms
💵 £50
Nov
16
SARAH-JANE PRICE
Sarah-Jane Price - Mock Singing Audition
Sarah-Jane Price - Casting Director
"Recipient of the 2025 Whatsonstage Award for Best Casting Direction for Olivier Nominated musical 'Why Am I So Single?'
Currently working on Hamilton, Phantom and Les Miserables as Casting Associate.
Theatre includes: Why am I So Single? (Garrick Theatre); Jane Eyre (Southwark Playhouse), Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley (The Park Theatre), Love Never Dies (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), La Bamba (International), A Christmas Carol-ish (Soho Place); Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (Europe); Invasive Species (The King’s Head); The Hijabi Monologues (The Bush Theatre); The Turning (New Musical Workshop); Midnight Cowboy (Southwark Playhouse); White Rabbit, Red Rabbit (The Bush Theatre); Madagascar (UK Tour International Tour); Pop Off, Michelangelo! (London and Edinburgh); For Tonight (Adelphi Theatre); Starry (Ameena Hamid Productions); Fame (London and UK Tour); Little Miss Sunshine (Arcola Theatre and UK Tour); Trompe L'oeil (The Other Palace); Bring it On (Royal Festival Hall); The Adding Machine (Finborough Theatre); Mr Men and Little Miss (Edinburgh / Underbelly); Frankenstein (UK Tour); Treasure Island (The Barn Theatre). Sarah-Jane also cast a retrospective season of work at The Bush Theatre and Immersion Theatre's inaugural and current season. She was interim Head of Casting at TED Entertainment working on MSC Cruises and TUI contracts and is Casting Consultant on concert productions of Evita, Love Never Dies, Bonnie and Clyde, The Light Princess, and more.
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.
🗓️ 16th November
⏰ 18:30 - 21:30
📍The Umbrella Rooms
💵 £50
Nov
22
DAVID GRINDROD
David Grindrod - Mock Singing Audition
David Grindrod - Casting Director
Theatre credits include: Back to the Future The Musical, Grease, Elf, Time Traveller’s Wife, Into the Woods, Waitress, Only Fools & Horses, Magic Mike Live, Matilda, 42nd Street, Bat Out of Hell, 5 Guys Named Moe, Ghost, Hairspray, Our House, Urinetown (West End); Mamma Mia! (Worldwide); Mamma Mia! The Party; Pride The Musical (Bridge Theatre, National Theatre); Sweet Charity (Donmar); Come Fall in Love (Palace Theatre Manchester); A Christmas Carol, Groundhog Day, Jekyll & Hyde (Old Vic); Sinatra, Bhangra Nation (Birmingham Rep); Chicago, Shrek, Grease, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Mrs Henderson Presents, Fat Friends, The Commitments (UK Tour); Man of La Mancha, Chess, Carousel, Sunset Boulevard, Sweeney Todd, On the Town, Kismet (English National Opera); Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, Hello Dolly, Crazy for You (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); My Fair Lady, Oklahoma, Kiss Me Kate, West Side Story, On the Town (BBC Proms/John Wilson); Guys & Dolls, My Fair Lady, A Chorus Line, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Oliver, Sweet Charity (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield); My Fair Lady, Candide, 42nd Street, Singing in the Rain. Kiss Me Kate (Chatelet, Paris); The Beggars Opera (Theatre des Bouffes du Nord, Paris); Guys and Dolls (Theatre Marigny, Paris); A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Hello, Dolly! (Theatre de Lido, Paris).
For Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Likes of Us, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, By Jeeves, Evita, Tell Me on a Sunday, Cats, Starlight Express, The Phantom of the Opera, Aspects of Love, Sunset Boulevard, Whistle Down the Wind, The Beautiful Game, Bombay Dreams, The Woman in White, The Sound of Music, Love Never Dies, The Wizard of Oz, Stephen Ward, School of Rock, Unmasked, Cinderella.
Film credits include: Musical Ensemble Casting: Matilda, Greatest Days, Mamma Mia! Here we Go Again, Beauty & The Beast, Aladdin, Mamma Mia!, UK Dancer Casting: Mary Poppins Returns, Nine; Casting Director: The Phantom of the Opera.
Television credits include: Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert, MAMMA MIA! I HAVE A DREAM (ITV), Sound of Music Live (2016 BAFTA Award), Superstar, Over the Rainbow, I’d Do Anything, Any Dream Will Do, How To Solve A Problem Like Maria (2007 Emmy Award), Kombat Opera presents… (2008 Golden Rose Montreux Award) Hollyoaks, West End Star (TV3 Sweden).
Awards include: Casting Society of America: Creative Collaboration Award. Casting Directors Guild Award for Best Musical Casting 2022 (Back to the Future The Musical).
David is proud to be Associate Artist at the Old Vic, Trustee of Watermill Theatre, Newbury, Trustee of Council of Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre, and Vice President of Arts Educational School.
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 November
⏰ 10:00 - 13:00
OR 14:00 - 17:00 (SOLD OUT)
📍The Umbrella Rooms
💵 £50
If your preferred session time is sold out, please email info@londontheatrerunway.com to be added to our waiting list.
Nov
26
MICHAEL FATICA
Michael Fatica - Choreographer
Michael is a New York City based choreographer with a passion for new works and character-driven, dynamic movement.
Theatrical choreography and direction credits include Beetlejuice (Associate Choreographer - West End, Broadway, US Tour, Australia, Viva), Spamalot (Associate Choreographer - US Tour), Matilda International Tour (Associate Choreographer, RSC and GWB) The Radio City Spring Spectacular (Associate Choreographer), Speakeasy Burlesque (Choreographer), Up With a Twist (Choreographer, Virgin Voyages), Wakeman (Choreographer, World Premiere), Newsies (Director/Choreographer, Fallon Theatre), Persephone (Associate Director, Virgin Voyages), Dreams/Paradise (Choreographer, Celebrity Cruise Lines).
Performance credits include: Broadway - Newsies (OBC), Spamalot (2023 Revival), Frozen, Groundhog Day (OBC), Matilda, The Cher Show (OBC), A Bronx Tale, She Loves Me (2016 RTC Revival). Film/Television: Better Nate Than Ever (Disney +), The Gilded Age (HBO), The Late Show with John Oliver (HBO), Dick Johnson is Dead (Netflix) and 4 appearances onThe Tony Awards (CBS).
Michael Fatica - Open Dance Class
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.
🗓️ 26th November
⏰ 19:15 - 21:15
📍Dance Attic
💵 £30
Nov
30
MARK LIGHT
About this session:
Join Mark to explore how to stand out when seeking agent representation. Participants receive personalised feedback on CVs and cover letters, perform potential submission material live in the studio, and take part in a group Q&A at the end.
You’ll get the chance to perform the songs you’d send to an agent, or, if you’re not a singer, bring a monologue instead!
About Mark:
Mark is an Associate Agent to Gina Rowland at Grantham Hazeldine Ltd, where he has worked for the past seven years. He is now building his own client list, with a focus on developing strong, supportive relationships and nurturing talent to help clients achieve their ambitions and progress their careers.
Grantham Hazeldine Ltd is a leading boutique agency with a longstanding reputation for discovering, developing and championing outstanding talent. The dedicated team represents an exciting and diverse international roster of actors, offering personalised guidance and support at every stage of their careers.
Mark Light - Agent Session
🗓️ 30th November
⏰ 18:20 - 21:30
📍The Umbrella Rooms
💵 £40
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.