• Sinéad Rushe BA, PGDip, DEA

    ACTOR TRAINER, DIRECTOR, THEATRE-MAKER

    Sinéad has taught international masterclasses and directed for National Theatre Studio London Director's Programme; National Theatre of Wales and Living Pictures Director's Programme; Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA); Royal Central School of Speech and Drama; Operaworks at English National Opera; The Actor's Centre London; Arts on Location Bangkok, Thailand; Dirks Theatre Actor Training Programme, Macau, China; Icelandic Academy of Art; Florida State University/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training, UK campus; The Street Theatre, Canberra and Victoria College of the Arts, Melbourne, Australia; University of California Davis, USA.


    Sinéad’s current research is on polyphonic characterisation, where several actors play the same role; she is developing a new version of Othello with the character of Iago played by an ensemble of actors.

  • Natasha Stone, BA

    ADMINISTRATOR, ENTREPRENEUR, ACTOR

    Natasha worked as Head of Emerging Markets for JustGiving before starting her own eCommerce product business ‘TheLovieDiaries’ during her first term at Drama School. Natasha’s business won the stART Enterprise Award, received endorsement from Judi Dench and is now stocked at major retailers, including Waterstones and Foyles.
    Now teaching entrepreneur workshops, Natasha helps performers think like a business and to achieve financial independence.

    Natasha trained on the three year BA (Hons) Acting (CDT) at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, winning Runner-Up in the BBC Carlton Hobbs Award 2022 and recently completing a 16-part audio drama with Complicité and BBC World Service.