Gary Adam Watson
Gary is currently the Creative Director for the London College of Performing Arts, delivering a 2 year BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma to the next generation of emerging young talent. Gary was also part of the Musical Theatre faculty at Laine Theatre Arts from 2019-2022, delivering performing arts training on the Level 6 Professional Diploma.
Gary’s credits as a performer include:
- Nick Massi in Jersey Boys (West End)
- Marius in Les Miserables (West End)
- Rudolpho in Matilda (West End)
- Sky in Mamma Mia (International Tour)
- Rum Tum Tugger in Cats (UK Tour)
- Don and closed the show as Zach in A Chorus Line (West End)
- Hortensio in Kiss me Kate (Royal Albert Hall)
- Ken Railings in the original West End cast of Strictly Ballroom the musical
- Saturday Night Fever (West End)
- Evita (Westend)
- 25th Anniversaryof Les Miserables (O2 Arena)
- Guest Vocalist on Michael Balls Tour
- Claude in Hair
- K Chesterton in the world premier of Finding Neverland (Leicester Curve)
Film and Television credits include:
- Cinderella (Disney)
- The Day we Sang (BBC)
Gary Wood
Selected theatre credits include:
- Fletcher in Allelujah! (Bridge Theatre)
- Harry in Pieces of String (Mercury Theatre)
- Stephen in A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer (National Theatre)
- Shakti in The House of In Between (Theatre Royal Stratford East)
- The Aborigine in Our Country’s Good (National Theatre)
- Jamal in Dara (National Theatre)
- Rashid in The Infidel – The Musical (Theatre Royal Stratford East)
- Paul in the London revival of A Chorus Line (Palladium)
- Angel in Rent (Greenwich Theatre)
- Prince Chululongkorn in The King and I (National Tour and Curve, Leicester)
- Hello, Dolly! (Curve, Leicester)
- 42nd Street (Chichester Festival Theatre) and Wicked (Apollo, Victoria)
Film and Television credits include:
- Scarborough (BBC)
- Casualty (BBC)
- World War Z (Paramount)
Emily Shaw
Emily trained at Laine Theatre Arts. Most recently Emily originated the role of Clare’s Mum in the The Time Travellers Wife, Storyhouse Theatre Chester.
Other credits include:
- Wicked – Nessarose (UK, Ireland and International tour)
- Matilda – The Acrobat & covered and played Miss Honey (Cambridge Theatre, Westend and RSC Stratford Upon Avon)
- Mack and Mabel – Ensemble (Chichester Festival Theatre & UK tour)
- Amadeus- Catarina Cavalieri (Chichester festival Theatre)
- Tom Stoppard’s Jumpers – Dotty Moore
- Hello Dolly (Regents Park Open Air Theatre)
- Covered and played Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins
- Covered and played Belle in Beauty and the Beast
- Covered and played Miss Dorothy in Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (Richmond Theatre)
Film credits include:
- Matilda the Musical (dancer)
