Our Creative Team
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Amanda Alexander – Writer/Composer
Amanda Alexander is a writer, actress, singer and voiceover artist.
She won a scholarship to train at Arts Ed, and has worked in the theatre and television industry for 25 years.
Theatre credits include a national UK tour of God of Carnage with Richard E Grant, directed by Matthew Warchus; a one woman show touring the continent for a year; and several off-West End venues performing musicals and plays.
Television credits include Doctor Who, The Bill and Silent Witness.
Amanda also became the first female narrator for multiple episodes of The National Geographic Wild Life series for Disney
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Karen Fisher-Pollard – Writer/Composer
Karen Fisher-Pollard is an actress, classically trained pianist, cellist and radio presenter.
Following completion of her Psychology degree at Durham University, she won a scholarship to Arts Ed to study Acting.
She has since worked extensively, in radio, and as an actor-musician and show MD, in theatres across the UK, including Trafalgar Studios; Young Vic Studio; Northern stage (Oh What a Lovely War, dir. Erica Whyman, nominated for UK Theatre award); Chichester Festival Theatre; Watermill theatre; Salisbury Playhouse; Theatre Royal Stratford East; multiple seasons at Queens Theatre, Hornchurch, and The Belgrade, Coventry.
Karen is also a writer and acting coach, and leads children’s choirs.
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Craig Mather – Writer/Composer
Grammy-nominated vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Craig Mather is one of the longest running actors to have played Marius in Les Miserables worldwide.
He has worked extensively in the West End and throughout the UK, as well as in film: Netflix’s Matilda, Disney’s Alice Through the Looking Glass (dir. James Bobin) and Disney’s Cinderella (dir. Kenneth Branagh).
Craig also plays the drums and guitar for American singer-songwriter, Anne Steele, is part of the musical theatre super group, the Barricade Boys, as well as being an acting and singing coach
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Steve Moss – Musical Director/Orchestrator
Established MD Steve Moss has worked for many years on long-running West-End shows including Les Miserables (2019-21) and Mary Poppins (Prince Edward Theatre 2021-2023).
As a musician, Steve has worked on countless West End and touring shows including Miss Saigon, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Wizard of Oz and Evita.
Commercially he’s worked with artists including Leona Lewis, McFly and Alison Moyet and TV work includes Britain’s Got Talent.
Recently, Steve was commissioned to arrange Hans Zimmer’s iconic theme tune for Netflix’s The Crown for the London Premier of Season Five and he is a regular guest conductor and MD at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama