Upcoming Theatre Workshops

at London Theatre Runway

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.

July

17

LUCY JENKINS

Lucy Jenkins CDG - Casting Director

Lucy is one half of JENKINS MCSHANE CASTING.

Recent West End credits include: Comedy About Spies at the Noel Coward, Bleak Expectations at the Criterion Theatre, The Play That Goes Wrong, Magic Goes Wrong, Groan Ups, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, The Kite Runner, Warhorse, Red Lion, Bombers Moon and Journey’s End.

Other recent theatre includes: Mind Mangler (Mischief, Virgin Voyages); Hound of the Baskervilles (Theatre By The Lake); Rent (Landmark Theatres); Wishmas for Secret Cinema; Recognition (Talawa); Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland and Top Girls (Liverpool Everyman); Good Luck Studio (Mercury, Salisbury, Guildford); Dead Air, Riverside Studios; Guardians of the Galaxy and Stranger Things (Secret Cinema); We Are The Best (Live Theatre); The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Rapture Theatre); Close Quarters (Out of Joint / Sheffield); The Last Ship (Northern Stage & tour); Cathy (Cardboard Citizens); Trade (New Perspectives); La Ronde (Bunker Theatre); A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian and Mighty Atoms (Hull Truck); The Quiet House (Park Theatre); The Divided Laing (Arcola); Wet House (Soho Theatre);  Serpent’s Tooth (Talawa / Almeida).  

Upcoming projects include Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (West End and tour), Cinderella for Theatr Clwyd, Beauty and the Beast for Northern Stage, Aladdin and Jack and the Beanstalk for Landmark Theatres, Medium for Watford.  

Lucy and Sooki are members of the CDG and BAFTA.

Lucy Jenkins - Mock Acting Audition

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.

🗓️ 17th July
⏰ 18:30 - 21:30
📍The Umbrella Rooms
💵 £45

To be added to our waiting list, please email info@londontheatrerunway.com

27

July

DAVID GRINDROD & MICHAELA POWELL

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, Matilda42nd 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 (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 ToThe 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.

David Grindrod - Mock Singing Audition

Michaela Powell - Mock Acting Audition

Michaela Powell - Director

Originally from Melbourne Australia, Michaela graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2014, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre.

Credits include Kinky Boots (UK Tour) Associate Director, An Officer and a Gentleman (UK Tour)Associate Director, School of Rock (Asia Tour) Associate Choreographer, Annie (UK Tour) Resident Director, School of Rock (UK Tour) Dance Captain / Swing, School of Rock (Australia, China) Assistant Dance Captain / Swing and Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production of Les Misérables(Australia, Asia, Dubai) Assistant Dance Captain / Swing.

 

Michaela is the Associate Director on the upcoming premier of 13 Going on 30 The Musical.

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.

🗓️ 27th July
⏰ 10:00 - 17:00
📍 The Umbrella Rooms
💵 £85

To be added to our waiting list, please email info@londontheatrerunway.com

Aug

12

GARY LLOYD & RICHARD ROE

Gary Lloyd - Choreographer & Director

Theatre credits as Director / Choreographer Include:

Heathers the Musical (Choreographer & Associate Director), New World Stages, NYC, Soho Place, Theatre Royal Haymarket, The Other Palace and UK Tour; Cruel Intentions: The ‘90s Musical, (Choreographer & Associate Director) UK Tour, The Other Palace; White Christmas, The Mill at Sonning; Sweet Charity, Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre, Arts Ed; Rehab The Musical, Neon 194 Piccadilly and Playground Theatre; Dirty Dancing in Concert, UK & European Tour; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat 50th Anniversary UK Touring Production (Choreographer); Carrie the Musical - Southwark Playhouse; Thriller Live! - Lyric Theatre, West End, UK Tours, World Tour; The Life - English Theatre, Frankfurt (Choreographer); FAME the 25th Anniversary UK Tour; 20th Century Boy - The Story Of Marc Bolan, UK Tour & Belgrade Theatre Coventry; Hair the Musical, Piccadilly Theatre (in support of Help for Heroes), Ahoy Arena, Rotterdam and European Tour; The Genius Of Ray Charles, Theatre Royal Haymarket; Jesus Christ Superstar Scandinavia Tour.

With Nikolai Foster:

Aspects Of Love – UK Tour starring David Essex; Amadeus – Sheffield Crucible; Animal Farm - West Yorkshire Playhouse; My Fair Lady - Larnaca Festival and Southeast Asia Tour; City of Angels – English Theatre Frankfurt.

Other Work Includes:

Playstation Live! Global Arena Tour as Creative Director; Creative Director for Celebrity Cruises; Giorgio Moroder Celebration Of The 80’s tour as Creative Director; James Newton Howard 3 Decades of Music for Hollywood in Concert as Creative Director, European Tour; One Night Of Tina, European Tour; The Knights Of Music - UK Tour; Grease, Our House - The Madness Musical, Sister Act; Footloose; Flash Mob - Peacock Theatre; Spirit Of Christmas – Kodak Theatre Los Angeles; What A Feeling! –2006 UK Tour. FAME The Musical – Grand Canal Theatre, Dublin and Ireland Tour; ZIP written and directed by Ray Shell, Giant Olive Theatre; Oh! What A Night - Associate Director/Choreographer.

Workshops:

13 Going On 30 - Dir: Andy Fickman; Celtic Warrior, with Marti Pellow 2020; Zorro the Musical - Dir: Chris Renshaw; War Dance - (Workshop Production) Carnival Cruise Lines.

TV, Film & Music:

Gary has also worked with many established artists which among others include: Giorgio Moroder; Kelly Clarkson; Leona Lewis; Robbie Williams; P!nk; Anastasia; John Barrowman MBE; Peter Andre; Stooshe; Macy Gray; NeYo; Joe McElderry; Victoria Beckham; Jennifer Hudson; Sir Paul McCartney; Sir Cliff Richard; Dame Shirley Bassey; Sir Tom Jones; Robin Gibb; Ray Quinn; G4; Will Young; Gareth Gates; Emma Bunton; Lemar; Rachel Stevens; Natasha and Daniel Bedingfield; Girls Aloud; Liberty X; Dani Harmer; All Angels, RyanDan; Blake; Faryl Smith; Ordinary Boys; Blue; Atomic Kitten; Basement Jaxx; ABC; Soul II Soul and S Club 8. Gary has acted as Creative Director and Choreographer for all of these acts working closely with each of them on their international tours, single / album launches and music videos.

Television Credits Include:

Heathers the Musical Stage Capture, Roku TV / Amazon Prime; Elizabeth, Michael and Marlon, movement coaching for Joseph Fiennes; American Idol Seasons 1 - 3; Disney’s My Camp Rock; The X Factor; BBC’s Skate Nation, Jump Nation and The One and Only all as choreographic expert and mentor; Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Take Away; Brits 25; The Classical Brit Awards; The Royal Variety Performance; I DREAM; Eurovision Song Contest; Bump N Grind (Trouble TV); Comic Relief; ITV’s Avenue of the Stars.

Richard Roe - Choreographer

Richard Roe has worked for the last 30 years in a wide variety of projects ranging from the West End and UK television to projects in America, Canada and Europe.

Richard has worked closely with directors and choreographers such as Peter Darling, Arlene Phillips, Matthew Warchus, Tim Sheader, Liam Steel, Ann Yee, Nick Hytner and Jamie Lloyd on titles such as Grease, The Wizard of Oz, Urinetown, Ben Hur Live, Imagine This and The Lord of The Rings.

He collaborated with Arlene Phillips on the Monty Python Reunion at the O2, the Olivier Awards, Alan Bennett’s last play Allelujah and on re-creating the Guinness world record for the largest tap troupe routine for the BBC. Richard was also nominated in the UK Pantomime Association awards for best choreographer for Cinderella (Hackney) and Snow White (Swansea).

As a choreographer Richard has worked on My Name is Flemming, Ian Flemming (The Other Palace); The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Also Director, Guildford School of Acting); Shirley (as Associate Choreographer, Workshop); Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and The Adventures of Peter Pan (Darlington Hippodrome); Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Peter Pan, Aladdin and Cinderella (The Grand Theatre, Swansea); Aladdin, Dick Whittington and Cinderella (Hackney Empire); Grease (Dominion Theatre/UK Tour); Gypsy, Mean Girls, Cabaret and Flora the Red Menace (Mountview); Secret Garden and Curtains (GSA); A Little Princess (Royal Festival Hall); the world premiere of the UK Tour Judy – The Songbook of Judy Garland, starring Lorna Luft; the new musical comedy Crush – The Musical (UK Tour), has restaged the choreography for the American, French, and Australian productions of The Wizard of Oz; Jackie the Musical (UK Tour); Professor Brian Cox’s new BBC documentary Universe (aired Christmas 2016), a midsummer night’s dream (BBC) and provided choreography for the second series of The Tracey Ullman Show (BBC).

Gary Lloyd & Richard Roe - Open dance class

Course information:

One choreographer will teach a routine and give personal feedback for the first hour, another choreographer will deliver another routine for the second hour, then both creatives will host a group Q and A together at the end of the session.

🗓️ 12th August
⏰ 19:00 - 21:30
📍 Unit 3, Oval
💵 £30

Aug

13

HARRY BLUMENAU

Harry Blumenau CDG CDA - Casting Director

Harry is a casting director for theatre, TV and film.  He won the 2025 WhatsOnStage Best Casting Direction Award for Why Am I So Single?

Theatre includes Evita (Palladium), Kinky Boots (UK Tour), Scissorhandz (Southwark Playhouse), Why Am I So Single? (Garrick Theatre); Your Lie in April (Harold Pinter Theatre); Burlesque (Savoy Theatre/Manchester Opera House/Glasgow Theatre Royal); Babies (The Other Palace/Lyric Theatre); Fanny (Watermill Theatre); Unbelievable (Criterion Theatre); The SpongeBob Musical (Southbank Centre/UK Tour); Derren Brown’s Showman (Apollo Theatre); 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); Scissorhandz (Southwark Playhouse); Choir Of Man (USA Tour); 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 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); concert productions of Wild About You, Chess, Treason (Theatre Royal Drury Lane).  TV includes Prince Andrew: The Musical (ensemble casting); Derren Brown’s Showman.  Film includes Tomorrow Morning, A Family Affair, Beast/Type/Song, The Hermit.

Harry Blumenau - Mock Singing Audition

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.

🗓️ 13th Aug
⏰ 18:30 - 21:30
📍The Umbrella Rooms
💵 £45

To be added to our waiting list, please email info@londontheatrerunway.com

Aug

19

FELICITY FRENCH

Felicity French - Casting Director

Felicity works alongside  Paul Wooller as the in-house Casting Directors for Cameron Mackintosh Limited.

Together, they currently cast Oliver! (Gielgud Theatre), Les Misérables (Sondheim Theatre), Les Miserables: The Arena Spectacular (World Tour), Mary Poppins (UK Tour), The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s Theatre) and Hamilton (Victoria Palace Theatre), as well as consulting on Hamilton UK tour. Previous shows The Phantom of the Opera (UK Tour) Les Misérables (UK Tour and concert), Miss Saigon (UK Tour) and Mary Poppins (Prince Edward Theatre).

Before joining CML, Felicity was Casting Assistant for Pippa Ailion Casting on projects including Wicked, Dreamgirls, Gypsy, The Book of Mormon and Sunny Afternoon.

Felicity French- Mock Singing Audition

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.

🗓️ 19th August
⏰ 18:30 - 21:30
📍The Umbrella Rooms
💵 £45

To be added to our waiting list, please email info@londontheatrerunway.com

31

Aug

GRACE MCINERNY & PIP MINNITHORPE

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 Notable Theatre Credits as Casting Director: Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical (Evolution Battersea), 

Upcoming Notable Theatre Credits as Associate Casting Director Include: 50 First Dates The Musical (The Other Palace); Dear Evan Hansen (UK and Asia Tour); 

Notable Theatre Credits as Associate Casting Director Include: 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); KIT KAT CLUB (Badrutt’s Palace).

Notable Theatre Credits as Senior Casting Assistant include: NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 (Donmar Warehouse); COMING TO ENGLAND (UK Tour); DEAR EVAN HANSEN (UK Tour); 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).

Notable Theatre Credits as Casting Assistant: SIX THE MUSICAL (UK & International Tour); OPERATION MINCEMEAT (Fortune Theatre); STARLIGHT EXPRESS (Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre); REMEMBRANCE MONDAY (Seven Dials Playhouse); BEETLEJUICE: THE MUSICAL (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings).

Grace McInerny - Mock Singing Audition

Pip Minnithorpe - Mock Acting Audition

Pip Minnithorpe - Director

Pip is a freelance theatre director and dramaturg. He studied at Ridgeway School Comprehensive in Plymouth and read Drama and Theatre Arts at University of Birmingham.

Pip's productions include: Showstopper!, Box and Cox, A Bold Stroke for a Husband (Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds); Romeo and JulietAs You Like It (international open air tour); Descent (Birmingham Rep studio); Departure Lounge (MTM Award, George Square, Edinburgh/Waterloo East); From Up HereLift (Trafalgar Studios); Cinderella (Manchester Opera House); Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Alban Arena); Aladdin (Hawth Crawley).

Plus Dracula, ExtraordinaryStitchingThe Polar Express (immersive), The MaidsJudithWorld Goes ‘Round, Henna NightJack and the Beanstalk, Jesus Christ Superstar and Attempts on Her Life.

As resident director: Wicked and Spamalot (UK tours); Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Viva Forever!Mamma Mia!The Far Pavilions (West End).

As associate director: Mamma Mia! (tour of China), Black Eyed Susan (Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds), Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (London, Hamburg and Toronto), The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (UK & Ireland 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.

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 August
⏰ 10:00 - 17:00
📍 The Umbrella Rooms
💵 £85

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.

  • 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.

  • Payment will be made as you book your place in one of our workshops.

  • 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.

  • 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.)

  • There is no audition process - just book your place using our online platform and away we go!

  • 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.

  • For our dance workshops, we split* participants based on confidence levels. This is because we understand that some performers excel in dance, and others are actor-singers who get fearful at the thought of a dance call. Whatever your situation, we're here to help you on your own journey. Whether you're aiming to book a job in a dance-based show, or you just need help getting through that initial movement call, we're here for you! All we ask is that you have a foundation in dance as our classes focus on building your existing skills, rather than teaching technique from scratch.

    *Participants are split on programmes involving two participant groups. For workshops with only one group, participants will be kept together, but workshop leaders are very mindful of accommodating all confidence levels.