Rebecca graduated from the University of Leeds with a BA (Hons) Degree in Drama.  After working within professional theatre and arts development for several years she completed her PGCE in Drama and became a teacher in 2008. She has since worked as both a Director of Learning and Head of Drama at St. Albans Girls’ School and now joins RARE Productions as a Show Director.

Daisy trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, where she gained her degree in Musical Theatre and, shortly after graduating, was invited to perform in the Help For Heroes concert at the Dominion Theatre. Following this she was lucky enough to sing with Alfie Boe and Katie Melua for Her Majesty The Queen in the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall. More recently Daisy both appeared in and musically directed a workshop musical called Richard The First, and continues to sing in theatres around London's West End. She also teaches singing and piano privately.

James completed his training at the University of Northampton with a BA (Hons) in Theatre Studies. He has since gone on to perform in venues all over the country in professional productions ranging from pantomimes to musicals. His directing credits include: Return to the Forbidden Planet, Multiplex, Hamlet the Musical, Wind in the Willows, and The Black Remote (National Theatre, Connections Festival). His acting credits include: Dick Whittington, Cinderella, Les Miserables, Robin Hood, Return to the Forbidden Planet and Hamlet. From performing to directing, James has continued his desire to entertain and create exciting performances with all the young performers at RARE Productions.

Jenna graduated from college after having studied a BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Performing Arts in which she was thrilled to receive 3 A* for! Throughout her course she had training in units such as Directing, Choreography, Dance Performance, Devising Theatre, Physical theatre, Musical Theatre, Singing Skills and much more! Whilst at college she took on a number of shows and roles: Oliver Twist where she played Widow Corney and Nancy's understudy; The Wedding Singer where she took on the lead role of Julia; The Little Mermaid where she was one of the mersisters and most recently she did an adaptation of Phillip Pullman's Grimm tales.

Jenna has also been in 5 previous Rare productions with Chatham and so is thrilled to be back with the company again. She has undertaken roles such as the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz, Frenchy in Grease, Madame Thenardier in Les Miserables and Taylor in High School Musical.

Joe joined RARE as a cast member at Basildon in 2009. Since then he has performed in many shows at the Towngate Theatre, playing lead characters in shows such as: Edna in Hairspray, Warbucks in Annie, Lion in Wizard of Oz, and Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors. Joe has a National Diploma in Acting, after studying Performing Arts at college. During his time at college, he had the opportunity to perform in shows across Essex, including a performance of community opera "Ludd & Isis" with the Royal Opera House. Following his 6 years as a cast member at RARE, Joe joined the production staff as show director in 2015. He opened the Thurrock area in 2014 as a performer and a year later took over the director’s role. Since then he has directed shows including Fame and Oliver. Joe has a passion for performing and directing shows to the highest possible standard, whilst creating an enjoyable experience for each and every cast member along the way.

Sam trained at the Mountview Academy of Performing Arts studying Production Arts/Technical Theatre. He has previously worked in the West End crewing for "Mamma Mia" and "Uncle Vanya". Sam has always had a passion for theatre and has performed a range of parts for RARE over the last few years, including; Nick in “Fame”, Warbucks & Rooster in “Annie”, and Corny Collins in “Hairspray”. Sam joined our Artistic team earlier this year, and made his directional debut with "West Side Story."

Sinead trained at East 15 Acting School. Since graduating she has worked professionally as a performer touring Germany, the UK and Ireland working with children and young people. Other work includes Assistant Director at Trestle Arts Base on one of their touring productions. Sinead joined our production staff as show director in 2013 and has since gone onto direct over 30 shows for RARE across several theatres including RARE’s first productions of Fame, West Side Story and most recently Hairspray. She has also been the producer for both of RARE’s most recent variety shows at the Phoenix Theatre in July 2014 and The Palace Theatre in May 2015, both in London’s West End. In 2014 Sinead became a full time Producer for RARE and continues to direct shows alongside working at RARE HQ.

Sophie began to dance at the age of two and studied various styles of dance and theatre all through school in France. When Sophie was 17 she returned to the UK where she studied English and Theatre at the University of Bedfordshire. After graduating in 2015 Sophie wanted to continue performing, which she did thanks to RARE Productions and Initiate Youth Dance Company with whom she was lucky enough to perform at the Rugby World Cup Fanzone in 2015 in Milton Keynes, amongst other events. Sophie took a break from performing and went to Disneyland Paris to work in one of their beautiful stores. This gave her the chance to appreciate working around children before returning to the UK once again, to direct this time.

Tom trained in method acting and received a BA (Hons) in Acting from Wessex Academy of performing arts in 2009. Since then he has been working as a professional actor on stage and screen and has gained extensive experience in films, theatre tours, live events and radio work. As a Director, he has worked on a variety of short films, two Edinburgh Fringe shows, pantomimes and episodes of the award winning series ‘Liquid Soap’. He has performed in many lead roles for RARE over the past 5 years, and joined the company as a Show Director at the start of the 2014/2015 season.

Cameron is an accomplished pianist and percussionist. He started performing with RARE eight years ago, playing the Dentist in ‘Little Shop of Horrors’. He went on to play many leading roles, including Warbucks and Rooster in ‘Annie’, Nathan Detroit in ‘Guy’s & Dolls’, and a memorable Jean Valjean in several productions of ‘Les Miserables’. As well as performances with RARE, Cameron has enjoyed leading roles with other amateur theatre companies, including ‘The Mikado’, ‘Crazy For You’, and ‘Carousel’. He has performed at the Royal Albert Hall in the opera ‘Carmen’, and was part of the 25th Anniversary of ‘Les Miserables’ at the 02 with RARE. To date he has performed in well over 30 shows for RARE since 2009, and has Musical Directed over 40 shows since 2013. In 2016 Cameron took up a full time position at RARE as a Production Assistant. His main job is to design RARE’s programmes across all 40 plus shows a year.

Daisy trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, where she gained her degree in Musical Theatre and, shortly after graduating, was invited to perform in the Help For Heroes concert at the Dominion Theatre. Following this she was lucky enough to sing with Alfie Boe and Katie Melua for Her Majesty The Queen in the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall. More recently Daisy both appeared in and musically directed a workshop musical called Richard The First, and continues to sing in theatres around London's West End. She also teaches singing and piano privately.

David read law at university but decided to pursue a career in performing arts. He trained for two years at the Court Theatre Training Company. After training David was a professional Actor/Musician with shows ranging from National Tours (Jane Eyre, Emma, She Stoops to Conquer) to local pantomimes (Jack and the Beanstalk, Gordon Craig, Stevenage). David formed RARE Productions with Andy Burton in 2003 and is the company’s senior musical director and Producer of all productions. David’s past work includes, Oklahoma (Assistant MD), Three Penny Opera (MD), Caucasian Chalk Circle (MD), Guys and Dolls (MD), Annie (MD), Bugsy Malone (MD), Little Shop of Horrors (MD), Oliver! (MD) and Summer Holiday (MD).

Georgia has shown an interest in singing from a very young age which led to her having singing lessons, taking grades 2-8, and singing with various choirs. She was part of the Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Choir system for 9 years which has given her many opportunities to solo with numerous groups at many amazing different venues including The Royal Albert Hall. Georgia is currently studying Musical Theatre at Northampton College where her knowledge for singing is continuing to grow. Although a student herself, she has been teaching independently for the past 4 years, something that she loves and hopes to continue doing.

At the age of 7, Jonny was appointed as a chorister at St Paul’s Cathedral and was part of many recordings and broadcasts on television and radio, including the Queen’s Jubilee, the Queen Mother’s Memorial Service and The Proms. He then gained a music scholarship to Haileybury School in Hertford. As well as classical and choral performance, Jonny performed in musical theatre both at school and with RARE Productions, with whom he now works as a Musical Director. He gained a choral scholarship to Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and graduated with an honours degree in July 2014. A highly accomplished pianist, violinist and saxophonist, Jonny can also be seen in venues around the home counties, playing and singing his arrangements of many jazz classics.

A keen musician and performer, Kim’s involvement with RARE began when she played Rizzo in a production of GREASE in 2014 (Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering). She then went on to play other major roles in different areas, before being invited to join the RARE Musical Direction team, and has had the privilege of Musical Directing many shows since. These include Les Miserables, Bugsy Malone, High School Musical, Fame, Annie, Oliver, Hairspray and many more. Kim has many years of musical experience, ranging from fronting a rock/pop band at weddings and events, to singing in a choir at Westminster Abbey. She also performs as part of our live bands on Keys and Drums.

Oliver performed with RARE before taking up the role of assistant musical director for our production of Les Miserables in Newbury. He then worked as Musical Director for High School Musical and is delighted to be returning to teach the songs for Hairspray. Oliver studies BMus Vocal Performance at the University of Chichester and enjoys all aspects of musical theatre, spending much of his free time re-orchestrating and arranging scores as well as composing. He has just started work on an original musical that he hopes to complete by the end of his degree.

Tom started performing with RARE Productions in 2006. Across the years he has gone on to perform in many lead roles, including Joe Vegas in Fame, Marius in Les Miserables and Troy Bolton in High School Musical. Tom featured in The Prisoner (ITV remake), Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert, and has appeared as ensemble in Cinderella at The Hertford Theatre. In early 2015 Tom joined RARE’s musicians playing Guitar and Clarinet in areas including Stevenage, St. Albans and Radlett. In September 2016 he joined RARE Productions as a musical director. Tom hopes to continue performing and aims for a career within the theatre industry.

Amber has been choreographing for RARE Productions since 2009.

Amber trained at the North Hertfordshire College in Hitchin gaining a BTEC in dance and then went on to study at the Urdang Academy, London.

Her first professional pantomime was Jack and the Beanstalk as a Dancer and Princess understudy for (Evolution Productions). Other Pantomimes Amber has appeared in as a Dancer are: Snow White, Dick Whittington, Cinderella and Aladdin for (Kevin Wood Productions).

Other performances include: Lead vocalist in Musical Connections (Queen Mother Theatre), Strawberry Seller in Oliver!, Yevet in Beauty and the Beast, Hot Box Girl in Guys & Dolls, Maugrim in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Gordon Craig Theatre), Alice in Wonderland The Tour (Park Shows).

In 2011, Amber played the role of Wendy, in Peter Pan, Christmas 2011 alongside Chris Ellison (The Bills “Burnside”) and Jacob Scipio (CBeebies) for which she received great reviews, The Stage and Harlow Star.

Amber has recently returned to the Gordon Craig in the 100th anniversary of the ‘Titanic’ playing the role of Madame Aubert.

Ciara started dancing at the age of 3 and trained in a variety of dance styles. She also attended Urdang’s Youth Academy and now regularly trains at the Pineapple dance studios in London. Ciara started performing with RARE Productions in 2013 as a dancer in High School Musical and has since been in many shows as a dancer, dance captain and also Cha Cha in Grease. She has also performed as part of the ensemble in professional pantomimes. Ciara hopes to continue performing while also pursuing her love for teaching.

Emily started dancing at the age of 3, and over the years she has trained in Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Tap, Contempary, Pas De Deux, Commercial, Musical Theatre, Singing and Drama. At 16 she went on to study dance at Bodywork Company, Cambridge Performing Arts. She then continued her training at The Urdang Academy and graduated in 2010 with a National Diploma in Professional Dance. Since graduating Emily has returned from her 1st summer season in Turkey as a professional dancer, and now continues to audition for more professional dance work. Emily joined RARE productions in the spring of 2012 as a choreographer.

Heidi began her training in Musical Theatre full time at Stageworks completing a foundation course. From there she went on to train at Bodywork, Cambridge Performing Arts to complete a diploma course. Following her training she went on to teach dance and drama so that she could pass on her passion for damce. Heidi loves seeing her students progress and become the individual performers that they do. Outside of teaching Heidi performs within a dance troupe called The Glitter Bombs, and performs within the fire arts and stiltwalking. Her favourite dance style is classical ballet.

Jennifer trained professionally at Reynolds Performing Arts Academy, majoring in Dance/Musical Theatre 2005-2008. Since graduating she has worked extensively at home and overseas, and joined RARE as a choreographer in 2013 and has worked on hugely dance based shows including ‘High School Musical’, ‘West Side Story’ and ‘Fame’. She also runs Calverley Dance Studios as well as teaching and choreographing for several different dance agencies.

Jo trained in Musical Theatre at Italia Conti. Her choreography credits include Legally Blonde, Singing in the Rain and The Wedding Singer at Watford Palace Theatre, Sister Act at the Winston Churchill Theatre, and Beauty & The Beast at the Leatherhead Theatre. Her choreography can be seen on screen in Siblings 2 (BBC3), Marley’s Ghosts (UKTV), and in the feature film Ibiza Undead. Jo is also Resident Choreographer at The Academy Watford. As a performer; Theatre includes: The Spirit in Spirit of the Dance (UK & European tours), Ensemble in Broadway! (USA & China), Le Grande Cirque (Costa Rica & Panama), A Night of Dirty Dancing (UK tour), and Bring on the Bollywood (UK tour). 
Jo’s screen credits include dancing in the feature films ‘Bel Ami’ , “Great Expectations’, “The Magnificent Eleven” ,“The Imitation Game”, “Legend” and “Me Before You”. Television includes: Israeli X Factor, ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles”, “The Hour”, “Eastenders”(BBC), and Mr Selfridge (ITV).

Lesley-Ann attended the Palmerstone Stage School in Ilford where she gained her teaching qualification. Lesley-Ann has been teaching for over 15 years, she is an associate member of the NATD teaching Ballet, tap, Modern, Musical Theatre and Festival work, and has been Principal of her own Dancing School. Her pupils have obtained a great success in Dance Competitions, culminating in pupils reaching “The All England Dance Finals”. Past pupils have appeared in The West End, Pantomimes and on Cruise Ships. Lesley-Ann has appeared in Grease with Letitia Dean (Sharon in Eastenders), The King & I, and Pippin (Regional Tours), as well as in Pantomimes as a dancer. Lesley-Ann is currently studying to take her Licentiate and Fellowship to become an Examiner.

Louise joined RARE as choreographer in March 2014, after coming from a performing background spanning 8 years, with credits including "Pandora's Box", "Sleeping Beauty", "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie", "The Wizard Of Oz" and "Sweet Charity" to name a few. After studying Musical Theatre at Northampton College in 2011, Louise has since gone on to give dance workshops at local youth groups, perform the Can-Can at special events and has recently started teaching dancing, singing and acting with the Northamptonshire Music & Performing Arts Trust at Wrenn School, Wellingborough.

Paige started performing from the age of eight. The first class she took was in Acting at Scene One Productions. Soon after she realised how much she enjoyed performing and went on to take further classes in Musical Theatre, Ballet, Tap, Modern, Jazz and LAMDA examination classes. At the age of 17 she applied for Performing Arts Colleges and was lucky enough to gain a place at The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts on their Performing Arts Intensive Course. She went on to graduate in July 2014. Paige has been a cast member at RARE for a number of shows, including; Hairspray, Peter Pan, Fame, High School Musical, Wizard of Oz and Les Miserables. Paige is very excited to join the RARE team as a Choreographer, and she can’t wait to see what the rest of the future will hold with RARE.

Sarah trained in Musical Theatre at Millennium Performing Arts, London. After graduating she began teaching and choreographing dance at various primary, secondary and theatre schools around Berkshire. Sarah had the opportunity to work for 3 months in New York as an Assistant Choreographer on 3 full musicals, and Dance Teacher at the renowned Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center. She is currently a secondary school Dance Teacher, Contemporary Tutor at Read College, and Artistic Director of West Berkshire Youth Dance Company.

Sophie recently graduated from London Studio Centre with a BA Hons in Theatre Dance where she majored in Contemporary. Sophie performed in Dance Overture for 2015 and 2016, and then became a member of Intoto Contemporary Dance Company in her third year under the direction of Sue Booker and Leesa Phillips. She had several opportunities to work with professional choreographers throughout her final year before taking part in a company tour of the Intoto show, working with Wayne Parsons and Joseph Toonga. Her dance training began at the age of three at Wheathampstead Dance Academy with Nicola Bowden, manifesting around RAD and ISTD Ballet and Modern exams and Jazz Awards. She performed in the school's shows and demonstrations throughout her 15 years as a pupil. She later participated in dance competitions such as the Ruth French and Fonteyn Nureyev and summer schools such as the Royal Ballet School and Yorkshire Ballet Seminars. Sophie is thrilled to be starting her career as a choreographer for Rare Productions and as a teacher for Tippy Toes Ballet, while studying for a Level 6 Extended Diploma in Dance Teaching.