About us

Tom Radcliffe

Actor, Head Tutor

I studied at Central School of Speech and Drama from the age of 17 and left in the third year to pursue what turned out to be a quite successful career in TV, film and theatre.

After a few years in the business, I found myself disillusioned and beginning to despair of ever realizing the vision I had inside of what the dramatic art could be.

A chance meeting led me to go to the States to train with Sanford Meisner.  It was in his classes that I discovered the inspiration and the means to reach what I felt was my true potential as an actor.  Nevertheless, I quit acting when I was 30 believing that the theatre and film community had become corrupt, fraudelent and that it was not worth continuing.

After 7 years of working in other fields, principally social work, I met Mark and Ellie whose sincerity and strength of vision persuaded me back to the Theatre as a teacher.

It is a constant blessing to work in this small community of dedicated artists and I hope that in some little way we can help the Theatre revitalise itself and rise from the ashes.