JESSICA E PORTER
Dance and Singing Tutor.
After graduating at EPA Nottingham with a 3 year musical Theatre degree, Jessica left the UK to live in Spain as a Singer/Entertainer in Cala D’or in the summer of 2019, before returning home to begin gigging as a solo singer, in not only the North East, but throughout the UK.
Last year alone Jessica has toured with a Pop Band performing Covers of popular hits in various Holiday Parks from Scotland to Isle of Wight, and is now part of 2 Tribute bands, LMXT performing popular songs from Little Mix and VIVA: The Spice Girls.
Her most notable credits include:
– An extra in “Behind Her Eyes” Netflix
– Model for ASOS Martketplace store ” The Daisy Chain Project”
– Backing Dancer at Royal Albert Hall
– Actress in “The Weekend” Music Video for Faye Fantarrow
– “Alice Fitzwarren/Fairy Bow Bells” in Dick Whittington at The Exchange, North Shields.
– “Belle” in Beauty and The Beast at Radisson Blu, Jersey.
Jessica teaches Musical Theatre Workshops to Children, Models for local clothing and Beauty Brands, Performs as Leading Ladies in various Pantomime Productions and works in children’s entertainment dressing up as characters for events.
CRAIG RICHARDSON
Acting tutor
Craig started acting at the age of 12 performing at the Pier Pavilion in South Shields for the Westovian’s where he has performed in over 38 of their productions and at least 15 of their pantomimes. He went on to perform professionally at the Customs House in four of their pantomimes and two of their sister Christmas shows of ‘Santa’s Naughty Elf’. He recently performed in ‘Everywhere We Go’ for ‘Boyle Yer Stotts productions’ at the venue.
Other theatre credits include performing with ‘Ion Productions’ in their productions of ‘Up ‘n’ Under’, ‘Noises Off’, ‘The 39 Steps’, ‘Stags and Hens’, ‘Allo Allo’, ‘Charley’s Aunt’ and ‘Perfect Wedding’, he has regularly performed with the sketch group the ‘Laffalang Gang’, and he works for South Tyneside Council during the summer down at the amphitheatre in South Shields doing the ‘Kids Fun-fest’s’.
Craig is a ‘Sketch for Sammy’ regular at the Stand in Newcastle and he performed twice at the Metro Radio Arena in ‘Sunday for Sammy’ in front of 20,000 people. He had a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe in ‘The Big Time’ with ‘Walton-Gunn productions’ gaining rave reviews for his comedic timing. Craig was a member of BBC Newcastle/Tees comedy group ‘Grin up North’ as a writer and performer and he is a pantomime regular for ‘Mendes Management’ performing in ‘Snow White’ in 2017, ‘Cinderella’ 2020, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ 2021, ‘Dick Whittington’ 2022, he starred and directed ‘Aladdin’ in 2018 and he will be back as the regular comic playing ‘Wishy Washy’ in ‘Aladdin’ as well as Directing the production at the Exchange in North Shields, ‘Bishop Auckland Town Hall’ and ‘Jersey’ in 2023.
His Tv Credits include: ‘Visit South Tyneside’ (Advert), ‘Cinderella’ (Advert), and ‘Crimewatch’ (not as a criminal).
Craig graduated from Sunderland University in 2012 with a BA (hons) in Design Multimedia and Graphics and has a diploma in photography, he runs his own design company called CDR Design.
