Cast & Creatives

Matthew is best known for his long-running role as David Metcalfe in Emmerdale (ITV).

Since 2006, shopkeeper David has won hearts and turned heads. In the role, Matthew has been nominated and shortlisted variously for Best Actor, Best Serial Drama Performance, Funniest Male and Sexiest Male at The National Television Awards, The British Soap Awards, Inside Soap Awards and TV Choice Awards, amongst others.

Other Television includes: Matthew won the seventh series of Dancing on Ice; has been a guest presenter on This Morning, Loose Women and Lorraine, and a panellist on Loose Men; he bared all on The Real Full Monty (all ITV); played Jason in Hollyoaks: Let Loose; and Timmy Pain in The Courtroom (Mersey Television).

Theatre includes: DCI Newall in The Syndicate for Kay Mellor (reading); Sex, Chips and Rock ’n’ Roll (Royal Exchange, Manchester); Tomfoolery (National Tour); Aladdin (The Old Vic) directed by Sean Matthias; Protean in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (National Theatre) directed by Edward Hall; Joey in Saturday Night Fever (National Tour); Romeo and Juliet (Piccadilly Theatre).

Training: Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, BA (Hons) Acting

Theatre Credits: Marie in ALW’s Cinderella (Gillian Lynne Theatre), Doralee Rhodes in 9 to 5: The Musical (Savoy Theatre), Charlotte Skelton in Twist and Turn (The Other Palace), Millennials (The Other Palace), Sophie Sheridan in MAMMA MIA! (Novello Theatre), Lisa Houseman in Dirty Dancing (UK Tour), Doralee Rhodes in 9 to 5: The Musical (UK & Ireland Tour), Euydice in Antigone (Belsize Arts Festival)

Film and TV Credits: DOCTORS (BBC), NEW TRICKS (BBC)

Recordings: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella (Original Cast Recording), Magic At The Musicals(Magic Radio from the Royal Albert Hall), Zoovolution (Walt Disney)

Workshops: PINK FLOYD – The Wall (Working Title), BEACHES (Arden Entertainment), MISS I-DOLL (ZAVA Productions Ltd)

Instagram: @georginaecastle
Twitter: @georgina_castle

Training: Guildford School of Acting.

Theatre includes: Murder in the Dark (UK tour), Elf (Dominion), Dial M for Murder (UK tour), Crazy for You (Watermill Theatre and UK tour), Stepping Out (Electric Theatre), Private Lives (UK tour), White Christmas (Dominion and Sunderland Empire), Top Hat (Aldwych), Bloody Poetry (Brockley Jack Theatre), Pendragon Pellinore (City Theatre, New York/Sadler’s Wells), October’s Children (Lyric Hammersmith), Cyrano de Bergerac and Macbeth (Derby Rep Theatre), Damn Yankees (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre), The Innocents (Derby Playhouse), The Rover (Young Vic Studio), Journey’s End and Blue Remembered Hills (Courtyard Theatre).

Film includes: Apollo 13: The Dark Side of the Moon, Meet Pursuit Delange: The Movie, Fakers and Into the Night.

Television includes: Father Brown, Midsomer Murders, Emmerdale, Casualty, The Great Train Robbery, Waterloo Road, Elizabeth the Virgin Queen, The Afternoon Play: The Last Will and Testament of Billy Two Sheds and Holby City.

Radio includes: Mellow Magic and Magic at the Musicals (Magic FM).

Concert: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s 90th at the Royal Albert Hall.

Training: Central School of Speech & Drama

West End Credits include: Emily Hobbs in Elf The Musical 2022/23 (Dominion Theatre), Carmen in Curtains (Wyndhams Theatre), Ms Fleming/Veronica’s Mom in Heathers (Theatre Royal Haymarket), Cheryl Gillan MP in Committee (Donmar), Mrs Banks in Mary Poppins (International tour), Rosie in Mamma Mia (Novello), Carlotta Giudicelli in The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s), Kate Monster/Lucy the Slut in Avenue Q (Noel Coward), Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins (Prince Edward), Jellylorum in Cats (New London) Oh! What A Lovely War (The National), Bertrande De Rols in Martin Guerre (Prince Edward) Guest Soloist, 30th Anniversary of Side by Side by Sondheim (Novello).

Other Theatre includes: Rosalie Mullins in School of Rock (UK Tour), Mama Rose in Gypsy (Alexandra Palace), Carmen in Curtains (UK Tour), Lilli Vanessi/Kate in Kiss Me Kate (Sheffield Crucible), Ms Fleming/Veronica’s Mom in Heathers (The Other Palace), Isabelle in Moonfleet (Salisbury Playhouse), Mrs Cratchitt in A Christmas Carol (LMTO), Widow Corney in Oliver! (Sheffield Crucible), Gabrielle in Dear World (Charing Cross Theatre) Baroness Schraeder in The Sound of Music (JY Productions/Jordan), Guest Soloist in Sondheim Women (St James), Iris in The Tempest (Theatre Royal Bath), Mary in Merrily We Roll Along (Theatr Clwyd), Svetlana Sergievsky in Chess (Princess of Wales, Toronto), Joan Aldrin in Moon Landing (Derby Playhouse) Gilda in Alfie (Watford Palace), Dorothy Fields Forever (King’s Head), Anna in After the Fair (Kings Head), Nora in The Pirates of Penzance (West Yorkshire Playhouse).

Workshops include: Emma Parker in Bonnie and Clyde (The Other Palace), Ms Fleming/Veronica’s Mom in Heathers (The Other Palace), Lady Dant in ‘Flowers for Mrs Harris’-Daniel Evans, Maria Ziegler in The Dancing Years, Jane Austen in Pride & Prejudice, Madame Villefort in The Count of Monte Cristo, Beatriz in Il Postino and Sophie in MAMMA MIA! (Novello)

Recordings include: Ms Fleming/Veronica’s Mom in Heathers, Bertrande de Rols in Martin Guerre, Guinevere in Pendragon, Joan Aldrin in Moonlanding. (Original Cast Recordings).

Television: Stephen (ITV), Doctors (BBC).

Twitter: @RebeccaLock22
Instagram: @beingbeckylock

Stage Credits include: Frances in Kidnapped (National Theatre of Scotland); Barbara in Come Dine With Me (MT Fest); Debs in Elf The Musical (Dominion Theatre); Her one woman show About Bill (The Other Palace); Madame Morrible in Wicked (Apollo Victoria, International and UK Tour); Tanya in Mamma Mia! (Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, Novello Theatres); Lysette in The Silver Gym, Dotty Otley in Noises Off, Katisha in The Hot Mikado and Fiona in How The Other Half Loves (all Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch); Maxine in Stepping Out (Derby Playhouse); Baroness Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (UK tour); Miss Dinsmore/Dora Bailey in Singin’ In The Rain (West Yorkshire Playhouse/UK Tour); Flo Manero in Saturday Night Fever (UK Tour); Miss Bonnie in Acorn Antiques (UK tour); May Belfort in Lautrec (Shaftesbury Theatre); Magenta in The Rocky Horror Show (Frankfurt English Theatre); Kiss Me Kate, Wizard of Oz and Comedy of Errors (all RSC).

Television Credits include: Claudia in Not Going Out (BBC), Eastenders (BBC),
Ida Hill in The Bill (Talkback Thames), Maxine in Bob Martin (Granada) and Suzie
in London’s Burning (London Weekend Television).

Film Credits include: Professor in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (Universal Pictures).

Nic is thrilled to be donning the big red suit again to play Santa Claus in Elf, The Musical. He created the role of Santa in 2017 for the world premiere of Tom Fletcher’s musical version of his book The Christmasaurus at Hammersmith’s Eventim Apollo.

Nic has long been associated with the role of Old Deuteronomy in Cats playing the role on and off for 21 years. He first joined the London production in 1998, returning in 2001 and closing the West End production in May 2002. He toured internationally with Cats in 2003, 2006 and again in 2013/2014 before recreating Old Deuteronomy for the revised production at The London Palladium in 2014/15 opposite Nicole Scherzinger. In 2019, he again wore the furry cat suit for the Far Eastern tour to China, The Philippines and Singapore.

He received huge acclaim for his 2007 performance as Don Quixote in The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh production of Man of la Mancha. For this role he was nominated for the prestigious Theatre Managers Association Award for Best Performance in a Musical.

Other West End work includes Frollo in Notre Dame de Paris; Montenotte for the West End premiere of Napoleon; Eddie/Dr.Scott in The Rocky Horror Show; King Richard in Robin Hood and South Pacific.

He created the role of Tony Gliardi in the world premiere of The Fix at the Donmar Warehouse, directed by Sam Mendes.

On tour, Nic has played Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, Peron in Evita, Molokov in Chess and Peter in Jesus Christ Superstar.

Other theatre work includes Daddy Warbucks in Annie for Cork Opera House, The Proprietor in Assassins for Dublin’s Gate Theatre, Egeus in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sir Walter Blount in Henry IV Part 1, for Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Larry in Sondheim’s Company and Badger in The Adventures of Mr. Toad.

A stalwart of the panto circuit, Nic has played various Kings, Aldermen, Emperors and Sultans as well as Abanazar and even an Ugly Sister.

Nic lived in Spain for 9 years where he was founder member and musical director of the vocal harmony group Tres Divos who performed up and down the Costa del Sol as well as corporate & theatre shows in Norway, Ireland and the UK.

T.V. and radio work: whilst in Spain Nic hosted his own weekly radio show The Sound of Musicals for expat radio station, TRE. A keen cook, Nic appeared as a contestant on Masterchef and has recently begun hosting pop-up restaurant evenings in venues in Eastbourne where he now lives.

Training: Drama Studio London.

Store Manager in Elf (Dominion Theatre 2022/2023), MAF, Cover “Wilbur/ Edna” Hairspray (Coliseum 2021), Lazar Wolf in Fiddler on the Roof (Menier Chocolate Factory, and Playhouse Theatre) Cord Elam in Oklahoma! (Grange Park Opera), George in The Last Tango (Phoenix Theatre) Doc in West Side Story (Kilworth House Theatre) Major Courtney in The Ladykillers (The Watermill Theatre); Foster Wilson / Pawnee Bill / cover Charley in Annie Get Your Gun (UK Tour); Keith in Dick Whittington and his Cat (Lyric, Hammersmith); Smee in Peter Pan (Richmond Theatre); John in Get Got(Janski Productions); Stephano in The Tempest; Tranio in The Taming Of The Shrew (UK & Europe) Man 1 in The 39 Steps (Criterion Theatre); Male Authority Figure/Wilbur And Edna In Hairspray (Shaftesbury Theatre); Poppineau in In The Club (Hampstead Theatre); Christmas Present/Fezziwig And Others in A Christmas Carol (Hidden Pearl Productions); Falstaff in The Merry Wives Of Windsor (Oxford Shakespeare Company); Witch/Porter in Macbeth (Oxford Shakespeare Company); Chorus in The Incarcerator; Luce/Courtesan/Abbes in A Comedy of Errors (Oxford Shakespeare Company); Vanity/Squire in Mother Goose (Pneuma Arts); Boswell in Office Suite (Theatre Royal); Prospero in The Tempest (Ragz Theatre Company); Al in April In Paris (White Fox Productions); C.S.M Rivers/Arthur Boggis in The Accrington Pals (White Fox Productions).

Television: Tom, Casualty (2021) Gavin Dunn in Doctors; Colin Stephens in CUFFS; Clerk Of The Court in Dalziel and Pascoe (BBC Television); Catering Manager in Where The Heart Is (Meridian Broadcasting); Thomas Bradley in Silent Witness (BBC Television).
Commercial: Magician in Harvey’s Sofas; Butcher in Tescos; Regular Character in Peugeot Channel Four Indent (Kuncklehead); Dad in Morrison’s Commercial (DKLW); Kevin in ABC 1 (Walt Disney); Dad in BT (A. V. Browne Advertising); Premiership Football (Sky Television). Film: Janitor in Like Crazy (Ascension Productions).

Workshop: Eric and Ensemble in Rehab (Union Theatre) Bock And Others in Mephisto (MJE Productions).

You can follow Dermot on Twitter and Instagram. @derrybear.

Dermot is a Playwright and also has a Blog called ‘The Bear and the Woods.’

Ben trained at Renaissance Arts.

Stage credits: Standby in POLICE COPS: THE MUSICAL (Edinburgh Fringe & Southwark Playhouse); Mr Poppy in NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL (The Birmingham Rep); Dustin in STARLIGHT EXPRESS (Bochum, Germany); Ensemble/On Stage Swing in MYTHIC (Charing Cross Theatre); Man 2 in GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY (Upstairs at the Gatehouse); Playlist Performer (Carnival Cruise Line); Ensemble/Understudy Prince in SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARVES (QDOS) and Featured Singer/Dancer in 120th Anniversary Performance (Theatre Royal, Wakefield).

TV credits: Featured Artist in NHS (Commercial); Dancing Cleaner in T-MOBILE (Commercial); Mr Poppy in NATIVITY THE MUSICAL: BLUE PETER (BBC); Finalist in ALL TOGETHER NOW (BBC); Dancer in VICTORIA (ITV) and Featured Dancer in THE VOYAGER with Josh Garcia (NBC).

Concert credits: Ben Lancaster – LIVE AT ZEDEL; CUT BEFORE CURTAIN UP (Above the Stag) and A WEST END CHRISTMAS (MAD Trust).

Cast Recordings: MYTHIC – Original London Cast Recording.

Ben Lancaster’s original music is also available to buy and stream on all platforms.

Twitter: @3enLancaster
Instagram: @benyoucrazydiamond
Represented by Michelle Blair Management.

Training: Jude attends an independent school in Surrey and is a Performing Arts Scholar.

Theatre Credits: Matilda the Musical (Royal Shakespeare Company, The Cambridge Theatre, West End).

TV: The National Lottery’s Big Night of the Musicals with Matilda the Musical (Royal Shakespeare Company).

Other: Jude is a keen tennis player, and also enjoys watching films, performing and spending time with his family and friends.

Jude is very excited to play the role of Micheal Hobbs in Elf the Musical. Represented by PD Management

Daniel is delighted to be playing the role of Michael in Elf !

Training: Royal Ballet Associate, Elev8 Dance Academy.

Theatre: Giulio Bartali -Glory Ride, Charing Cross theatre, Tiny Tim, Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol.

TV/Film: Frankiein an Educational film for MJ Media

Oliver recently appeared as Christopher Robin in the European Premier of ‘Winnie the Pooh!’ At the Riverside Studios, London.

Films include: The Little Mermaid (Disney).
Commercials include: John Lewis, Sainsburys, Boots, DFS and Odeon.

Oliver has also featured in Music Videos. He trains at his mum’s theatre school, the Jamie Lee Dance academy, where he studies Ballet, Elite Ballet, Tap, Modern, Acrobatics, Contemporary, Jazz, Musical Theatre and LAMDA. He has a very good ear for accents and is a strong swimmer, cyclist and cricketer.

Oliver is represented by Gavin Barker Associates.

Austin is thrilled to be playing the role of Michael Hobbs in Elf.

Austin’s previous credits includeplaying Baker and Zebulunin Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (Palladium) and Jimmy Osmond in The Osmonds UK Tour. He has also appeared in commercials for Asda and Lidl.

At home, Austin enjoys playing rugby and riding his horse, Derek. Austin would like to thank his family, friends, teachers and his agents, Daisy & Dukes who have all been an incredible support to him on his journey so far.

Training: Urdang Academy (London, UK) BA Hons Degree in Professional Musical Theatre and Dance

Stage Credits: Onstage Swing/Dance Captain/ 2nd Cover Eugene H Krabs in Sponge Bob SquarePants The Musical (UK Tour); Ensemble in Cabaret (Lido, Paris); Coricopat/Gengus in Cats (Ronacher, Vienna) Ensemble in Wicked (Neue Flora, Hamburg) Coricopat in Cats International Tour 2019/2020, Nikko/Ensemble in The Wizard of Oz (The Birmingham Repertory Theatre), Asher/Butler in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Kilworth House Theatre), Bill Bailey/Cover Mungojerrie in Cats (RCCL)

TV Credits: Backing Vocalist in Eurovision Song Contest Opening (Eurovision, 2016), Backing Vocalist for Leona Lewis in X Factor Final (ITV)

Rhys would like to thank his family and friends for their endless love and support.

Training: Bird Dance College, First Class BA (Hons) in Professional Dance and Musical Theatre.

Theatre credits include: Ensemble/ Mama Rose/ Tammi Terrell/ Florence Ballard in Ain’t Too Proud (Prince Edward Theatre, West End); Ensemble in Elf The Musical (Dominion Theatre, West End); Ensemble/Sheila in Crazy For You (Chichester Festival Theatre); Dance Captain/Mimi in Guys and Dolls (Talawa/ Royal Exchange Theatre); Ensemble/Sophie in Doctor Dolittle (UK Tour); Ensemble in Jack and the Beanstalk (Dartford Orchard Theatre); Ensemble in Sleeping Beauty (York Theatre Royal) and Hildergaard in KVN Dance Company’s modern retelling of Coppelia (Cockpit Theatre).

TV credits: Bridgerton (Netflix) and Anansi Boys (Amazon).

Film credits include: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness; Four Quartets and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

Other work include: The Time Traveller’s Wife (workshop) and A Chorus Line (Arts Ed – Additional Tap choreography).

Training: Laine Theatre Arts

Theatre Credits Include: Ensemble/Ikette/Fight Captain in Tina (Aldwych Theatre); Ensemble/Cover Elizabeth/Cover Lisa in Dirty Dancing (Dominion/UK & Ireland Tour); Ali in Mamma Mia! (UK & International Tour); Dancer in The Best Of… Rock Musicals (Eventim Apollo); Dancer in Time Flies – Celebrating 100 Years of the Royal Air Force (Theatre Royal Drury Lane); Ensemble in Jack and the Beanstalk (Qdos, Belfast Opera House); Ensemble in Aladdin (Qdos, Swansea Grand Theatre); Swan Lake (English Youth Ballet)

Television Credits Include: Dancer on Dancing On Ice (ITV).

Marie is delighted to be joining the cast of Elf this Christmas and would like to thank her family, friends and Apollo Artist Management for all their love and support!

Instagram: @marie_finlayson

Training: Aimée trained at the Arts Educational Schools, London having gained a scholarship at the age of 16, graduating in 2016 with a First Class B.A. (Hons) in Musical Theatre. In 2022 she gained a distinction in her MA in Musical Theatre by Research.

Credits include: Groundhog Day – Joelle (The Old Vic); Waitress – Ensemble/ Cover Jenna/Dawn (UK and Ireland Tour); Les Misérables – Ensemble / Cover Fantine (West End); Wicked – Ensemble / Cover Elphaba/Nessarose (West End).

Television includes: ‘West Side Story’ cast in Shakespeare Live! with the RSC at Royal Shakespeare Theatre (BBC) and The Olivier Awards 2015 and 2016 at Royal Opera House (ITV).

Concerts include: My Lifelong Love – An Evening with Georgia Stitt and Friends (Garrick Theatre) for Tarento Productions and Hey Old Friends – 85th Birthday Tribute to Stephen Sondheim (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane)

Radio includes: Friday Night is Music Night – We Can Be Heroes (BBC Radio 2) and D-Day: 70 Years On Commemorative Concert (BBC Radio 2 at the Royal Albert Hall).

Recordings include: Rhydian World in Union 2015 (Futura Classics)

Twitter: @AimeeFisher2
Instagram: @aimeelynfisher

Training: Bird College

Theatre Includes: On-Stage Swing in Spongebob the Musical (UK Tour), Swing in Magical Merlin (Fortune Theatre), Joy Gainer in Secret Cinema Presents Dirty Dancing (London), Cover Wicked Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Sunderland Empire).

TV Includes: Sports Relief (BBC)

Workshops Include: Mary Beth in Billie The Kid.

Farirayi is thrilled to be joining the cast of Elf and would like to thank her family and friends for their continued love and support.

Farirayi is represented by Brewis Scott Associates

Training: Patrick Studios Australia.

Theatre includes:
West End, London: The Book of Mormon (Prince of Wales Theatre), Production Tenor in Singin’ in the Rain (Sadler’s Wells and International Tour)

Australia: A-rab in West Side Story, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Anything Goes, Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma! and Boy from Oz (State Theatre, Melbourne), Tom Springfield in Dusty (Festival Theatre, Adelaide), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Aus Tour), South Pacific (Sydney Opera House), Loving Repeating (VTC), Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom the Musical (Aus Tour), Georgy Girl: The Seekers Musical (Aus Tour) and My Fair Lady (Sydney Opera House) directed by Dame Julie Andrews.

TV includes: The Wrong Girl, Offspring and dancer for Delta Goodrem at the TV Week Logie Awards.

Film includes: Nick Conigrave in Holding the Man, Stan in Weevil and dancer in Wonka (2023)

Training: Bird College.

Theatre credits include: Newsies (Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre); Elf (Dominion Theatre); Back to the Future (Adelphi Theatre); Jesus Christ Superstar (Excel London); Astoria (Stratford Circus Arts Centre); Showtime (Jersey Opera House).
Television credits include: Moki in The Power (Amazon Prime Video).

Instagram – @morganjgregory

Theatre credits include: Swing / cover Bischof (Bishop) in Frozen (Theater an der Elbe, Hamburg), Ensemble in Dick Whittington (Octagon Theatre, Yeovil), Dancer for Headliners Theatre Company, Ensemble in Peter Pan (QDOS), Ensemble / cover Abanazar in Aladdin and Ensemble / Cecco in Peter Pan (Extravaganza Productions)

Other credits include: corporate events for Iceland and Imagine Cruising (Singapore)

Training : Performers College

Theatre Credits include: Guard 1 & u/s Reuben in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK Tour/Toronto), Swing in White Christmas (UK Tour), u/s Daryl & Oscar in Curtains (West End & UK Tour), Evita (UK & International Tour), u/s Billy, Neil & Robbie in Dirty Dancing (West End & UK Tour), Top Hat (UK Tour), Young Bernadette & u/s Felicia in Priscilla Queen of the Desert (NCL).

Further Credits include: Tea Boss Commercial (2019), BBC Dance Proms (Royal Albert Hall), FA Cup Final (Wembley Stadium), Burberry’s 14/15 Festive Campaign.

Training: Laine Theatre Arts, Actors Door Studio, Bare Arms Theatrical Firearms, British Action Academy, The Mocap Vaults.

Dominic has most recently appeared in Cabaret the Musical – directed by Robert Carsen and choreographed by Fabian Aloise – at the Lido 2 Paris’ inauguration as a dedicated musical theatre venue, understudying the roles of Emcee and Herr Schultz, and creating and playing the part of the gorilla.

Additional theatre credits include: Chicago the Musical (UK/International Tour); School of Rock (International Tour); Legally Blonde (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); Monty Python Live – Mostly (O2 Arena); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Kilworth House); Her Royal Majesty’s Coronation Festival Gala (Buckingham Palace); The Royal Variety Performance (London Coliseum).

Matthew Bourne’s Dance credits include: Edward Scissorhands; Dorian Gray; Cinderella; Sleeping Beauty; The Red Shoes (Sadler’s Wells Theatre and UK/International Tours).

Opera includes: Street Scene (Teatro Real, Madrid).

Television includes: Matthew Bourne’s Christmas! (More4); The Spanish Princess (Starz); Suspicion (Apple TV+), SAS: Rogue Heroes (BBC); The Midwich Cuckoos (Sky), The Crown (Netflix).

Film includes: The Little Stranger, Luther: The Fallen Sun.

Ellis trained at Laine Theatre Arts graduating in 2015.

Theatre includes: Actor and Featured Dancer in PETER GRIMES (London Coliseum), Ensemble/Swing in WE WILL ROCK YOU (London Coliseum and German Tour), Swing in ELF (West End)Ensemble in THE MIKADO (London Coliseum, ENO), Neleus in MARY POPPINS (Theater an der Elbe, Hamburg), Pirate Swash / Dance Captain in PETER PAN (Rickmansworth), Ensemble/Understudy Doody in GREASE (Royal Caribbean), Dancer/Understudy Peter Pan in PETER PAN (Chelmsford Civic Theatre) and Dancer/Ensemble in SNOW WHITE & THE 7 DWARFS (Palace Theatre, Newark).

Ellis also appeared in: WE WILL ROCK YOU ON BBC NIGHT OF MUSICALS (BBC), Lead Singer/Dancer for SHOW TEAM (Mirage Cruise Liner / Fred Olsen) and various production shows at Potters Leisure Resort.

Training: The Urdang Academy and Birmingham Ormiston Academy.

Theatre Credits include: The Spongebob Musical (UK Tour), Elf (Dominion Theatre), Chicago (UK Tour)

TV Credits include: Tom Knight in Doctors (BBC)

Training Credits include: Major Holmes in The Secret Garden, Bun Foo in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Macbeth in Shakespeare Shorts.

Training: Urdang Academy

Credits include: Patty Simcox in Grease (Dominion Theatre); Elenore/Dance Captain + 2nd Cover Blanche in Bonnie & Clyde (Garrick Theatre); Ensemble/1st Cover Jovie in Elf (Dominion Theatre); Ensemble/1st Cover Julie Jordan in Carousel (Kilworth House); Val Clarke in A Chorus Line (Leicester Curve)

Theatre credits include: Dance Captain in Elf The Musical (Dominion Theatre, London); Singin’ In The Rain (Sadlers Wells London, Japan & UK Tour); Dance Captain in Singin’ In The Rain (The Mill at Sonning); Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Kilworth House Theatre); Agatha in Guys and Dolls (Kilworth House Theatre); Associate Choreographer for Cinderella (Yvonne Arnaud) ; Associate Choreographer for Annie (Toronto and South Africa); Dance Captain/Swing in Annie (Piccadilly Theatre); Grease (Curve Theare/Dubai); Dance Captain in Annie (UK Tour); Swing and understudy ‘Ali’ in Mamma Mia (Novello Theatre); 42nd Street Gala (The Palladium); Swing and Understudy ‘Ivanka/Marina’ in Loserville (Garrick Theatre); Tap Your Troubles Away for the BBC Proms (Royal Albert Hall); The Fix (Union Theatre); Aladdin (Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury); The Prodigals (Edinburgh Festival); Blink Again (ATS Theatre) and Beauty And The Beast (The Courtyard Theatre,Hereford)

Other credits include: Tomorrow Morning (Vizualise Films); The Olivier Awards 2014; BBC Christmas Lectures; The Alan Titchmarsh Show; The opening of the 2012 Olympic Aquatic Centre. Heather is also the resident presenter for 360 Global Net, a worldwide data systems and technology company.

Training: LIPA

Theatre Credits: 
Swing/Cover Deb in Elf The Musical (Dominion), Nina in Mamma Mia The Party and Sue/Swing in original London Cast (O2 London), Puppeteer/Ensemble in the original cast of Circus 1903 (Royal Festival Hall, Sydney Opera House, Pantages LA, Madison Square Gardens NYC), Rico Suave/Swing in Donkey Show (Proud London), Ensemble in Faust ENO (London Coliseum), Alisa/DC in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Adelphi), Astrid/Helen Shapiro/DC in The Beatles Musical (Italian Tour), Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Jim’s Mum/Captain Flint in Treasure Island (Boxtree Productions), Ophelia in Shakespeare Shorts (Action To The Word), Queen of Hearts/DC in Alice In Wonderland (Greenwich Theatre), Aladdin in Aladdin and Dick in Dick Whittington (Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds), Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland and Ensemble in A Christmas Carol (Lichfield Garrick), Puppeteer/Ensemble in CBBC Arena Tour (UK), Vocalist for Blues Brothers (UK Tour), Vocalist for P&O (Australia), Aerialist in OneTen and Pirates Live (Hippodrome Circus),

TV Credits:
The Royal Variety Performance 2018 (ITV), This Morning (ITV), The Today Show (NBC), The Late Show (CBS), Explore The Universe (CBBC) and Shell Girl in The Harry Hill Movie.
Socials: @JessicaSpalis

Training: Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts

Theatre credits include: Ensemble/cover Emily Hobbs in Elf the Musical (Dominion Theatre); Miss Bell & Resident Choreographer/ Director in Fame (West End/UK & European Tour); Ensemble/cover Grace Farrell in Annie (Piccadilly Theatre & Toronto); Kathy Seldon in Singin’ In The Rain (The Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage); Dancer for The Pet Shop Boys (Royal Opera House); Tracy in Disaster! (Charing Cross Theatre); Ensemble/cover Christine Colgate in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (UK tour); Rumpleteazer in Cats (UK & European tour); Swing in The Wizard of Oz (London Palladium); Ensemble/swing in We Will Rock You (UK & International tour); Spirit of the Dance (Holland tour); Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street (The Shaw Theatre); Princess Jill in Jack & The Beanstalk (Jordan Productions); Cinderella in Cinderella (The Shaw Theatre); Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs (The Theatre Royal, Windsor).

Choreography Credits include: Opening Halloween sequence for Channel 4’s ‘Steph’s Packed Lunch’; Fame segment for ITV’S This Morning.

Television & Film credits include: Singer in Singstar Playstation Advert (Worldwide); ident for Don’t Stop Believing (Channel 5); various roles in Genie In The House (Nickelodeon); Maya Action UK, Action USA & Film in Action (Germany).

Natalie trained at CPA studios

West End credits: Ensemble u/s and played Debs in ELF (Dominion Theatre); Alternate Tracy Turnblad in HAIRSPRAY (London Coliseum); Horse in WIND IN THE WILLOWS (London Palladium) and Agnes in GYPSY (Savoy Theatre).

Theatre credits: Jan in GREASE (UK Tour); Hunk/Scarecrow in WIZARD OF OZ (Storyhouse, Chester); Miss Dilber in SCROOGE THE MUSICAL (The Curve); Jan in GREASE (The Curve/Middle East Tour); Ruth in THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (Kilworth House); Enid Hoopes in LEGALLY BLONDE (The Curve/South Korea); Agnes in GYPSY (Chichester Festival Theatre); Ensemble in AMADEUS (Chichester Festival Theatre); Luce in BOYS FROM SYRACUSE (Union Theatre – London) and Tracy Turnblad in HAIRSPRAY (Royal Caribbean).

TV & Film credits: Dancer in DISENCHANTED (Disney); Dancer in WONKA (Warner Brothers); Agnes in GYPSY (BBC); GOOD MORNING AMERICA and Horse in WIND IN THE WILLOWS.

Original Cast Recordings: WIND IN THE WILLOWS and GYPSY.

Workshop credits: Mitzi Fritts in BRONCO BILLY (Hook Enterprises);  Ensemble/Sylvia KING RALPH (ATG) and Marcia Tubbert in BECOMING NANCY (Stiles & Drewe).

Instagram & Twitter: @NatalieWoodsUK
Represented by Michelle Blair Management