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 trained in the Junior Department of Trinity College of Music, London, before reading music at the University of Edinburgh.  She specialised in accompanying, performance and composition and since graduating has embarked on a career as a freelance musician working as a musical director, vocal coach, conductor and accompanist.

 Since 2000, Simona has been on the staff of the Junior Department of Trinity College of Music where she directs the Equal Voice Choir and teaches piano and musicianship. She is Musical Director and Vocal Coach for the Alyth Academy of Performing Arts. Productions include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Me and My Girl, Some Like it Hot and Little Me. 

 Simona is accompanist to the young adults' choir, Pandemonium and Assistant Musical Director of the Alyth Youth Singers and Jewish Youth Choir with whom she has performed at Trafalgar Square, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Roundhouse. She has also toured Prague, Israel and Germany.

 Simona’s first association with Impact was in 2004 when she directed vocal workshops on the hit musical Hairspray.  She has since directed workshops on Wicked, Witches of Eastwick, High School Musical and We will Rock You and was Musical Director for Fiddler on the Roof and Back to the Future.  She looks forward to the next production…..Oliver!

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.