About Us
Coming out of your shell
Purple Turtle Theatre are a new partnership bound by the ideology that every child can come out of their shell through theatre. We're also just really good friends. We run performing arts workshops for schools where we teach acting, singing, dancing, and improvisation. Over the course of the workshops, we devise a showcase for the children to perform in at the end of the course. We write an original script, play original music, and choreograph fresh dance moves.
We are all teachers, actors, improvisers, and have extensive experience working with children in both educational and creative settings. Don't believe us? Check out our CVs below!
Creatives
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Hattie Kemish
Hattie is a 26-year-old dancer and actor from the East Midlands. She graduated with a distinction from the MA in Acting at East 15 Acting School in 2020. She is a dance teacher, a musical theatre workshop leader, and a choreographer. Her undergraduate degree was in Drama and English Literature at University of Birmingham.
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Her recent acting credits include A Good Time Was Had By All (The Hope Theatre, 2022), Little Shop of Horrors (BJW Productions, 2021) and Women Who Run With The Wolves (East 15 Acting School, 2020).
Work Experience
2022 - present
Outreach Lead
Group 64 Theatre for Young People
2019-present
Performing Arts Leader
Fixation Academy of Performing Arts
2019
Musical Theatre Teacher
Pauline Quirke Academy, Nottingham
2018-2019
Musical Theatre Leader
Creatio Arts
2019
Dance Programme Leader
YMCA Nottingham Summer Camp
2018
Mini Stages Teacher
Stagecoach, Solihull
Delivering Group 64’s outreach programme; workshop planning and delivery, facilitating classes, running holiday projects; administration and marketing support.
Facilitating performing arts classes for young people aged 0-18; teaching LAMDA; devising; teaching children with disabilities and autism; leading school workshops and holiday camps.
Vocal teaching; choreography; managing 20+ students in classes of all abilities.
Workshopping musical numbers; writing and directing a musical theatre showcase.
Other
Nominated for "Most Loved Activity Leader" in the Whats On 4 Kids Activities Awards 2022
DBS Check on the Update Service
Safeguarding Training
Work and Paediatric First Aid Training
Fire Marshal Training
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Tim Houston
Tim is a 26-year-old teacher and improviser from Buckinghamshire. Since graduating with a Classics degree from Trinity College Dublin in 2019, Tim has run LAMDA and drama workshops all over London. Tim is a drama workshop leader, director, and aspiring comedian.
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His creative credits include Moonstone City (Director, DU Players, 2019), Improv, She Wrote (Director and improviser, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2017, 2018, 2019), and Tale as Old as Time (Director, DU Players, 2017).
Work Experience
2022 - present
LAMDA Tutor
Achieve Arts
2022 - present
Drama Teacher
Little Voices
2021 - 2022
Interim Classics Teacher
Arnold House School
2019 - 2021
Resident Tutor / Head of Debating & Public Speaking
Wycombe Abbey School
Facilitating both 1:1 and group LAMDA lessons for kids aged 6-16. Running speech and drama lessons in schools.
Teaching acting to children aged 7-12 in London. Running drama clubs in independent schools, specialising in characterisation, improvisation, and working towards LAMDA examinations.
Teaching Latin to Year 6 - Year 8 from beginner to scholarship level in a London independent school for boys.
Pastoral figure in a boarding house for girls aged 13-18; supporting drama, classics, music and maths departments; leading debating & public speaking society - coaching teams in national competitions; event organisation.
2013 - 2020
Drama Teacher
Dramaworks
Running holiday drama workshops; directing musical numbers; facilitating improvisation - children aged 7-15.
Other
2013 - 2014
LAMDA Qualifications
Grade 8 Solo Acting
Grade 8 Public Speaking
Coached a debating & public speaking team to the national finals of the Rotary Youth Speaks competition 2020
DBS Check on the Update Service
Safeguarding Training
First Aid Training
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Tom Noyes
Tom is a 25-year-old musical director and pianist from Buckinghamshire. Since graduating with a degree in Music from Birmingham University in 2018, Tom has been Musical Director of a multitude of theatre schools, and a piano teacher for many students.​
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His professional credits include Musical Director of Cinderella (Capitol Theatre, 2022), Associate MD for Ordinary Days (Cockpit Theatre, 2022), 'Rachmaninoff' in Preludes (Southwark Playhouse, 2019, 2021) and Musical Director and pianist/performer in Fanny: A New Musichall (VAULT Festival, 2020).
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Work Experience
Award Nominations
2022 - present
Musical Director
Mountview Generation N*XT
2022 - present
Singing Ensemble Teacher
Mountview Foundation Course
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Preludes, Southwark Playhouse (2019)
Off-West End Award
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Best Actor in a Musical
Preludes, Southwark Playhouse (2019)
The Stage UK Debut Award
August 2022
Musical Theatre Bootcamp Teacher
Mountview
Other
2019 - present
Musical Director
Ayres Clark Theatre School
Piano teacher
Piano / singing engagements in Bishopsgate Institute, Hilton at Cambridge, private functions
DBS Check on the Update Service
Safeguarding Training
First Aid Training
2019 - 2020
Show Choir Leader
Chiltern Music Academy
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Imo Redpath
Imo is a 24-year-old writer and actor from Romsey. She is currently studying for an MFA in Scriptwriting at the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, having graduated with a 1st in BA Drama and French from Trinity College Dublin in 2021. She is a freelance tutor, publicity manager, and full-time animal lover, too.
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Her recent writing credits include: THEATRE - What Would You Do? (interactive media, RCSSD, 2022), Bacon (rehearsed reading, RCSSD, 2022), Paternal (workshop, RCSSD, 2022), RADIO - Don't Feed The Animals (workshop, RCSSD, 2022) Swallow's Nest (Spotify, 2021).
Work Experience
2021 - present
Freelance French, English and 11+ Tutor
Atom Learning, MyTutor
2021 - present
Activity Assistant
Archy Events
2020 - 2021
Publicity and Marketing Manager
Irish Student Drama Awards
2020 - 2021
Festival Marketing Manager
Samuel Beckett Theatre
2019
Live-in Au Pair
Au Pair World
2015
Actor Training
National Youth Theatre of GB
Teaching students aged 6-17 both online and in-person. Focus on confidence, conversational skills, and fun! DBS checked and 5* reviewed.
Assisting with activities for kids aged 3-12, running arts & crafts, outdoor games, drama games, and providing pastoral support.
Publicised a 10-day student theatre festival, curating an online collection of work from students and young people across Ireland; writing press releases; social media marketing.
Created and managed all marketing material for The Samuel Beckett Debut Festival.
1 month as a live-in au pair to a family in France with boys aged 4, 8, and 11.
Other
Received a gold medal for academic excellence from Trinity College Dublin
DBS Check on the Update Service
Safeguarding Training