I am from Liverpool and trained at The Arts Educational Schools, Tring and London and have a Masters Degree in Text and Performance from RADA and Kings College, London. I am the original course co-ordinator and director of the DADA Musical Theatre Course at Liverpool Theatre School, and head of Musical Theatre and Ballet at Chiltern Dance Studio, Liverpool as well as The Artistic Director of Chiltern Youth Theatre Company. I recently founded Laffan Productions and will be producing our first production 'Musical of Musicals...The Musical' in November 2021.Alongside my teaching commitments I am actively creative as a director, producer and performer to ensure my students gain an immediate insight into the world of theatre and the arts.Creative work:Director/Producer, Hope Street Theatre, Liverpool - 'The Musical of Musicals...The Musical' 2021Movement Director, Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool - 'Homebaked The Musical' 2021Movement Director, Everyman Theatre, Liverpool - 'Everyman Christmas Cabaret' 2020Theatre Credits:Blood Brothers - West End and National Tour (playing Mrs Johnstone, Mrs Lyons and Linda at various stages)Grand Hotel - Dominion Theatre, London directed by Tommy Tune.Aspects Of Love - Prince of Wales Theatre, London. The Tommy Cooper Show - National Tour.A Taste of Honey - Epstein Theatre, Liverpool.A Midsummer Night's Dream - Epstein Theatre, Liverpool.Romeo and Juliet - Epstein Theatre, Liverpool.John and Jen - The Lantern Theatre Liverpool and The Unity Theatre, London.Television Credits:Clink (Channel 5), Moving On (Channel 4), Coronation Street (ITV), Holby City (BBC), Hollyoaks in the City (Channel 4), Mersey beat (BBC), Springhill (Channel 4), The Courtroom (Mersey TV), Mile High (Sky TV).Film Credits:Elisha Stone - 'Billy Smith' (Release Date 2022), My Kingdom, Powder, Charlie Noades, RIP.