RACKHEATH YOUTH THEATRE

Laura is a founding member of the Rackheath Youth Theatre which began in 2001 and has a wealth of experience working with young people in the theatre. A keen trained dancer, Laura has worked as choreographer for the Rackheath Players, and Youth Theatre for many years. She trained at Sutton School of Dancing and Judy Habbits' School of Dance before moving onto a Dance degree at York St. John University. She has also provided dance tutor cover at various stage schools in East Anglia. Whilst RYT finds sisters Laura and Debbie co-running and co-directing, Laura has also directed, choreographed and produced a number of plays and large scale musical productions including Little Shop of Horrors and Our Houses. Laura's love of the arts also finds her using her graphical design experience to produce the marketing and promotional materials for the group and her creative side for set and costume design. More recently Laura has dedicated her time to furthering her studies and to her family, raising two wonderful children alongside her husband.

Deborah received a BA(Hons) degree in Modern Drama from Brunel University before undertaking her Post-Graduate Certificate in Education at the UEA. After successful completion she worked as a primary school teacher for six years before moving on to specialise in drama teaching at various theatre schools in East Anglia. She currently works as a singing teacher in Norwich, runs her own rock choir with primary school children as well as maintaining her role as a specialist drama teacher. Deborah is also an experienced and keen actress who enjoys performing in many different venues in and around Norwich.