Meet Some of Our Alumni

MAISIE PETERS
Signed with Ed Sheeran's Gingerbread Man Records label. Shortly afterwards, she released her debut studio album, You Signed Up for This. Peters released her second album, The Good Witch, in June 2023. She is currently supporting Taylor Swift in here 2024 tour.

Actor
FRASER WOOLCOTT
My time at Ariel was incredibly formative for me. It helped massively build my confidence in acting, singing and dancing and gave me great experience working with others. The teachers are lovely and supportive; I could not have done it without them.
Studied Musical theatre at Arts Ed in London.
Fraser is currently performing on the “Moulin Rouge UK” tour as the second cover for Christian. Credits include being on tour with "Wicked".

Author
AMY WONNACOTT
"I have always had a creative flare, and Ariel was so amazing at nurturing that and giving me the confidence to express myself. I met so many fantastic people throughout my time there and it helped inspire me to write about people and their experiences. Incorporating my musical theatre experiences with screenwriting and novels, Ariel was a pivotal part in bringing out the determination in me!" Amy's Novel "An Old Wives Tale"

Actor
MILLIE KENT
Studied BA Acting course at The Arts Educational Schools. TV credits include The Split & Mother Earth, Dr Who Season 14, Saltburn and The Shepherd. Further information can be found on her IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10862578/

Actor
ALICIA ALLY
Trained at The Urdang Academy on the degree course in Professional Dance and Musical Theatre.
Alicia currently appears in the UK tour of ‘Sunny Afternoon”, where she understudies three lead roles. Credits also include “Bugsy Malone” Pro Cast and professional Pantomimes.

Influencer
JACK JOSEPH
British TikTok sensation. Best known for his hilarious point-of-view styled videos. Since posting his first TikTok, Jack has amassed an incredible following spanning across multiple social media pages.

Scenic Designer
ELEANOR ROGERS
Having gained her degree in Design for Performance at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Ellie has spent the last year working on a range of projects, including creating scenery for Disneyland Paris and Universal Orlando, Epic Universe, prop making at Pinewood Studios for a 2026 blockbuster movie and Production Designer for a BBC Cymru short film. Skills she learnt at Ariel have been vital to her success so far. www.eleanorrogersdesign.com

Singer/Song writer
RYAN SCOPES
Play in a band, "Slow Time Mondays", where I write songs and perform them at shows and festivals across the country. Most importantly, I learnt many life skills and improved my confidence as a teenager, which I’ve taken on into my adult life.
I’m incredibly grateful for my time at Ariel, and I couldn't recommend it enough to anybody who has some sort of interest in performance.

Actor
CHRIS LEW KUM HOI
Trained at RADA. started in Dr Who, A Mid-Summer Nights Dream, Call the Midwife, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020), War Machine (2017) and Jayson Bend: Queen and Country (2015) and many more

Actor
TIM INNES
Studied at Bristol Old Vic. Credits include The Last Kingdom as Edward (Netflix), The Favourite and two new works currently in post-production. Further information can be found on his IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7964030/

Actor
JARROD HOPSON
Trained at E-15. Credits- Jack in "Jack and the Bean Stalk", Paul in People, Places & Things and more. Pilot with Nigel Harman. Currently working on Abba Voyage.

Theatre Technician
JOSH ATTWOOD
Trained at Northbrook. Currently working as Crew Chief and Head of Lighting at Abba Voyage. Some of Josh's previous tech West End roles are Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 42nd Street, Billy Elliot, We Will Rock You, Kinky Boots, The Body Guard, Matilda, Hamilton, Come From Away, and, of course, Josh has designed the lighting for many of Ariel Shows, Workshops and Showcases.

Actor / Playwright
NATALIE BOYD
Credits- UK tour of People, places & things, H2D4TA, Show Must Go Online (2020), Picture Perfect Ending (2018) and Astaroth (2020), Glow Up and her latest play Honey Pot.

Actor/Photographer
DOMINIQUE FROUD
Dom is currently studying at the Juilliard School of Acting in New York. She can also be found with Ariel Alumni Maisey Peters on her tours.

Actor
HARRY SIMPSON
BA Musical Theatre at Urdang in London. Original cast recording of "Catfish the Musical'.
touring in "the Book of Mormon" with ariel Alumni Will Carey

Actor
WILL CAREY
Will Trained at Guildford School of Acting. Credits- “Grandpa’s Great Escape”, "It's Only Life", "The Dreamers", "Singing in the Rain", Half a Sixpence", & UK tour of Book of Mormon with Ariel alumni Harry Simpson and more great shows...

Actor
SOPHIA ALLY
My amazing time at Ariel has shaped me into the performer that I am today. The tutor’s expertise and guidance, especially in singing, have given me confidence and made my joy for performing even stronger.
Sophia is currently performing in the West End production of “The Hunger Games”, playing the role of Primrose Everdeen. Credits also include “Matilda the Musical”, The Current War (2017), Be Good (2019) and The Peripheral (2022).
Broadway Hillsofcalibway (2024)

Actor
MATT BEVERIDGE
Studied at Royal Central School of Speech & Drama. The Boy Diaries, Titanic, Choir of Man and more.

Actor
TARA LUCAS
Trained at Guildford School of Acting. Played in Al's Adventures in Wasteland, Forbidden Broadway, The Wild Party, Viking Ocean Cruises & more.

Actor/Business Manager
ANNABEL HOOPER
Bath Spa University studied Psychology and Education Studies

Head of Performance
ALEX WARD
Studied at RADA and has worked as a Stage Manager for a wide variety of productions across the country. Alex currently has the role of Head of Performance at Hurstpierpoint College.

Makeup artist/Model Maker at Film industry
EMMA PROCTOR
Worked on Game of Thrones, World war dead, The Last Duet, Dracula and many more.

Free Lance Lighting/Stage Manager
ALEX RESS
I am currently working as Deputy Head of Lighting on Starlight Express, and I also do freelance lighting work on ABBA Voyage and Cabaret. Before this, I worked on Wicked (international tour) and Hamilton (Australia, international tour, and West End) and at Glyndebourne.

Actor
KATE HUME
Trained at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in Musical Theatre – Chicken Little Musical, peter pan, Miracle on 34th Street UK Tour & More

Executive Assistant
BENJAMIN ROGERS
Benjamin is currently working as a Script Editor in film and television drama. His credits include “The Day of the Jackal”, “The Last Kingdom”, “Belgravia: The Next Chapter”, and the forthcoming “All Her Fault”.

Actor
SIAN WATKINS
Graduated from Musical Theatre Academy. "Cinders", Widow Twanky", "Tommy" & more

Professional Drummer / Drum Teacher
PETER HEPPEL
Studied Music at Bmus Contemporary Music and Performance, Drummer and teacher.

Actor/Virtual Assistant & Yoga Teacher
SIAN WILLETS
She runs her own Events business, creating Wellbeing events & workshops

Musician
TOM BALL
Graduated from Trinity Laban Conservatoire studied a degree in Music. Drama Teacher
Britains Got Talent Finalist 2022 and America's Got Talent All Stars Finalist.

Actor
SACHA BOTTING
Studied BA in Professional Dance and Musical Theatre at Bird College in London.

Actor
BETH ELLIOT
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.
Credits- Respite. A Rakes Progress, Songs of Innocence, Cabaret & More.

Sound Engineer
ROBERT WILLIS
Sound engineer, Ariel, Abba, Back to the Future Adelphi Theatre London.

Actor
ALEX DAVIES
Marketing and PR Graduate

Actor
ALEX WATTS
Graduated from Urdang Academy with a BA Hon Degree in dance and musical theatre. Oliver UK Tour, (Take That’s) The Band Das Musical, The Original West end cast of Pretty Women the Musical as Bell Boy Guilio, Touring Matilda.

Actor / Musician
AMELIA HOOPER
Studied for a BMus Music degree at the University of Surrey. Millie is working as an Orchestra Contractor (known as a ‘fixer’) for Isobel Griffiths Ltd, putting orchestras together for recording sessions, mainly for film scores! Films worked on recently include Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, Wicked Part 1 and Beetlejuice 2. Millie is also still composing and doing occasional work as a session singer.

Actor
ANNIE FORMAN
Trained ALRA North and has produced a comedy series. I have most recently just got back from 3 years working in Japan as an English teacher. They liked the fact that I had acting experience when I was applying; the skills are very transferable to the classroom. I am currently studying Japanese to reach a higher level of fluency and hoping to work in international relations with Japan!

Actor
CHARLOTTE BURHOLT
Studied BA Hons Degree in Broadcast Journalism ay City University London

Actor
CHLOË ROSE HOBDEN
Trained at Bath University.

Research Scholar
DEAGLAN BARTLETT
BA and MSci in Natural Sciences (Physics) from Trinity College, University of Cambridge. One our original students at Ariel. Now a Teaching Research Scholar in physics.

Actor
EMMA ATFIELD
Children’s A&E nursery nurse.

Teacher
KAYTIE DUKEE
Secondary School Teacher of ART

Actor
SOPHIE BOWMAN
Studied the BA Hons degree Musical Theatre course at Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts

Actor
IZZY CRYER
Trained in Stafford-upon -Avon. Recently with The Comeback Company & Studies Contemporary and Popular Performance at Rose Bruford College

Actor
TILLY AMBROSE
BA Hons Degree Geography student at the University of Sussex

Public Relations
LILLY FLEMING
Works on PR in London. Ariel taught me to put myself forward and how work as a team.

Actor
SAMUEL KERR
Sam is currently training at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.
“Training at Ariel taught me so much about self-confidence and how to effectively work with a group of performers, as well as helping me develop skills required for the industry!”