Alice is a professionally trained Actress, training at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London. She has a host of experience of working creatively with children, both as a Performer & Storyteller, Drama teacher, Theatre Practitioner, and award winning entertainer ('Netmum's' favourite entertainer in the north west award). With a huge passion to inspire children's imaginations Alice started working with kids in 2007, & later went on to set up 'Mother hen' in 2011, a small & independent, award winning children's theatre company that aims to create wonderful, multi-sensory, interactive theatre experiences for children, that are accessible to all. Alice's work with Mother hen has been varied and diverse, delivering projects in schools & nurseries & children's centres right across the north-west, regularly working on the Royal exchange theatres family friendly events, for Manchester libraries, in hospitals, community centres, theatres & art galleries, gardens, festivals, at parties, or even in people's homes. Alice strives to offer the highest quality performing arts in a nurturing environment, and her holistic approach treats every child as an individual. Alice thinks that there are a million different ways to learn about the world and have fun, and whole-heartedly believes in the power of imagination, laughter and nonsense!

Mary has a diverse and rich background in both theatre and music. From a young age, she developed her skills in playing the Celtic harp, which led to her performing at numerous events. After achieving a first-class degree in Media and Performance, Mary took on the role of Development Manager at The Palace Theatre and Opera House in Manchester. In this position, she was responsible for managing the Stage Experience, a challenging project that involved producing a show from scratch with 120 young participants in just two weeks.

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Throughout her career, Mary has also performed with theatre companies such as Slung Low Theatre and Yan Tan Tethera. After taking a break to focus on her family, Mary is now a busy mother of three and works in the Access and Achievement departments at a local high school.

In 2023, Mary participated in a project with Enjoy Arts, which rekindled her passion for performing and community arts. This experience inspired her to become a facilitator at Stretford Children's Theatre, where she passionately advocates that everyone should have the opportunity to perform.

Donna trained as an actor at The Guildford School of Acting for three years and then worked
professionally as an actor for ten years. She enjoyed touring the UK and playing in the West End for
several companies, especially her stint with The English Shakespeare Company. After becoming a mum of
two she then retrained as a Speech and Drama Teacher at The Guildhall School of music and drama. She
has worked for many drama companies in London as a drama facilitator and director. She has also been
preparing students for their speech and drama grades for the past twenty plus years and has a real
passion for bringing out the confidence of students and helping them to find and be proud of their
voices.
Donna still occasionally works as a voice over artist, which she really enjoys.
Donna has recently relocated after many years living in London and Cambridge and as she was born and
bred in Blackburn is very happy to get back to her northern roots.

Tina is a local parent who moved to Manchester, from Yorkshire, in 1990 to study Modern Languages at university.  She has lived in Stretford for 20+ years and is a parent at Stretford Grammar School.  She currently works full-time at The Open University but used to be an extra-curricular language and creative writing teacher, going in to local nurseries and primary schools in the Trafford and Manchester area.  Her previous work history mainly consists of 30 years within the customer service and administration fields at: Monsoon, John Lewis, Waitrose, My Travel Airways/Airtours International Airways, Eurostar and Safeway (to name a few).  She is therefore a very people orientated person and is looking forward to providing you with a very warm welcome at the Stretford Children's Theatre drama sessions.