Jack Bannell
Tybalt/Friar John

Training: Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

Theatre: JOHN PROCTOR, The crucible, Bristol old Vic, HENRY PERCY, Richard II, Tobacco Factory,DR PINCH, Comedy of Errors, Tobacco Factory; BEN BUDGE, Beggar's Opera, Regents Park

TV:FRANKLIN, Upstairs Downstairs, BBC

Emma-Louise Bennett
Nurse

EMMA-LOUISE BENNETT is a versatile and endearing all round performer with an excellent instinct for comedy.

Originally from Blackpool in the North of England, Emma trained at Blackpool & the Fylde College before moving to London to train at Italia Conti. Emma graduated in 2003 with a First Class degree in Acting and was voted the ‘Expert Choice’ by casting director Irene East in her final year Showcase at the Soho Theatre in London for her ‘cheeky interpretation’ of Victoria Wood’s Northerners.

Emma has worked professionally over the past 14 years as an Actress, Singer, Presenter, Director, Voiceover Artiste, Acting Teacher, Casting Assistant, Deputy Stage Manager, Company Manager and Production Executive. This myriad of job roles has given her a balanced outlook on the Entertainment Industry and a solid knowledge base to work from. She prides herself on having a professional and committed work ethic and enjoys working as part of a company.

Professional Credits include: Alison in Strange But True (LWT), Crocker House Maid in Piccadilly Jim (Universal), Cinderella (New Theatre, Hull), Plenka in Willy & Rupert – A New Musical (Bridewell Theatre, London), Old Woman with One Buttock in Candide (Landor Theatre), Tessie Bear in Noddy Live! (Wembley Arena/Touring), American Patrol (Mayflower, Southampton), Juliet’s Nurse in Romeo & Juliet (UK Theatre Tour), 3rd Witch in Macbeth (UK Theatre Tour), First Fairy in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (UK Theatre Tour), The Tempest (UK Theatre Tour), Mrs Darling in Peter Pan (Gala Theatre, Durham), Fairy Beansprout in Jack & the Beanstalk (Alghurair Centre, Dubai), Sleeping Beauty (Gala Theatre, Durham), Fairy Snowflake in Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs, Fairy Godmother in Cinderella (Empire Theatre, Consett), MJ Timeless (Globe Theatre Blackpool), Slave of the Ring in Aladdin (Empire Theatre, Consett), Mrs Overall in Acorn Antiques the Musical! (Lowther Pavillion), Tessie Bear Milkshake Live! (Channel 5), Production Vocalist in A Concert for Christies (Thornton Little Theatre), Production Vocalist in The Musicals Collective – Songs from Stage & Screen (Various), and Sleeping Beauty (Civic Theatre, Doncaster).

Emma has recently turned her talents to Directing and over the last three Pantomime seasons has played an integral part in the production and artistic input for Pantoni Pantomimes & Sheer Enchantment.

Emma has also worked in the role of Entertainment Presenter onboard Thomson Celebration and during her most enjoyable stint at sea had the opportunity of previewing and performing her unique Spotlight Cabaret which she now performs in various venues across the North West.

Emma also dedicates her time to developing her new company Entertainments Enterprise which seeks to encourage young people and industry professionals to Progress to Professionalism by providing a new brand of high quality Performing Arts training opportunities in the regions.

Olivia Chenery
Juliet

Olivia trained at LSMT. Theatre for S4K includes Ophelia (S4K's Hamlet) ...

Tyler Davis-Smith
Benvolio / Balthazar

Richard Foster-King
Paris

Ben Goodridge
Lord Capulet

From a very young age Ben showed an interest in the theatre joining a local dance and drama school at the age of only 3! (Although I’m sure his parents had something to do with this!)

He learnt his first lessons in pantomime, playing such roles as “Tom the Cat” in Dick Whittington, “Boy Babe” in Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood and “The Baby Dragon” in Jack and the Beanstalk. (An endearing performance so I’m told!).

Since then Ben has kept himself busy touring the UK and the Middle East, (Dubai and the Arab states, not just Sussex!) with many various productions, his CV is endless so we wont bore you to death, but a couple of gems include: Banquo in S4K’s Macbeth and Sebastian in S4K’s The Tempest. In  2006 he released a world cup song entitled “ We Can’t Smile Without Roo!“, a parody of Barry Manilow’s I Can’t Smile Without You, all about Wayne Rooney’s broken foot! (They even got the word “Metatarsal” in!), needless to say, it did about as well as the England Football Team!! He can also claim to have had breakfast with Peter Kay on the set of That Peter Kay Thing, the series that launched his career! (Peter Kay’s that is!)

Leaving aside Ben’s dreams of World Cup glory and wanting to drop names, he has been in numerous productions in Theatre, Film and Television all over the UK, most recently playing Snug the Joiner in S4K’s National and International tour of A Midsummer Nights Dream, and can regularly be found in panto land, somewhere in the UK every Christmas, playing either the comic or a rather dodgy Ugly Sister alongside another S4K favorite, Richard Foster-King!!

This is Ben’s fourth year with Shakespeare 4 Kidz and is thoroughly enjoyed his time revisiting the role of Lord Capulet, especially as he gets to boss the boss’s daughter around!! 

Noel Andrew Harron
Mercutio / Apothecary

Originally from Northern Ireland, Noel trained at Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts graduating in 2004.
Credits Include: Baba Yaga Bony Legs (Step Mother/Baba Yaga-Skewbald Theatre Regional Outdoor Venues)2011,  Romeo and Juliet (Mercutio/Friar John – SS Productions Regional outdoor Venues, inc. RSC Dell) 2011, A  Midsummer Night’s Dream ( Oberon/Theseus - Skewbald Theatre) 2011 , A Midsummer Night’s Dream, (Puck- S4K, International and National Tour)2011,  Macbeth (Porter/Donalbain/Seyton /Hecate - S4K, National and International Tour)2010, Aladdin (Wishee Washee - Qdos, Hastings White Rock Theatre)2009, Romeo and Juliet (Mercutio/Apothecary – S4K, National and International Tour)2009, Peter Pan (Nana/ASM – JC Productionss, The White Rock Theatre Hastings) 2008, The Tempest (Trinculo, S4K, National and International Tour)2007-9, Hamlet (Rosencrantz/Fransico/Player Queen/Osric  - S4K, National and International Tour) 2008, Bill Bobstay (All Male Production – H.M.S Pinafore, The Union Theatre) 2008, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Flute/Philostrate – S4K, National and International Tour)2007, Easy to Love (Murphy – Catford Broadway Theatre.  Two Seasons with the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival, Romeo and Juliet (Benvolio), Hamlet (Horatio/Player Queen/Captain), The Taming of the Shrew (Tranio/Gregory), Much Ado About Nothing (Borachio/Balthasar) 2006/7, Sunsets and Mornings (Iango, The Castle Wellingborough ) 2005, Bubbles/What Would JP Stevens Think? (Dave/Donald – This Lousy Theatre Company, Bedford Arms) 2004

Glenn Lloyd
Paris's Page
ASM / Male Understudy

Originally from the North East, Glenn is a born and bred Geordie. He  graduated from the London School of Musical Theatre July 2010. Training credits include: Marius in Les Misérables (Workshop) Frank in Merrily We Roll Along (workshop) and Stone in City of Angels (Bridewell Theatre).  Glenn represented the London School of Musical Theatre in the 'Stephen Sondheim Young Performer of the Year award' 2010,
Prior to this Glenn studied a BA Joint Honours degree in Musical theatre and Drama, at the University of Cumbria.
Stage credits: Young Claus in The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (London & UK Tour), ASM / Male Understudy in S4K’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Middle East and UK Tour), Snout the Tinker in The 1940 Midsummer Night’s Dream (St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch), Seamus in Little Women UK premier (Lost Theatre)

Sean Luckham
Lord Montague / Peter the Servant

Sean was born in Portsmouth in the swinging sixties, and got his first magical taste of theatre at the tender age of 14 working at the King’s Theatre, Southsea as a follow spot operator. After being absorbed by the show business bug, Sean enrolled at the Hampshire Specialist Drama Course for two years obtaining a LAMDA Gold Medal and a Diploma in Theatre Studies. Sean then followed the path of many famous performers by becoming a Red Coat at the World Famous Butlins, working with stars such as Cannon & Ball, Bobby Davro, Little & Large and Shane Ritchie. Sean recently filmed a new commercial for Pot Noodle.

For S4K: (S4K) playing Bottom (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Stephano (The Tempest), Gravedigger (Hamlet) Lord Montegue , (Romeo & Juliet), Guard/Lord ( Macbeth).

Pantomime credits include: Widow Twankey in Aladdin (Kings Theatre, Southsea – White Rock Theatre, Hastings – Grand Opera House, York) Dame Dolly Dumpling in Sleeping Beauty (White Rock Theatre, Hastings) Ugly Sister (The Brindley, Runcorn, Grand Opera House,York, Kings Theatre, Southsea)

Sean is delighted to be returning to S4K for another successful season and is thrilled to be reprising his role as Peter/Lord Montague.

Claire Marlowe
Lady Capulet

Stephen McGlynn
Prince Escalus
Choreography & Musical Staging

Stephen trained at Laine Theatre Arts.
West-End: Pat Gilbert - State Fair & Mikey - The Diary of Me (Trafalgar Studios), Original cast understudied and played Bert - Mary Poppins (Prince Edward Theatre), Swing - Les Miserables (Palace Theatre), Frank Ogden - Witches of Eastwick (Prince of Wales), Original cast swing - Mamma Mia! (Prince Edward Theatre).

Other theatre works: George Bailey – It’s a Wonderful Life (UK Tour), Mr Pfeffer - The Diary of Anne Frank (Gatehouse Theatre), Nanny Fanny - Sleeping Beauty (Lincolnshire), 25th Anniversary Concert Les Miserables – (O2 Arena), Charlie Clay/Me - Me and Juliet (Finborough Theatre), Wilbur - Hairspray (Dubai), Banquo - Macbeth (Gibraltar), Cosmo Brown - Singin in the Rain (Broadway Studio), Cogsworth - Beauty and the Beast (European Tour), World Premier of Mary Poppins (Hippodrome, Bristol), Scarecrow - The Wizard of Oz (De La Warr Pavillion), Brian - Soul Traders (Edinburgh Festival), Starkey - Peter Pan (White Rock Theatre), Ensemble - Evita (Spectrum, Oslo), Cyril - Summer Holiday (Blackpool Opera House), Harry - Crazy for you (1st National Tour), Dick Dead Eye - HMS Pinafore (Asia), Dandini - Cinderella (Woking/Hayes & Harlington), Time of My Life (Bristol Old Vic).

Other works: Lead Vocalist with the Cape Town and Quazulu Natal Philharmonic Orchestras, two Royal Variety Performances , Lead Vocalist on the QE2, Seaborne Sun and the Silversea Cloud, Party in the Park, Family Proms in the Park, Noel Coward revue at the British Embassy (Rangoon, Burma).

Recordings: Mamma Mia! and Mary Poppins Original Cast Recordings, VT for Avenue Q.

TV and Film:Silent Witness, Come on URZ, Mind Games, Things You Do For Love, Night Fever, Mosley, Blue Peter, Des O'Connor, This Year's Love.

Clare Reilly
Lady Montague
ASM/Female Understudy

Clare graduated from the London School of Musical Theatre in 2004.  Credits include: Penny/Henrietta in 'Honk!' (LOST Theatre, London), Dick Whittington in 'Dick Whittington' (Tameside Tour, Greater Manchester), Princess Dewdrop in ‘Aladdin’ (Sheringham Little Theatre), the title role in ‘Cinderella’ (Octagon Theatre, Yeovil), Debs in ‘Boogie Nights’ (Gaiety Theatre, Isle of Man), Peep Bo in ‘Hot Mikado’ (Upstairs at the Gatehouse), Snow White in ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ (The Metrodome Arena, Barnsley), Jack in ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ (Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa), Princess Aurora in ‘Sleeping Beauty’ (Blackfriars Arts Centre, Boston), Principle Vocalist in ‘Toonful!’ (Landor Theatre), Singer/Dancer in ‘Magical Rhythms of Ireland’ (Netherlands Tour), Blair Babe in 'Blair on Broadway' (Arts Theatre, London) and Ensemble/Covered and played Charlie in the European Premiere of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘State Fair’ (Finborough Theatre).  Previous credits for S4K include Helena in 'A Midsummer Nights Dream', Miranda in 'The Tempest' and Female Understudy/ASM in 'Macbeth'.

Tom Stephenson
Romeo

Tom trained at the London School of Musical Theatre. His recent credits include, Little John in a modern adaptation of ‘Robin Hood’ for Vienna’s English Theatre, and a Vocalist in Stephen Sondheim’s 80th Birthday Celebration at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms.Whilst training Tom played, Buddy Fidler in ‘City of Angels’, Enjorlas in ‘Les Miserables’, Frederic in ‘The Pirates of Penzance’, Jerome in ‘Merrily We Roll Along’, Prince Hal in ‘Henry IV’ and Mr Sands in ‘The Room’. Tom was sponsored by the BBC in the form of a Performing Arts Bursary and would like to thank them for their continued support.

Antony Stuart-Hicks
Friar Lawrence

Antony, from Liverpool, became an industry professional at the age of 11.

Antony is Executive Producer of ASH Productions LIVE Ltd a theatrical production company supplying a broad range of bespoke, live theatre productions across the UK and Internationally. Antony is also a successful Personal Manager. Antony produced and directed his first full scale production at 12 years old.

As an actor, Antony has worked extensively in theatre.

Theatre Includes: The Knight of Biscay (Don Quixote), George (His Fragile Mind), Terisius (Antigone), George (Stop Giving Me Grief), Malvolio (Twelfth Night), Demetrius/Quince (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Cardinal Richelieu (The Three Musketeers), Stuart (Gosforth’s Fete), Giovanni (Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay!), Graham (Fine Wine & Pringles at the Café Belgrade), Macbeth (Macbeth), Hugo (No Horizon), Scrooge (A Christmas Carol), Meg Long (Our Country’s Good), Ratty (The Wind in the Willows) and Saturninus (Titus Andronicus).

Television & Film includes: Brookside (Mersey TV), Liverpool One (Lime Productions), And the Beat Goes On (Channel 4), David Copperfield (BBC Films), The Bill (Talkback Thames), In His Life (MBC), Midsomer Murders (Bentley Productions), Fan & Friend (ITV).

Musical Theatre Includes:  Edna Turnblad (Hairspray –Dubai), King Duncan (S4K Macbeth – Gibraltar), the Wizard (The Wizard of Oz - UK Tour), Dr. Frederick Chilton (Silence! The Musical, European Premiere), Friar Lawrence (S4K Romeo & Juliet The Musical - UK Tour), Polonius (S4K Hamlet The Musical - UK & International Tour), Gonzalo (S4K Tempest The Musical - UK & International Tour), Quince/Egeus (S4K A Midsummer Night’s Dream - UK & International Tour), Mad Hatter (Alice in Wonderland), Caspius (The Wizard of Oz ~ Beyond the Rainbow - UK Tour), Kaa the Snake (The Jungle Book), Merlin (The Sword in the Stone), King Midas (Myth & Legend), Robert Trench (The Young Ones on Summer Holiday), Reverend Barker (The Retribution) and Fagin (Oliver!).

Pantomime credits: Ugly Sister (Cinderella - at Southport Arts Centre, Crosby Civic Hall, Rhyl Pavilion Theatre, Victoria Theatre Halifax, Hazlitt Theatre Maidstone, The Cresset Peterborough, Camberley Arts Theatre, Central Theatre Chatham, Queen's Theatre Barnstaple). Dolly Mixture (Snow White at Central Theatre Chatham), Sarah the Cook (Dick Whittington at Royal Court Liverpool), Widow Twankey (Aladdin - Neptune Theatre Liverpool, Queen’s Theatre Barnstaple, The Palace Theatre, Newark)