Alumni

Many of the young people that work with Youth Music Theatre UK go on to making a career out of performing. Here are just some of our successful alumni – some whose names you may recognise… For a list of all our successful Drama School applicants, please download the list at the bottom of the page.

BBC

	Ed Sheeran
	For YMT: Frankenstein 2007-2008 Asylum/Atlantic Records - Singer/songwriter with Number 1 album “+” and several top 5 singles including The A Team and Lego House

Freya Wilson

For YMT: Korczak 2011

Feature film - Jane Eyre (Eliza Reed)
Feature film - The King’s Speech (Princess Elizabeth)

	Lauren Samuels
	For YMT: Red Hunter 2005 BBC1 Over The Rainbow: Search for Dorothy (Finalist - 3rd Place) Grease – Piccadilly Theatre, London (Sandy) We Will Rock You – Dominion Theatre, London (Scaramouche)

Bradley Jaden

For YMT: Over The Edge 2004/Goblin Market 2005

Shrek – Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London (Papa Bear and Understudy Shrek)

Luke Sheppard

For YMT: Force 9½ (Assistant Director, Leverhulme Trainee Scheme) / Terry Pratchett’s Mort The Musical 2011 (Director)

Matilda The Musical – RSC, Cambridge Theatre, London (Associate Director)
Singin’ In The Rain – Chichester Festival Theatre (Assistant Director)

Bronte Barbe

For YMT: A Winter’s Tale 2009

BBC1 Over The Rainbow: Search for Dorothy
(Top 10 Finalist)

Isaiah Michalski

For YMT: Korczak 2011

Feature film – The Three Muskateers (Boy) Feature film – Anonymous (Boy Robert Cecil) Feature film – Hansel and Gretal: Witch Hunters (Little boy)

Scott Haining

For YMT: A Winter's Tale 2009

Waterloo Road - Series 6
(Nate)

Rachel Furner

For YMT: Studio 2005/ Missing Mel 2006/ Oh! Carol 2007

Mercury/Universal Records - Support act for Pixie Lott, Paolo Nutini & Justin Beiber

Jos Slovick

For YMT: Red Hunter 2005/ Mort 2007/ Mort 2008

Spring Awakening Original London Cast - Novello Theatre, London (Georg)
Love Story – Chichester Festival Theatre (Matt)

Lucy Griffiths

For YMT: Amy's Wedding 2004

ITV drama Collision (Jane Tarrant)
ITV drama U Be Dead (Bethan Ancell)
BBC1 drama Robin Hood (Marian)
HBO True Blood (Nora)

Antony Hansen

For YMT: Frankenstein 2006

Wicked Apollo Victoria Theatre, London (Ensemble, u/s Fiyero)
Joseph and His Technicolour Dream Coat UK Tour (Joesph/ Pharoah)
BBC 1's Any Dream Will Do: Search for Joseph (top 12 finalist)

Jamie Muscato

For YMT: Quantum 2004/ Unforgotten 2005

Les Miserables 25th Anniversary UK Tour (Prouvaire)
Rock of Ages – Shaftesbury Theatre, London (Ensemble)

Jaygann Ayeh

For YMT: Over the Edge 2004/ Goblin Market 2005/ Girl in the Ashes 2006/ Rare Dreams 2007

Avenue Q - Gielgud Theatre, London (Swing)
Ghost The Musical – Piccadilly Theatre, London (Ensemble)

	Sarah Middleton
	For YMT: Frankenstein 2007 BBC1 Over The Rainbow: Search for Dorothy (Top 20 Finalist)

Jack Bence

For YMT: The Studio (aka Summer Skills) 2004

Feature Film - Hereafter Directed by Clint Eastwood (Ricky)
Channel 4 drama series Misfits (Darren) Casualty Doctors

Matt Brinkler

For YMT: Frankenstein 2007- 2008

Sonic & Sega All stars commercial
Film4 Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging
(Sven)

Elliott Francis

For YMT: Red Hunter 2005

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
(Slug Club member/6th form member)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
(Slug Club member/6th form member)
Spring Awakening Original London Cast - Novello Theatre, London (swing)

James Gant

For YMT: Over the Edge 2004 / Goblin Market 2005

Oliver! UK Tour (ensemble)
Jekyll and Hyde UK Tour (Poole)
Les Miserables 20th Anniversary Queens Theatre, London (Jean Valjean)

Hannah Lee

For YMT: Amy's Wedding 2004 / Monte Cristo 2005

Chapterhouse UK Tour:
Much To Do About Nothing (Hero)
Pride & Prejudice (Elizabeth Bennet)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Hermia)
Sense & Sensibility (Marianne)

Naoimh Morgan

For YMT: The Chosen Room 2008

BBC's Move Like Michael Jackson
(Semi-finalist)

James Matthew-Hughes

For YMT: Goblin Market 2005

Crazy for You - Palladium Theatre, London (Jimmy)
Me and My Girl - Palladium Theatre, London (Ensemble)

Eleanor Wyld

For YMT: Amy's Wedding 2004

Channel 4 Black Mirror: The National Anthem (Lydia Galway)
Feature film – Jonny English Reborn (Receptionist) ITV drama - Honest (Lianne)
TV drama - You Can Choose Your Friends (Holly Arden)