Staff A-Z

Dr Steven Sparling is teaching BA and MA Musical Theatre, including the Creative Entrepreneur and Developing a Portfolio modules, as well as supervision for research projects.

Previously Head of Musical Theatre and programme leader for the BA(Hons) in Musical Theatre, Victoria trained as a dancer at North London Dance Studios. Victoria’s professional career has enabled her to combine her passion for arts, education, management and psychology within specialist training environments. Holding a first-class degree in Professional Practice: Musical Theatre Education, and an MSc with Distinction in Psychology, Victoria is an experienced musical theatre specialist and educator with a successful history of working in further and higher education management within specialist training institutions.

Howard trained at the Royal Academy of Music and prior to this studied for a BA in Music from the University of York. He recently completed the PGCert in Performance Teaching at Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is now a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Howard has performed in a variety of opera, oratorio, recital and musical theatre engagements. His opera credits include Vater Hänsel und Gretel; Guglielmo Cosi Fan Tutte; Schaunard La Boheme; Mr Peachum The Threepenny Opera; Argante Rinaldo; Demetrius & Starveling A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Howard has also worked as a producer in regional theatre and ran education projects with The Theatre Chipping Norton.

Tilly trained at the Anna Scher Theatre and has worked as an actress since childhood.  Most recently she appeared as Momo in The Velveteen Rabbit on Apple TV (Christmas 2023), and as Hilda in Inside Man on BBC 1 and Netflix (2022).  Other screen credits include Ferryman, The Pact 2, Dalgliesh, The Chelsea Detective, Maigret, Vera, Call The Midwife, Teenage Health Freak, Holding On, Thomas Vinterberg’s Far From the Madding Crowd and Mike Leigh’s Peterloo, Vera Drake and Meantime.  She also starred in Jake Mann’s short film Karen and will soon be seen in Matterhorn shot in Switzerland, and in I Am Super, shot in Brighton.  She has also worked extensively on stage and was in the original production of Philip Ridley’s The Pitchfork Disney and in Tony Marchant’s Raspberry.   

Esmee (she/her) is a London based dancer, visual artist, theatre practitioner and creative researcher. Her PhD research predominately engages with expressions of femininity, Black-Mixed Race identity, sexuality and mental health.

Greg began his professional performance training at New College Lanarkshire, graduating in 2018 with a First-Class degree in Musical Theatre. Additionally, he was awarded the Transitions 20/40 Scholarship from The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland which supported his early training in the arts. He has over five years of experience as a freelance production coordinator in the television industry, working on high-profile productions for the major UK/streaming broadcasters.

Most recently, Greg’s play was long-listed for the David McLennan 2024 Prize by ‘A Play, A Pie, A Pint’. As an actor, his professional credits include Jack at the Harlow Playhouse and King Rollo Barollo at the Hamilton Townhouse.

Richard Hartley Wilson trained at Middlesex University, gaining a BA (Hons 1st Class) in Performing Arts. He went on to study a Post Graduate Diploma in Musical Theatre at the Royal Academy of Music, where he was awarded the Mary Hammond award for acting through song. He also holds a PGCLTHE from Rose Bruford. Since graduating he has worked consistently as a singer and actor both in the UK and overseas. As a teacher Richard works at drama schools and conservatories across London.