SPEECH & DRAMA · SIMONA MORECROFT
I'm inspired by my students
I love to take students who have little experience of voice & acting, building their skill set & confidence to bring out the best performance in them.
If you are interested in working in a group, to learn some voice and acting techniques and apply them to your presentation or performance, explore my offers below.
Build confidence and a strong vocal presence, make an entrance!
Learn physical and spacial awareness to enhance your connection to your audience
Create an unforgettable speech by analysing the text and delivering it authentically and confidently.
Be present and to enjoy the process of preparation, fine tune your voice and diction
Training in LAMDA exam preparation
Coaching in English lit GCSE and Drama — an in-depth analysis and coaching of the GCSE English Lit curriculum.
My portfolio in speech & drama
After directing a sell out run of the musical Grease at The Mumford Theatre, Cambridge, I had a group pf dance students who had never studied Shakespeare before request to learn the bard.
I informed the principal of the college I was going to work with the group and put on a play of Othello. She was so shocked she asked ‘why?!’
When they performed the play with such skill and emotion that they moved not only but the audience but the very same principal to tears I knew we had put together something special.
A FEATURED STORY
DIRECTING / PRODUCING
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Original Play - The Love of Seven Dolls - play presented to Producer of Star Wars (written by Chris Lyon)
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Othello - Shakespeare Abridged (1 hour and 12minutes) Directed and Edited.
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Jean Genet - The Maids and Nell Gwynne- Jessica Swale
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Samuel Beckett - Waiting for Godot and Mike Bartlett - Bull and King Charles III
TEACHING
Education Garden 2024
Unique workshop delivery of Innovative techniques in Drama and Presenting of Projects
The Morecroft Theatre School, 2012- 2023 Artistic Director
Having run for eight years the school has coached hundreds of students in drama, singing and theatrical performance and interpretation. The role required to adapt and edit scripts and direct and produce musical theatre shows including The Sound of Music, The Hobbit, Annie and Alice in Wonderland.
One to One online Coaching - Morecroft Theatre Online
I coach students in acting and voice, musical theatre and singing online. Discover more
Stagecoach 2021
Royston and Baldock Schools - Lead Acting Teacher
Coaching students between the ages of 5-16 in speech, drama, improvisation and character development.
BODYWORK PERFORMANCE ARTS COLLEGE
Head of Drama, Voice and Direction
Responsible for leading the Drama Department and teaching Acting and Voice to all students studying BTEC, Foundation, Year 1, 2 and 3 courses in Cambridge. As the Head of Drama, I was responsible for correct application of the Trinity syllabus, directing and teaching the performance pieces and end of year plays. Choosing all the relevant material for students, taking each year group successfully through introduction to drama and performance to graduation and the audition process. Assessing all new applicants to the college in acting and voice. I created a tailored voice course for 2nd and 3rd Year Diploma students.
THEATRE AWARDS NEW YORK & LONDON
1994-2023
Carousel ADC Theatre Cambridge 2023
Beauty and the Beast - Beauty 2022
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Female Lead - Janet
UK Tour and Victoria Palace, London
Director Chris Neil
The Fox - Original Play
Soho - New York
Female Lead
Carne Ross - Writer
Dr Royston Coppenger - Director
Two Gentleman of Verona
Female Lead - Julia
Inwood Theatre, Manhattan New York
Spencer Nash - Director
Joseph and His Technicolour Dreamcoat
The London Palladium
Really Useful Productions
Steven Pimlott, David
King John - Shakespeare RADA
Geoff Bullen
FILM AWARDS LOS ANGELES & PASADENA
2002-2023
Final Project Presentation MA - A Study in Communication
Happiness Is
Helen/Female Lead
Loftroad Films
(Awarded Best Actress (Palmares Film Festival)
David Grindrod - Producer
Eavesdrop 2008
Feature Film
Quixotic Productions
Role - Bea
Matthew Miele
Judy Keller Casting
After the End 2003
Female Lead
Zach Horton
Teluride Film Festival
Rocknarrag Productions
In the Garden
Craig Dittrich
Female Lead- Mary
Constance
EDUCATION
2023 - MA in Theatre Arts; Voice and Communication Studies - Middlesex University
1991- Full Diploma in Theatre Arts - Laine Theatre Arts, Surrey
Scholarship to Bush Davies Theatre College, East Grinstead.
Dance: Voice, Ballet, Ballroom Dancing, Choreography, Contemporary Dance, Dance (general), Jazz Dancing, Lyrical Dance, Pas de Deux, Pointe
MUSIC: Singer-Songwriter with EP ‘Jubilee Bridge’ release online, A Cappella, Cabaret Singing, Choral Singing, Classical Singing, Dramatic soprano, Jazz Singing, Sight-Reading, Guitar,
Classical Singing training with Mary Hammond Prof 1994 -2020
As a pupil of Mary’s since performing lead roles in the West End of London, I returned to Mary with the intention to re-train my voice classically. As an Italian, I chose to work with Vaccai and extensive classical vocal exercises. I then performed Mio Babbino Caro in Cambridge in 2016 at Westminster College.
Terry Schreiber - 2001-2004 Method Acting-Broadway NYC
Course in Advanced Acting, Meisner and Stanislavski.
LAMDA GOLD LEVEL 8 (2016) - Gold LevelVerse and Prose - Grade Achieved - Distinction