NANCY AND DAVID HAVE BEEN WORKING PROFFESSIONALLY IN THE INDUSTRY AND BETWEEN THEM HAVE OVER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN MUSICAL THEATRE, STRAIGHT THEATRE, TV & FILM.
THEY CREATE A COMFORTABLE ATMOSPHERE IN CLASS ALLOWING YOU TO FEEL BRAVE, MAKE MISTAKES AND BE ABLE TO TRY NEW THINGS.
THE BELIEF OF W1WORKSHOPS IS NOTHING CAN BE ACHIEVED IN AN ATMOSPHERE WHICH ISN'T RELAXED AND OPEN.
NANCY AND DAVID CO-FOUNDED W1WORKSHOPS AND RUN THE COMPANY. THE RESULTS AND SUCCESS STORIES THAT HAVE COME FROM THE TRAINING AT W1 ARE PLENTIFUL, WITH CURRENT ACTORS ACHIEVING GOALS RANGING FROM, SIGNING WITH AGENTS, REGAINING SELF BELIEF & BOOKING EXCITING WORK RANGING FROM FRINGE TO WEST END.
HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO INDIVIDUALLY PERFORM FOR TOP INDUSRY PROESSIONALS WILL GIVE YOU PLENTY OF DIFFERENT VIEWS AND OPINIONS ON YOUR WORK AND WAYS TO MOVE FORWARD.
WHO'S WHO?
At all classes co-founders of W1, Nancy Sullivan and David Thaxton, will be present with guest industry tutors also holding classes.
Nancy can be seen in the new Ricky Gervais series Afterlife for Netflix as well as Call The Midwife. Prior to this Nancy was in one woman play Fabric at The Soho Theatre received outstanding reviews for her performance of Little Voice in The Rise & Fall of Little Voice (West Yorkshire Playhouse & Birmingham REP). Other credits include Eponine in Les Miserables (West End), Beautiful Thing (West End) and many more.
David is an Olivier award-winning actor and recently finished playing Kevin T/Garth in Come From Away (Phoenix). Other credits include The Phantom in Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty's), Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar (Regents Park Open Air Theatre), Roller Diner (The Soho Theatre), Passion (Donmar Warehouse), Candide (Menier Chocolate Factory), Love Never Dies (Adelphi) and many more.