About Us
Stars of the Stage is a Performing Arts School established in 2017 and based in Lowestoft, Suffolk. Owned by Principal Bethany Lewis, Stars of the Stage has a highly trained professional teaching faculty who have the passion and knowledge to deliver fun, engaging and creative classes offered at Stars of the Stage.
Whether you are interested in training towards a career in the industry or wanting to gain a new hobby (all whilst making friends!), Stars of the Stage has something to offer everyone.
Classes are available in Ballet, Tap, Modern, Musical Theatre, Commercial, Contemporary, Acrobatic Arts Acro, LAMDA, Fitness, Stretch, Technique, PBT (Progressing Ballet Technique) as well as being able to offer one to one lessons in Singing, Dancing and Acting.
We offer opportunities for our students to be involved in our own productions, professional productions and jobs through connections we have, dance examinations through ISTD, singing examinations through London College of Music,LAMDA, Acrobatic Arts, IDTA, IDA as well as participating in local dance festivals and competitions, Can You Dance, theatre trips to London shows and local theatres and much much more!
We also have our annual show that all students get to participate in as well as other performing opportunities throughout the year.
We look forward to welcoming you to Stars of the Stage
Stars of the Stage Teaching Faculty
Beth
Principal
Lead of Musical Theatre
Lead of Singing
Lead of LAMDA
Lead Acrobatic Arts
Lead of Elite Comp Team
Having opened the school in 2017, Beth brings a more fresh, current approach to teaching and training to her students and is a proud principal and owner of Stars of the Stage. Having grown up loving and training in Musical Theatre, Beth was always at the theatre on stage performing or watching productions. At the young age of 11 she was fortunate to play the role of 'Pepper' in the No1 UK Tour of the musical Annie.
Beth studied through London is an Associate of London College of Music, She is also a qualified LAMDA, Acrobatic Arts and Dance teacher.
She has been a part of many professional productions as a lead vocalist as well as local productions playing some dream roles of hers. Beth pursued her dreams to open her own Performing Arts School and allow children to receive highly skilled training and discover themselves as a performer whilst gaining confidence and skills in hope she can assist them to achieve their dreams and future careers either on or off the stage but being a strong confident individual. She has had students gain places at Laine Theatre Arts, GSA, Mountview, Bird College, LCM, just to name a few.
Beth has an 100% pass rate with her students within her singing 1-2-1's with students also receiving full marks in their LCM exams which she is so proud of. She loves entering her students for dance competitions and has achieved many placings and gone on to see them perform at AED regional finals and was proud of ex student Erin Halliday winning the 2021 regional final for Musical Theatre. In May 2021, Beth welcomed her own little Star into the world. She loves attending toddler classes with her little girl 'Ivy' and singing at home with her getting her ready to join in the fun as she grows up. Stars of the Stage is one big family and brings so much happiness to one another's everyday lives.
Katrice
Vice - Principal
Lead of ISTD Tap
Elite Comp Team
Katrice started her training from a young age with singing lessons and dance lessons at local schools and she grew up her love of performing grew. Katrice has always kept training and when she was 18 she got a dance and drama award to attend Bird College in london where she studied musical theatre, then at the age of 25 she got a scholarship to train for a year at the New York Film Academy doing musical theatre. She was lucky enough to do professional productions and performances in london and New York however since she came back from NYC she wanted to take all she learnt to teach others to pursue their performing dreams. Katrice has carried on performing herself taking on many leading lady roles in various musicals including her favourite; 'Singing in the Rain'.
Katrice is also currently studying her ISTD DDE qualifications and a member of ISTD. Katrice is a qualified Acrobatic Arts, LAMDA teacher. Katrice has loved teaching these past 5 years joining Stars of the Stage only 8 months after the school opened and soon started expanding a larger timetable and has been a key part to building its timetable, quality and success it has become today. With in teaching, her favourite things is seeing the students develop and achieve so much as they grow through their performing and getting to pass on her knowledge on the professional world. She wants everyone to understand that whether you want a career or not that Performing Arts at Stars of the Stage can shape your confidence, self esteem and grow you into your next steps in life. Katrice shares the lead with Beth on organising competitions and festivals for our students has loved watching all her 1-2-1 students achieve many 1st/2nd/3rd placings as well as qualifying marks for AED competition. She loves her SOTS family and what it stands for.
Megan
Teacher
Lead of Commercial
Ignite Comp Team
Megan has been teaching at Stars of the Stage since 2017; her main areas of teaching being commercial and private tuition within which she prioritises enhancing performance, technique and flexibility. She also choreographs routines for students attending competitions, festivals and holds her teaching qualification through IDTA. Megan has always been a lover of Musical Theatre, starring in productions from as young as 6 years of age. Megan has been choreographing since university when she became interested in cheerleading and has been an all star cheerleader for 10 years competing nationwide and winning many titles whilst also coaching and choreographing national champion winning cheer dance routines. Her cheerleading experience has meant that she is able to use her expertise within Stars of the Stage Acrobatic classes when assisting within award winning group competition routines. She has also choreographed many local musicals, her favourite being ‘Legally Blonde’.
Megan has taught many 1-2-1 competition routines which have been award winning and loves bringing her creative vision to life within the students. Recently Megan has become a mum to Penelope and has got her bouncing around to the sound of any music and currently teaches on a Tuesday for us. Megan loves being a part of the teaching faculty of Stars of the Stage as the school’s ethos is to bring confidence to the students and prepare them not just for their performing careers but for life in general. 'We are one big family and I couldn’t imagine life without them!'
Teachers
Sian
Teacher
Lead of ISTD Ballet
Lead of PBT
Acrobatic Arts
Jazz
Leanne
Teacher
Acrobatic Arts
Jazz
Technique
Sian trained at Italia Conti, and since graduating in 2020 she has performed in various productions including 'Shanty' at the Mercury Theatre, 'Houdini: A Magician Among the Spirits' a regional tour, and 'Lapland UK' in Ascot. Sian's greatest passion is teaching and choreographing. She is currently completing her ISTD DDE in Imperial Classical Ballet and has various other qualifications including Progressing Ballet Technique and Acrobatic Arts. Sian loves passing on her passion and knowledge to her students, and always pushes everyone to be the best they can be.
Leanne qualified in her Acrobatic Arts teaching qualification shortly after her 16th Birthday in 2020 making her one of the youngest in the country to successfully qualify but with a 100% examination mark.
Leanne is one of our acro teachers and choreographs our students competition routines, where successfully majority of them have become award winning. Leanne has a real passion for teaching and inspires many of our younger students when she teaches classes and gives a fresh oyoung approach to them. She is ambitious and creative and loves encouraging our next generation of Performers to find their passion and confidence within themselves through dance and performance. Leanne is looking forward to furthering her teaching qualifications in the future. She currently teaches part time with us whilst undertaking a dental apprenticeship. Over the years Leanne has participated in many competitions and been awarded placings and trophies for her own performances. Leanne loves her SOTS family and cannot recommend the classes we offer anymore for those children wanting to pursue a career within Performing Arts or getting involved for fun to gain confidence and knowledge as it preps you completely for life as you grow up.
Chloe
MT Teacher
Class Assistant
Chloe is one of our senior students who is hoping to go off to drama college and fill her ambitions and dreams of performing as a career.
Chloe teaches our tiny students on Saturdays Musical Theatre and Modern and is our class assistant for many classes through the week. She loves teaching and hopes to continue this as she takes her next steps in the future and be able to inspire younger students and help them fulfil their performing arts dreams.
Chloe is looking forward to competing at the AED finals in May with her MT Solo and has taken part in so many competitions in the many years she has been a student at Stars of the Stage.
Chloe wants to help build her students confidence, passion and creativity within her classes and ensure each student is pushed to be the best they can be.
Jodie Steele - Actress
Stars of the Stage was the most wonderful place to teach. The students have so much enthusiasm and their engagement with me was second to none lead by Beth and her team. I highly recommend the school to any young budding performer! I cannot wait to visit again to teach.
Erin Halliday - Ex-Student now studying at Laine Theatre Arts
Erin is currently studying in her second year at Laine Theatre Arts and is a part of Laine Choir having participated in Covent Garden Christmas Concert. She has just completed her 1st year Prelims and we can't wait to watch her further her training towards her end goal dream.
Jenny Legg - Actress
’Stars of the Stage Performing Arts School really is the place to be. I had the pleasure of teaching the students of the school many times over Zoom during lockdown and it was such a treat. They worked so incredibly hard and really represented the fantastic work that their principal, Beth, has put in to make them the best they can be. A very positive and talented group of students, and staff alike! I would highly recommend this school to anyone looking to practice performing arts, whether that’s for fun or as a potential career in the future!’
