The Theatre Box Team
Adrian Edmeades
Director
Adrian trained at the Guildford School Of Acting and The London Studio Centre. Theatre credits include : Cats, Starlight Express, Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Grease, Crazy For You, West Side Story, Jolson, The Buddy Holly Story and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Adrian teaches drama at Manor House School in Bookham and is a regular choreographer for the BBC CBeebies channel. Adrian is choreographer for Zingzillas, Justin's House, Gigglebiz and Spot Bots. He is a regular performer with Mr Tumble, Justin Fletcher and was part of the original workshop productions of In The Night Garden.
James Hall
Musical Director
James Hall is a musical director and singing teacher based in London currently working as the resident musical director of Theatre Box Epsom, a musical director for Guildford School of Acting and a musical director/singing teacher for Laine Theatre Arts.
Credits include: Marie Lloyd Stole My Life (Edinburgh Fringe Venue 39) [musical director & keys], West End Proms-Greenwich Music Time (Old Royal Naval College) [rehearsal pianist], Once On This Island (Southwark Playhouse) [dep rehearsal pianist], Collabro:Road To The Royal Albert Hall Tour G Live, Guildford) [Choir Director for 8218 Youth Theatre, Kiss Me Kate (London Oratory School) [musical director and conductor], Dick Whittington (Hampton Hill Theatre) [musical director and arranger], Cats (The Little Theatre, Leicester) [dep keys 1], Oh What A Lovely War? (Catford Broadway Studios) [musical director], The Red Peppers (Edinburgh Fringe) [piano accompanist], Pinot! The Musical Tour (Palace Theatre, Southend & Wimbledon Studio) [musical director & arranger], The Garden Dragon & The Lovely Lily (Cecil Hepworth Playhouse) [musical director, composer & performer], The Vera Lynn Story (UK Tour) [accompanist & performer], Words Come To Life for Italia Conti Arts Centre (G Live) [musical director & arranger) and the UK premier of Boublil & Scheonberg's The Pirate Queen (Hampton Hill Theatre) [musical director & conductor].
Abbi Holland
Company Manager and PA to the Director
Abbi brings over 25 years of management and business administration experience from a diverse range of companies and organisations in many parts of the world. In addition Abbi has always had a keen interest in theatre and performing arts and has had many roles in forming, producing, directing and performing in amateur productions.
Zoe Dunkley
Assistant Junior Director
Zoe studied at Laine Theatre Arts before gaining a first class honours degree at the Central School of Speech and Drama. After graduating Zoe continued to perform in and direct theatre and touring shows. After completing her PGCE Zoe worked as head of drama in local schools and as an examiner for GCSE drama. Zoe is head of musical theatre at Reigate sixth form college.