Our Team

Daniel is one of the Hunter’s most well established performers in our region. He is an actor, director, artist, producer, entertainer, singer, business owner, blogger, designer, entrepreneur, public figure, teacher and writer. He is a busy guy!

With credits to his name for performing, directing and producing events Daniel has over 14 years of theatrical and event experience in the Hunter, Sydney and beyond

Daniel is a Multi-City of Newcastle Drama Award winner with recent theatrical credits including The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) for Popular…

Hayley grew up dancing in the Newcastle area and eventually teaching for over 10 years It was this experience that saw her co-found the Musical Theatre courses here at Hunter Drama

Her theatre credits include City of Newcastle Drama nominations for Choreography for the productions Beauty and the Beast JR…

James is an actor, writer, director and producer born and bred in Newcastle He has worked as a professional performer for a decade and has appeared in numerous projects on stage and screen He holds an Advanced Diploma of Arts (Acting) and has worked as a workshop facilitator…

Brooke has danced and performed many different styles including Jazz, Tap, Hip-Hop, Ballet and even Irish dancing from the age of 3 Since leaving school she turned her passion into teaching for the past 15 years After a year off from the performing arts she could not resist becoming…

Liane Morris is a communications and arts marketing specialist with a background in senior marketing, copywriting, publicity, sponsorship & events across arts, entertainment, and media She is a features writer for WCP Media and works freelance, across the creative and arts industries, festivals and events, women led businesses and…

Siddha began her theatre journey right here at Hunter Drama, starting in Musical Theatre classes as a student She continues to nurture this passion through her role as a Tutor Siddha attended Newcastle High School, graduating in 2021

Her theatre credits include Charlie and…

Alison has more than 10 years of teaching experience, as well as many years of training both in Sydney and Newcastle Alison has trained vocally with Kym Parrish in Sydney, and within this time studied the Estill Vocal Method, with a heavy focus on vocal health and anatomy

Alison has…

Tim is an actor, educator and entertainer, with a strong passion for teaching and instilling the joy of performance in young people Tim studied acting and theatre and holds a Bachelor of Arts/Communications majoring in Drama, Media Production and Public Relations from the University of Newcastle During university, Tim…

Lesley has had over twenty years experience in theatre Lesley was artistic director of Maitland Jr Repertory Theatre from late 2009 – 2014, teaching drama and directing their annual productions Lesley has a passion for teaching and is a qualified primary school teacher with Masters and is currently working…

Dan Stranger is a passionate director, accomplished theatre-maker, and dedicated performing arts
educator, who has been inspiring children and young people since 2009 Beginning his creative journey
in the UK, Dan honed his skills in scriptwriting and performance at the prestigious University of East
Anglia before further refining his craft in direction…

Mikaela is a passionate and dedicated performing arts educator with a strong foundation in musical theatre After completing a Bachelor of Music, majoring in Music Theatre at the Australian Institute of Music, & Advanced Diploma at Associated Studios, Mikaela has written and stared in two of her original Cabarets…

13Ben Leighton comes from a decade long performing background After studying at the Australian Institute of Music majoring in Contemporary Performance, Ben worked as a backing vocalist for many Australian artists including Jessica Mauboy, Guy Sebastian and Ricki-Lee This lead to appearances on television such as The Voice, The…

Jessie Edmonds (she/her) is a passionate actor with a strong background in musical theatre and drama She has followed this passion by training with Hunter Drama in the “Pre-diploma of Musical Theatre” alongside other dancing, acting and vocal classes over the past 10 years Some of Jessie’s most…

Evelyn is passionate about all aspects of the Performing Arts She was the Stage Manager of ‘Kid Frankenstein’ (Hunter Drama), Assistant Director of ‘Grease’ (Callaghan College), and completed work experience backstage at StarStruck Evelyn is delighted to be Stage Managing once again for Hunter Drama’s ‘The Jungle Book’ She…

Allan Brady is an award winning indy filmmaker, comedy writer and music video director
He has worked with international record producers and some of Australia’s biggest domestic names, and his videos have generated millions of views Brady has worked for the University of Newcastle since 2011, lecturing and tutoring, editing,…

Abbey is a passionate and dedicated performing arts educator with a strong foundation in musical theatre Her journey in the arts began at the age of 3 at the National College of Dance, where she initially trained in various dance forms including Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, and Musical Theatre

Mya is highly passionate about everything performing arts! Mya has grown up in the Hunter Drama Family as well as a student at Hunter School of Performing arts as well as a past student at dance studios across Newcastle and performer for Starstruck and other showcases around Newcastle Recently…