Meet the Teachers
All of our teachers have gone through a tough interview and audition process in order to teach at Triple Threat Stage School. They are all trained professionals and have a huge amount of knowledge and experience in their field. All teachers have a current enhanced DBS certificate, have had safe guarding training and are trained in first aid.
Principal
Singing Teacher – LAMDA teacher – Dance Teacher
Elite Performance Team Teacher
Registered Chaperone
First Aider
Deputy Safeguarding lead
Qualifications: MA (distinction) & PGCert in Voice Pedagogy (Voice Study Centre), Diploma in Music Theory, Estill Voice Training Levels 1 & 2, trained in Musical Theatre at The BRIT School, London, and ArtsEd, Chiswick.
Emily is an experienced performer and educator with a professional background across the UK and Europe as a lead vocalist and dance captain, and as a soprano in the London Concert Choir at the Royal Albert Hall.
She began teaching in 2012 after becoming a mother and has over a decade of experience coaching singing, audition technique, acting, and Musical Theatre LAMDA. Before moving to Norfolk in 2015, Emily was Artistic Director, singing teacher, and Hip Hop instructor at Top Hat Stage School Surrey, and a vocal leader for Wandsworth Music Service, leading school projects performed at the Royal Festival Hall.
Recognising the need for an inclusive and inspiring performing arts school, she founded Triple Threat Stage School in 2016. In 2019, she was awarded the EDP People’s Choice Award for Best Individual at the Norfolk Arts Awards.
Emily also heads Voice Studies at East Theatre Arts College, specialising in adolescent voices, vocal technique, and acting through song. She is passionate about helping young performers develop confidence, creativity, and authentic expression.
Emily thoroughly enjoys bringing great performing arts training to Norfolk with the help of her brilliant team.
After training in Musical Theatre at the prestigious BRIT School and Urdang Academy, London. Ben has worked across the performing arts as an actor, director, producer, and choreographer, performing nationally and across Europe.
With over 10 years of teaching experience, Ben is Co-Principal of Triple Threat Stage School and Head of Drama at Beeston Hall Prep School and is the Drama lead at East Theatre Arts College. He is passionate about inspiring young people, helping them grow in confidence, develop their skills, and discover the joy of performing.
Alongside teaching, Ben continues to direct, choreograph, and occasionally perform professionally. He is the director and creator of the award-winning Fairground Frights at Great Yarmouth Pleasure.
Ben says: “The transformation I get to witness in my students’ confidence and performance ability astounds me weekly.” He is proud to be part of Triple Threat, providing a place for young performers in Norfolk to thrive.
Vice-Principal
Drama Teacher and LAMDA teacher
Elite Performance Team Teacher
Registered Chaperone
Stage 1 Teacher; singing, dance & drama
First aider
Registered chaperone
Polly began dancing at the age of 6. She has always had a real passion to perform and took part in numerous productions and festivals growing up on the Isle of Wight. She also attended The Royal Ballet School in London as a mid associate.
After moving to Norfolk when she was 13, Polly continued her training and took part in Sheringham Little Theatre pantomimes and Norfolk Youth Music Theatre productions. At 16, Polly moved to Kent and studied at Bird College and obtained a Professional Diploma in Musical Theatre. After graduating, Polly moved to Mexico to perform.
Polly took some time out of performing to bring up her daughters, Iris and Elsie. She has been working as a teaching assistant for the last 8 years in a primary school and absolutely loves working with children. Her daughter, Iris, has attended Triple Threat for the last year and is part of the Elite Team, this has really ignited Polly’s passion for the arts again. She has been dancing and continues to perform when she can. Polly is really excited to be part of the Triple Threat team.
Hannah grew up in Norfolk where she started dancing at the very young age of three. She furthered her training at Performers College gaining a Diploma in Dance (Trinity London) and her teaching qualifications in ISTD Dance.
Credits include Spirit productions (Holland) Thompson cruise lines, Potter Theatre Company, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines singer/ Dancer, (world cruise), Belinda Kind Productions Queen Mary 2 (World Cruse) Casinos Europe, Princess Cruise Lines (World Cruise), Model for L’Oreal Cambridge Hair Show, Ensemble in West End Thoroughly Modern Millie at the Adelphi Theatre London.
Hannah has a great passion for teaching all ages many different genres of dance as well as dance fitness, specialising in BootyBare. Teaching throuhgout her time in-between contracts in London, Norfolk and during her time whilst on the cruise lines.
Hannah is a proud Mummy to Ivy (3) and Margot (10 months). Hannah also has a crazy dog called Vince who she enjoys walking at the beach with her Fiance Matthew, Ivy and Margot.
Dance Teacher
Registered Chaperone
Drama Teacher
Registered Chaperone
Following her studies in Drama, Literature and Sociology at Paston College, Keira went onto receive a 2:1 bachelor’s degree in Drama & Literature at the University of East Anglia. She is now beginning her PGCE year to become a qualified drama and English teacher.
Alongside her education, she has taken part in most aspects of local theatre in Norfolk from a very early age, dancing with Suttons School at the age of three, swiftly realising she was not destined to be a ballerina she began her “glowing” stage career in 2007 as an ensemble member of Annie at Sheringham little theatre, going on to seek out as many opportunities to take the stage as possible, until discovering triple threat in 2016.
Since that very first performance, she has undertaken a full exploration of all aspects of theatre (taking part in 107 productions in that time) , from numerous stage performances as a student at Triple Threat, to short films in association with Goblin Market Theatre, Costume creation with the Norfolk Costume Company, interactive performance as a scare actor with Great Yarmouth’s annual Fairground frights event, as well as gaining qualifications in stage management and technical sound and lighting in theatre.
Having grown up in youth theatre, from the baby of every performance to the oldest on the team, she began to recognise a love of both performance and backstage elements of theatre, enjoying working with inspiring younger actors and the sense of community that performance could bring, and after “graduating” from Triple Threat Stage School in August 2021 she was eager to get involved once more, joining the team as an assistant teacher shortly after.
Lana first joined Triple Threat stage school in 2016 as a keen student at Aylsham Triple Threat. She was also taught private 1:1 singing lessons by Emily since she was 8 years old. Lana is a musical genius having just completed her GRADE 8 DRUM exam, LAMDA musical theatre grade 7 amongst piano grades, ABRSM singing grades., music theory and scoring a whopping 9 in her music GCSE!!
Lana has her own drum studio based at her home in Norfolk and enjoys teaching her passion. Lana also loves performing professionally with her band and partaking in musicals.
Lana has just gained music scholarship from Norwich school.
Assistant Teacher
Stage School Front of House & Assistant
Safeguarding Lead – safeguardingttss@gmail.com
Registered Chaperone
First Aider
Karen has always had a love of performing arts. She remembers enjoying watching musicals when she was much younger (many moons ago) and has fond memories of playing the part of Annie Good in her year 6 play. She thoroughly enjoyed being a lead role! Karen began to loose her confidence as she grew older, but Triple Threat Stage School has helped her confidence return……much to the embarrassment of her children!
Karen was thrilled when her eldest son George joined Triple Threat in 2016. She then starting volunteering backstage on shows and then she officially joined the team in 2019 and loves every minute of it. She has since become a registered chaperone and has helped with local film projects and other amateur dramatic groups. She is creative and loves assisting with costumes, set design and props.
Karen has 3 children George(18), Henry (14), Immy (10) who have all been students at Triple Threat Stage School and Karen loves that she can share her passion with them all. Karen is now totally musical mad and loves watching musicals on screen, in theatre, on the west end or local amateur groups.
Freya was one of the very first students at Triple Threat stage school when it opened in January 2016. Since then Freya has gained her Music GCSE, Grade 6 LAMDA acting and grade 6 LAMDA musical theatre.
Freya loves assisting at Hellesdon Triple Threat and helping other children grow their passions and confidence in a welcoming stage school environment.
Assistant Teacher
Stage 1 Lead Teacher
First aider
Registered chaperone
Sophie has lived in Norfolk all of her life and her love of musical theatre was influenced by her family from a young age. Musical theatre holds a huge place in Sophie’s heart and her love for this has only grown stronger throughout the years. Sophie has been performing since a young age and trained in musical theatre at city college. Sophie works in a nursery Monday-Friday and has worked with children for 5 years, she loves having an impact on so many children’s lives. Sophie is delighted to be teaching children her passion and being able to share what she loves most with others.
Recent Roles include: Judy Turner in A Chorus Line (Threshold); Leisl Von Trapp in The sound of Music (NNOS); Kate in Legally Blonde (Threshold); Marty in Grease (NTR); Lina Lamont in Singin’ in the Rain (CCN); Dancer in Ghost (Sound Ideas); Dancer in Elf (Threshold). Sophie has also danced in Christmas shows and pantomimes across Norfolk.