Amanda Noar - Director / Choreographer

Amanda has worked extensively in theatre, television and film, both as an actress but also as a director/choreographer.

Her theatre work includes Anita in West Side Story, both at Her Majesty’s Theatre London and on National Tour; Fields of Ambrosia at the Aldwych London; Chava in Fiddler on The Roof with Topol; Gypsy in Gypsy at The Grand Theatre Swansea; Claudine in Can Can at The Belgrade Theatre Coventry; Hunyak in Chicago at Leicester Haymarket; Godspell on National Tour; Rochula on National Tour; Sweet Charity, Cabaret, Once in a Lifetime and Flying Blind, all at The Forum Theatre Wythenshawe; and Hortense in The Boy Friend at the Prince Regent Farnborough. Amanda appeared as Becky in Filling in The Cracks at Manchester’s Comedy Store, and Jenny in Funk Face at the Arts Depot London, which she also directed.

Television work includes Rose Finnigan in Brookside, Melanie Norriss in Casualty; Natasha Glendenning in Lovejoy; Sally in Boon; Norma in Stay Lucky; Helen Carson in Starting Out; Julie Clay in Coronation Street; Susan in The Benefit; Donna in Out on the Floor, Letitia in Hollyoaks and most recently Carol Dawson in Hollyoaks Extra.

Films include Marian in The Front Line for Bluebell Films; Bib Furtuna’s girlfriend in The Return of the Jedi for Lucas Films, Vanessa in The Unkindest Cut for Film on Two; Kim in I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (now on special release on DVD).

Amanda has enjoyed playing in many pantomimes including Tinkerbell in Peter Pan; Aladdin in Aladdin; Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk; Dandini in Cinderella; Dick in Dick Whittington; and Jack in Mother Goose.

Amanda has directed and choreographed many musicals including, The Wiz & Summer Holiday at the Artsdepot, North Finchley, The Boy Friend, Bye Bye Birdie, Little Shop of Horrors, Annie and Best Little Whorehouse in Texas at the Millfield Theatre, Edmonton, The Pajama Game, Annie and The Boyfriend for Alyth Academy in Temple Fortune.  In September she produced and directed a sold out production of “Stepping Out” in the studio theatre at the Artsdepot, Finchley, followed by a “back by public demand” further production of Stepping Out at Upstairs at The Gatehouse, Highgate.

 Pantomimes Amanda has directed include, Aladdin, Jack and the Beanstalk, Dick Whittington, Peter Pan at Broxbourne and Aladdin at The Civic Centre, Aylesbury.

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Simona Budd – Musical Director

Simona is thrilled to be collaborating, once again, with Amanda Noar for Impact’s forthcoming production of Seussical, the Musical.  Simona’s first association with Impact was in 2004 when she directed vocal workshops on the musical Hairspray.  She has since been Musical Director for Impact’s past four shows; Fame, Oliver!, Back to the Future and Fiddler on the Roof, all at the Pentland Theatre in North London. 

MD credits with other companies include Thoroughly Modern Millie, Anything Goes, Me and My Girl, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Some Like it Hot and Little Me.  Simona was recently Assistant Musical Director to Jae Alexander at the West End’s Piccadilly Theatre for “Future Dreams – One More Night” - a star-studded gala show with acts including Ruthie Henshall, Sally Anne Triplet and the cast of Jersey Boys.  Her work as a Performance and Vocal Coach has taken her to ITV where she trained the newscasters in a medley from Grease for “Newsrooms’ Got Talent” at London’s Vinopolis.  Other media work includes soloist for the Autumn 2009 Mercedes radio advertising campaign. 

Simona is a Portfolio Tutor and Repetiteur at the London School of Musical Theatre.  She works at Trinity College of Music Junior Department where she directs the Equal Voice Choir and teaches piano and musicianship.  She is a Performance & Repertoire Coach at the renowned Arts Educational School for the Performing Arts in Hertfordshire and gives vocal and musical theatre workshops with various choirs and drama organisations including the Susi Earnshaw Theatre School and Stagecoach. 

 Through workshops, auditions and rehearsal accompanying, Simona has also worked with Rosemary Ashe, Ronald Corp and Adrian Jeckells.  Workshops have included Wicked, Witches of Eastwick, High School Musical, We Will Rock You and Rent.  She is Assistant Musical Director and Accompanist to the Jewish Youth Choir which has led to performances at London’s South Bank Centre, The Roundhouse, Trafalgar Square, Victoria and Albert Museum and tours in France, Germany, Israel and the Czech Republic.  As an organist and conductor, Simona has also been Director of Music at various churches around Greater London and trained several choirs in a broad repertoire of sacred music.  She is an active singer whose most recent solo performances as a mezzo soprano include the oratorios Elijah and Samson.

 Her schedule for the forthcoming months includes musical director of Our House with the Alyth Academy and various concerts as Director of the Equal Voice Choir of Trinity College of Music Junior Department. 

For more information visit www.simonabudd.com

Tony Pedretti - Musical Director

 Tony trained at the Royal College of Music and the Arts Educational School of Performing Arts and is currently Head of Singing at the London School of Musical Theatre at Her Majesty’s Theatre.  He is recognized as one of the leading vocal coaches in the profession. Before concentrating on vocal coaching, Tony was a performer and musical director and it is his first hand experience of the true requirements of a performer that makes him a superlative musical theatre singing coach.