Tracey Eley
Principal
Tracey trained at Italia Conti Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Upon graduating she opened Platform YP. Platform is a huge part of Tracey’s life and she is extremely passionate about her students. As Platform Principal she has directed well over 200 performances at venues including The Whitty Theatre, The London Palladium, Her Majesty’s Theatre and the Vaults. She has, with her students, recorded at Angel Studios, Lakeside Studio and with Platform released an album on Apple Music. Tracey led the team that took Platform’s production of You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown to The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Ashleigh Payne
Musical Theatre Teacher & BTEC Course Director
Ashleigh graduated from the University of Chichester with a BA(Hons) in Musical Theatre in 2016 and has since been teaching Musical Theatre and LAMDA at Platform YP. Ashleigh also has 3 years experience teaching BTEC Level 3 students and helping them gain places at University and Performing Arts Colleges. She has been Musical Director and Director of many shows at Platform. Ashleigh was part of a team that took a show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2018 and The Vaults, London in 2019. Ashleigh is thrilled to be BTEC Course Director and to be able to offer this amazing course to young people who aspire for a career in Musical Theatre.
Nic Brunton
Musical Theatre Teacher & Agency Director
Nic trained at PPA for three years and has experience teaching classes for 15 years starting with assisting at the age of 13 and leading her own classes at 15. After full time training she
realised that her heart was not in performing but in teaching and went on to teach for numerous theatre schools across Berkshire and Surrey, preparing students for West End auditions, scholarship
auditions, college auditions and examinations as well as teaching performing arts at GCSE level and delivering workshops in primary and senior schools. Nic also has a background in
business management, customer service and administration which supports the work she does with the agency.
Lauren Walsh
Dance Teacher
Lauren started singing and dancing from the age of 4. She started her training at Platform YP where she trained in many styles including Ballet, Tap and Jazz. She also had many Singing and Musical
Theatre lessons.
At 18, Lauren then continued her training at Bird College where she graduated in 2024 with a First Class Honours Degree in Dance and Musical Theatre. As well as completing her degree, Lauren is also
working towards her ISTD Diploma in Dance Education (DDE) in Modern Dance.
During her time at Bird College, she performed in many large scale productions with a variety of choreographers and directors, including performing as a dancer at Move It, Excel Centre.
Lauren always had a passion for teaching and knew this was something she wanted to pursue after graduating. Lauren is always looking to expand her teaching knowledge to ensure her students get the
most out of their training. Lauren is very excited to be back teaching where her training started and can’t wait to inspire the next generation of Platform students.
LUCAS ALTOFT
Lucas trained at PlatformYP from the ages 10-18 where he then decided to pursue performing as a career. He trained at Italia Conti where he completed a degree in Musical
Theatre. Since graduating he has worked on board cruise ships, most notably as a Lead Production Vocalist with Viking Cruises.
Lucas has always had a passion for teaching, with a particular interest in private singing and musical theatre projects. He is very excited to be back at Platform to
hopefully inspire/nuture the next generation of performers.
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