We are a diverse collective of
actors comprising of women
rooted in the Midlands, UK, all coming together to form a close-knit support network in order to guide one another through the next stages of our careers, each taking part in regular organised meetings, exclusive workshops and creative collaborations.
We embrace the varied experience and wealth of skills that each individual brings to the table, and we're proud to have amongst us singers, dancers, writers, producers, funny folk, multi-linguists, movement specialists, cat mums, Shakespearephiles, real mums and more.
If you need any bad-ass actors for an upcoming project; you're a director or workshop leader looking for a testing ground; or have any other enquiries, please get in touch using the contact form at the bottom of this page.
Who We Are
Abigail is an actor from Nottingham; she graduated from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in September 2018 with an MA in Acting.
Most recently, she starred alongside Vicky McClure in local film company Sirloin Films' 'Good Grief' and in the summer of 2021, she played Dorothy in an immersive production of 'Oz' at Rufford Abbey Country Park. Prior to training as an actor, Abigail worked as a secondary school Drama & English teacher. Working with young people is something she is extremely passionate about; she has experience in theatre in education and teaches performing arts when not in full time acting work.
Instagram & Twitter: @AbigailNaomiMay
Adei Bundy has devoted more than half of her life to actor training; being a part the BAFTA-winning Television Workshop, The Actors Workshop Nottingham, ActUpNorth and going on to train at ArtsEd Drama School. Adei has taken on main and supporting roles across many mediums of work such as Feature and Short film, Commercial, Voiceover and Corporate. She is represented by Cherry Parker Management. Adei also founded and runs the Playcase Studios in Cambridge; which are drop-in acting classes for all abilities.
Instagram & Twitter: @adeilouise
Ajayta Rai is a British-Indian actor born in Birmingham and based in London. After training at the Actors Workshop Nottingham, Ajayta is now training at Identity School of Acting London in the Professional tier. Ajayta recently starred in the play Driving the Ghost Bus, and previously featured in commercials and various short films including The Fire Within which was officially selected by the UK Asian Film Festival, South Asian Film Festival of America, and the Birmingham Film Festival. Ajayta is passionate about diversity in the industry and aims to continue featuring in projects involving those underrepresented in the arts.
Amber is an actor, singer & comedian from Kent and based in Birmingham. She is a 2019 BA Drama and Theatre Arts graduate from the University of Birmingham and a 2020 MA Acting graduate from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Amber has a passion for comedy performance, specifically physical comedy, acting through song and period dramas. She has performed stand-up comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe and has had her final drama school project featured in the Democratising Creativity and Culture Festival in the West Midlands. Whilst at University, Amber founded UoB Panto soc, a society dedicated to inclusivity and fun.
Anna-Kate is a 2019 graduate of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. After winning the Peter Ackerman Award for Comedy in her final year, AK has gone on to work in both TV & Theatre, appearing as Wendy in Sky Arts comedy series URBAN MYTHS, Rosencrantz in HAMLET (National Theatre for schools), Rudy in MR. MAGLUMP (Bristol Old Vic) as well as work with The Globe during the Robin Hood season of READ NOT DEAD. AK’s background in dance alongside her passion for movement has allowed her to move into Movement Directing with numerous credits already under her belt.
Antonia began acting at a young age at The Television Workshop, and has since gained a variety of experience, especially in comedy and long-form improvisation, and currently attends The Actors Workshop Nottingham. She has performed in award-winning productions at the Edinburgh Fringe, National Student Drama Festival and Vault Festival and is now keen to expand her experience in screen work, develop her skills and pursue a career in the field. You can currently hear her on HAVEN'T YOU HEARD, the improvised radio play podcast by Theatre(ish). Antonia is also excited to begin training with Talent1st, who now represents her.
Instagram: @Antoniaaaaahhhh
April Singley is a native of Boston, Massachusetts, and is of course, a Red Sox fan that pahks her cah in Havahd yahd. After a decade working in film and theatre in America, April came to the UK to obtain her MFA in Acting from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, where she has remained and is now based. April has expertise with classical texts but also has experience from sketch comedy to working as a historical interpreter as well as directing and producing theatre.
Twitter: @AprilSingley1
Bobbi is a 2020 graduate from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. She has a passion for theatre and Shakespeare and also obtained qualifications in Rapier & Dagger and Unarmed combat from the BASSC while completing her degree. A self-declared history nerd, Bobbi has a keen interest in period dramas and can often be found with her nose in a historical fiction novel. She has also been developing her skills as a writer since graduating, working on short spoken-word poetry and a one-woman show.
Twitter & Instagram: @BobbiBlaza
Camille (she/her) is a 2021 BA (Hons) Acting grad represented by The Narrow Road Co. and Just Voices Agency. Her credits include Sky Cinema's LAST TRAIN TO CHRISTMAS with Michael Sheen. In 2020 Camille founded Green Wasp Productions, a media production company that prides itself on giving opportunities to people in the early stages of their careers; allowing them to branch out in their creativity and improve on their art form.
Twitter: @IAmCamilleBurn_
Instagram: @IAmCamilleBurnett
CC Anderson is a captivating actor and singer with over ten years of training and experience working on stage and screen. In 2017, CC joined the Actors Workshop Nottingham, which supported her confidence as a creative and inspired her to flip her performance hobbies into a career. Now in full pursuit of her dreams, CC vows to live on purpose by shining her light for all to see in hopes to inspire others to do the same. CC enjoys expressing her soulful essence through storytelling using words, melody and technology. She relishes becoming characters who differ from her to connect or challenge her ideologies and do the same for audiences.
Instagram: @Iamccanderson
Christina is a Greek actress with almost 10 years of experience in stage and screen acting. Coming from a multicultural background, Christina has been multilingual from a young age which has led her to become an enthusiastic person who loves meeting and collaborating with people from all over the world. After graduating with honors from the Greek drama school Dilos, she decided to further her studies on the MA course at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, determined to work hard and pursue her dream to work professionally in the UK.
Instagram: @Christina_Appana
Emmeline is an actor & filmmaker, having now produced numerous short films including the award-winning 'Keep Breathing' (BFI NETWORK). She recently graduated from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and went on to shoot her BBC New Creativse short film 'The Body with No Face'. Emmeline has a keen interest in telling working class, neurodiverse and female-centric stories, as well as enhancing opportunities and amplifying voices within those demographics. She is a BFI NETWORK x BAFTA Crew participant and also coordinates several initiatives including the ever-growing Nexus Cast & Crew Networking event.
Instagram & Twitter: @EmmelineHartley
Previously LA based, Giullianna worked for many years in Los Angeles as both an actor and producer on independent films and web productions. She relocated to the UK to train at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire where she has now played numerous roles in theatre productions such as Viola in Shakespeare’s TWELFTH NIGHT, Horatio in a production of HAMLET, and will soon be playing the title role of Vittoria in a production of THE WHITE DEVIL. Giullianna is a mezzo-soprano and is proud to be fluent in Spanish as her family is originally from Colombia. Now based in the UK, she is passionate about increasing representation of minorities in period pieces and classical theatre.
Instagram: giullianna.martinez
Twitter: GiulliannaMart
Jessica graduated from the Bristol Old Vic theatre school in 2016 and has since worked in TV and theatres across the country, appearing in Peter Pan (National Theatre), Medea (Bristol Old Vic), Who Cares (Lung Theatre UK tour, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019 & Radio 4) & Madness of George III (Nottingham Playhouse). She is also a prominent voice over artist with clients including BBC, Channel 4, McDonalds, Diet Coke & more. Jess is the new voice of the entire HSBC telephone banking system.
Since returning to acting, Michelle has trained with various teachers at The Actors Workshop Nottingham, The Actors Guild in London and now trains with the highly regarded Studio13 Meisner acting school. She has appeared in commercials, corporates and music videos as well as feature length and short films, including the award-winning festival hit CROSSING PATHS. Michelle’s other credits include well-known soap EMMERDALE and cult film HOUSE OF AFFLICTIONS. Michelle lives in the UK with her husband, three teenagers, Rosie the dog and loves to ride horses. She is represented by The Wintersmith Agency.
Instagram: @michelledarkinpriceactor
Twitter: @MDarkinPriceAct
Morgana Henry is Nottingham-based actress who trained at the BAFTA-winning Television Workshop and has a range of experience in film, television and theatre productions. Through her training at the Workshop, Morgana not only fine-tuned her artistic skills, but also developed skills as a facilitator and educator. Her passion for working with children and young people in drama has seen her go on to facilitate workshops and auditions for the Television workshop, and more recently, Morgana has been working as an assistant drama teacher for Stagecoach. She is now looking forward to creating new, innovative projects that excite and spark conversations.
Nicola Brome is a Birmingham-based actor and model. Following a varied career in criminal intelligence and financial crime, Nicola returned to Birmingham from London. After training at Identity and Birmingham Theatre School, Nicola made the decision to pursue a career in acting. She has since featured in award-winning short films, the Netflix series Sex Education and various commercials including the prestigious John Lewis Christmas campaign.
Twitter and Instagram: @NicolaBrome
Olive Sutherland is a disabled actor based in Hampshire and a 2020 graduate from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (MA). She is a passionate advocate for diversity and representation within the acting industry and hopes to be a spokesperson for those with invisible disabilities. With the right to work in both Canada and the UK, Olive is keen to collaborate as much as possible with voices near and far from home. Her interests lie within both stage and screen - credits include: LAUCELOT GOBBO in 'The Merchant of Venice', RACHEL in 'Ross and Rachel' and REVEREND HALE in 'The Crucible'. The opportunity to continue exploring her craft within both of these mediums is her overall goal, alongside continuing her YouTube channel where she creates video essays discussing social topics. Other interests include: Video game based voice-over work, theatre-in-education and singing.
Olivia has been acting professionally from an early age and trained at The Television Workshop in Nottingham. Screen acting remains her passion with numerous roles in TV and Film including award winning short films. She has a talent for the stage and has been involved in numerous productions around her home base in the Midlands. Olivia also acts and models commercially and is represented in this field by Galloways Agency and Blake Models. She is currently a board member of The Central Line agency and believes passionately in representing and advocating for talented actors from diverse backgrounds.
Rosanne’s diverse career spans two decades, and incorporates stage, screen, and voice work.
Internationally, Rosanne has performed all over the globe, as principal vocalist on board Cunard
ships, as well as numerous European tours. On stage, her experience ranges from UK tours in
musical tributes, through to Shakespeare, and she is a seasoned panto performer (and wicked
villain!) in annual shows throughout the country. In recent years, she has diversified from stage to
screen, and has now filmed several short and feature length films. She loves all areas of
performance, and hopes to continue working across the board for many years to come!
Twitter: @RosannePriest
Instagram: @RosnRow
Sarah was nominated for 'Best Supporting Actress' by Midlands Movie Awards 2021. Recent credits include the TV Series 'Seaview', and Laura Lyons / Dr Mortimer / Mrs Barrymore in Tread the Boards Theatre Company's 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' in Stratford-upon-Avon. Sarah is also a Clinical Psychologist, offering Mental Health Consultation for Theatre and Film.
Instagram: @sarah_feltham_actor
Twitter: @DrSarah_Feltham
Shireenah Ingram is a Birmingham based Actress, Board Member and Founder of Red Lens. Ingram undertook private training at the flagship 'Identity' branch, as well as Meisner classes (UK) and private coaching (US). She has starred in a guest role for 'BBC Doctors', leading role in the BFI funded film 'This Little Girl', featured role in the international 'Camden X Marmite' campaign, and is the face of 'Vodafone' internal security videos.
Personal Instagram & Twitter: @ShireenACT
Business Instagram & Twitter: @PullingFocusOnYou
Sophie Jane Corner is an actor and performer from Nottinghamshire. She is a graduate from De Montfort University, Leicester (2018), and trained at Actors Workshop Nottingham from 2019-2021. Sophie is currently represented by The Central Line and has experience in physical theatre, movement and dance. Her recent credits include; Lace Market Theatres 2021 production of ‘Pink Mist’, Amber in ‘An Exploded View’ by Shooting Fish Theatre, 2021, Voice Over work for Framework Charity and working with Crows Eye Productions. Sophie is currently focused on her TV and film career however, she continues to write her own material and hopes to produce a touring play for 2022/2023.
Instagram: @sophiejanecorner Twitter: @justsophiejane
We will update this section to include live script-reads and other sessions where we will be inviting a live audience. If you'd like to join us for any, please contact us via the form at the bottom of this page.
Date | Time | Event | Where | Who Can Attend |
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Sunday 10th April | 11am - 1pm | Session with those affected by ALRA closing | 11am - 1pm | Leadies & ALRA Students/Staff |
Most Sundays (2 weeks on; 1 week off) | 11am - 1pm | Regular check-ins & topics | Zoom | Leadies |
TBC | All day | Character Voice Workshop with Yvonne Morley | Zoom | Leadies & friends (this will be open to women who are non-members) |
If you're interested in joining Lading Leadies and you're a female-identifying actor based in the Midlands (or with strong Midlands ties), please fill out this form.
We may not be in a position to expand the group straight away, but we are looking to in future and can then draw from the list generated by the form when sending invitations. We will also invite people from the list to join us for occasional workshops - so look out for that!
If you have any queries about this or anything else, please contact us via the form below. We'd love to hear from you!