Outside of Performing

Outside of performing I usually tend to get my mind focused on my essays, its an important year for me this year, it's my last year and I want to be successful within Theatre, singing, dancing, television etc. Im very dedicated to my work and try to do well. Not only do I want to make myself proud but I want to do it for my mother also. I know she would be very proud of me right now.

My life Story within performing

My life within theatre began when I was just three years. I started off dancing from a very early age, where I did tap, ballet and modern. Gaining merits and distinctions!! From the age of 7 I started to sing, and my family thought I could go a long way. From 13 years old I gave up dancing and tried to make myself known by singing. When I was at school I studied Performing Arts and Music and came out with a very successful result, from school I went straight to College and studied Performing Arts all over again reaching merits and distinctions. So from 13 years old to the present I belong to loads of theatre companies, i.e. TouchWood Productions where I have been in shows such as Opening Night - extracts from Joseph & his Admazing Technicolour Dream Coat and load more, Frankenstein - as a St. Trinian Girl(Ethel Ready), All at sea where I played Mrs Pott - Beauty and the Beast, Titanic - My heart Will Go On (Celione Dion), Snow White as a Posh Lady, Ali Baba as a Posh Lady Carmienians did an extract in Martyn Guerre, Gilbert & Sullivan, Opera South West- Orpheus In The Underworld - a prostitute, and singing, City of Plymouth Players- Little Me where I a bank manager, and a Christmas special - singing Once In Royal David's City and many more songs/performances. It wasn't long before I had the best present yet! It was to have private singing lessons. I was absolutely thrilled, I have been with my singing teacher now for a very long time I cant think when I started. I have always wanted to follow my footsteps into my favourites artists such as Ruthie Henshall, Sarah Brightman, Leslie Garrett, Micheal Ball,Russell Watson, and Micheal Crawford. Now im trained to sing musicals and Opera which is what I always wanted. There was one time when I sang at a concert and I remember a gentleman wanted to speak to me. He offered me a placement to go to London to the Royal Opera House where Leslie Garrett went. I was thrilled but unfortunately when my mother sadly passed away I had to stay home. However the option is always there for me, so who knows what the future may hold!!
I also sang with the Theatre Royal Company Voices which was another experience I will never forget.
Now I am currently studing a joint BA Honours in Drama and Media studies, which I enjoy very much I have learnt so much and continue to do so.

Adult Talent Singing Contest - Isle Of Wight

This picture of me was taken at the Isle Of Wight( Gurnard Pines, holiday village), I must of been only 17 years old. During my time on holiday I entered myself into an adult talent singing contest and I thought to myself, why not give it ago! I remember my mother and father saying to me, " are you going to try for the adult talent singing contest again" Straight away i said yes, why not. So on the day of the competition I was prepared! I had my cd all ready, and all I had to do was to sing my heart out.

Prior to the competition, I sang and sang and sang. I had to remember what my singing teacher said to me, do my exercises and drink plenty of water. I did exactly that. There was a rehearsal during the process and I felt much better doing this, so the sound levels was exactly what I wanted. It was a sucess, all I had to do now was to wait in the wings, wait for my name to be called then enter the stage. I wasn't nervous at all. Im so use to singing now, it just comes naturally to me. So there I was, in the wings waiting. As soon as my name was called I knew this was my chance to pull off a good song and one of my favourites. I remember standing on the stage singing, the whole room was pack solid, and there was appearing heads from know where watching me sing. I sang Wishing You Where Somehow Here Again from the Phantom Of The Opera, the applause was fantastic. The best bit was recieving the trophy from the entertainments manager, I was thrilled when I won it. At the very end just as I was about to leave the stage the entetainment's manager wanted to speak to me. So when everybody left the stage I was called backstage again. I went into a little room and the manager had a word with me and asked me if I wanted a job in Entertainment! Singing and dancing. I was thrilled, however because of such of the long distance from Plymouth to the Isle of Wight I knew I would have to leave home for about 6 months, therefore after careful thought and consideration I turned down the offer, I was quite upset however it was the best choice for me. I discussed the matter with my family and they thought what I decided was reasonable. They knew since I was at school at the time I had to finish off my GCSE'S and then maybe reconsider applying again. I have always thought about it, even now at 23 nearly I think about it. But then I look back and I think of the happy times, especially with my mother. It was my mother's favourite place and somehow I don't think I could visit the Isle Of Wight again, it holds to many memories, but lovely memories. I don't know if I will visit again but I think it will be a very long time before I go back again. However it was definately one holiday to remember.