Musical Theatre Productions and Stage School

“Act 4 Theatre”, launched January 2007, is dedicated to the wonderful world that is Musical Theatre.

We have two aims:

·       The Stage School will develop students (age 7 to 21) in all musical theatre disciplines: Acting, Singing and Dancing  

·       Act 4 Productions will put on high quality musical shows, involving talented performers  from the local area

Who we are

We have been involved in Theatre for many years (too many to mention!), have played numerous leading roles locally and have thoroughly enjoyed our experiences!

We are excited to launch ‘Act 4 Theatre’ (after talking about doing it for  years!) and we hope to put on some great musicals and give “budding stars” a chance learn and perform in shows – and to have a good time!

Lorraine Bottomley (Principal)

Lorraine’s credits include ‘Eliza’ (My Fair Lady), ‘Sarah Brown’ (Guys and Dolls), ‘Laurie’ (Oklahoma), ‘Anna’ (The King and I), ‘Lilli/Kate’ (Kiss Me Kate) and ‘Nellie’ (South Pacific).

Lorraine has also directed Musicals for both Adults and Children, including ‘Follies’, 'Sweeney Todd', ‘The Wizard

of Oz’ and ‘Pirates’.

David Bottomley (Principal)

David has appeared as ‘Curly’ (Oklahoma), ‘Pirate King’ (Pirates of Penzance), ‘Sky Masterson’ (Guys and Dolls), ‘Petrucio/Fred’ (Kiss Me Kate) and ‘Ben Stone’ (Follies).

David has been heavily involved in Stage Management, Set-Design and all other technical aspects of the theatre.

Sarah Brealey (Adminstrator)

Sarah has been performing in theatre since her school days and has been fortunate to play some wonderful roles over the years, her favourites being, Rapunzel in Into the Woods, Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun, Calamity Jane in Calamity Jane, Mabel in Pirates of Penzance, Laurey in Oklahoma!  Sarah is delighted to a part of Act 4 Theatre and working with a talented team of people.

Lorraine and David