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…

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…

Matt has a passion for drama/acting/theatre, which started from a young age while growing up in the local region He has since trained with Pasvolsky Actors Studio and Whale Chorus Theatre Company, and is soon to undertake Shakespeare & Company’s rigorous Actor Training Intensive Matt has a strong drive…

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…

Brooke has been performing in Newcastle and aboard for the last 15 years After completing her education, she went onto study at the University of Newcastle and Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK

Brooke has performed in various musicals such as MAMMA MIA (The Very Popular Theatre CO) ROCK OF AGES…

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 is a performing arts worker from the United Kingdom Since moving to Australia in 2009, Dan’s work as a director and theatre-maker includes Ubu Roi (2013), The Tempest (2014), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2015 & 2018), Insert Drama Here (2015), Children’s Stories (2016), Titus Andronicus (2016), Wild Words…

Mikaela Whitehead is a singer, actor, dancer and writer based in the Hunter Valley, NSW She is a 2020 graduate from The Australian Institute Of Music in Melbourne with a Bachelor of Music majoring in Music Theatre In 2019 she completed the Associated Studios part-time advanced diploma course and…

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…

Steph has worked in the entertainment industry for over 25 years as an actor, singer, director,
writer, teacher, and humour therapist

As a performer, Steph recently played Mama Morton in Chicago (Chookas) and Elizabeth in Young
Frankenstein (Opera Hunter) Some of Steph’s other credits include Mrs King in Playing Face
(Barefoot Theatre), Eponine…

Isabella started dancing at the age of 2 at Kicks Dance Academy She  then moved to Newcastle Dance Academy at age 6, where I began my training in Ballet (RAD – Advanced Foundation Certificate), Jazz, Tap (Pullar’s tap syllabus), Lyrical, Contemporary and Musical Theatre She has represented Newcastle…

Abbey has been a passionate performer since she was 3 years old, and a ded teacher since 2018 Abbey was a part of the tutor development program at Hunter Drama, which saw her as an assistant tutor before making her way to teach her own classes in Musical Theatre…

Imogen is a passionate performer… She started vocal, dance and drama lessons from a young age and is currently Vice Captain at Hunter School  of the Performing Arts She has completed her 6th AMEB classical singing exam, 5th AMEB musical theatre exam and adv 1 certificate RAD ballet exam
This…

Jessie can be seen both onstage and offstage in the local theatre industry With a love for performing she is currently undertaking the “Pre-diploma of Musical Theatre” with Hunter Drama to compliment her previous acting, vocal and dance training from the past 8 years Onstage she is recently known…

Amber has had plenty of experience on the stage and screen, and has spent many years singing and dancing Amber’s stage credits include Mrs Wilkinson Understudy in Billy Elliot The Musical (The Very Popular Theatre Company), Paulette in Legally Blonde The Musical (Chookas Entertainment), The Little Mermaid…