Meet the team
Kimberley Manser
Principal and founder
Also teaches and covers all three disciplines: Singing, Dance and Drama
Kimberley trained at Performance Preparation Academy (PPA) and has a BA Hons degree in Musical Theatre.
Kimberley has been teaching performing arts (singing, dance and drama) for 9 years, teaching children aged 3 - 18.
In singing, Kimberley specialises in teaching Pop and Musical Theatre. Kimberley has taught her own online private singing lessons as a part of LyriK Theatre Arts for 3 years, which begun during lockdown, giving children and teenagers the opportunity to learn a skill in performing arts, despite the industry being shut down in the real world.
Alongside performing arts teaching, Kimberley has worked at a primary school, working one-to-one with children who have additional educational needs.
Why LyriK is important to me?
Kimberley always wanted to open her own performing arts school and is incredibly excited at the growing success of LyriK Theatre Arts. After working closely with children in Harrow and creating a PE dance syllabus for a primary school, it was clear to Kimberley that there is so much talent and passion for performing arts surrounding the area of North Harrow. It inspired her to base her first LyriK school there!
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During her time working closely with a primary school in Harrow, Kimberley also felt unbelievably privileged and honoured to work with many children with additional educational needs, who expressed themselves through dance and music. Kimberley found that by using performing arts as a method of communication and self-expression, it helped to develop their social skills and ability to form relationships with both their peers and staff. It gave children involvement and inclusivity within a working environment and Kimberley felt that it was so important to their personal growth and development. Kimberley was desperate to expand this involvement and inclusivity to outside the school setting and into a hobby and social setting, where children can continue to learn new skills, make new friends and give them a sense of achievement, partaking in activities they enjoy outside of school. Kimberley is proud to be the principal of a theatre arts school that is inclusive and welcoming to each and every child. Kimberley prides herself on the ability of getting to know each individual that she teaches and makes sure that everyone feels apart of the LyriK family.
Kimberley’s certifications:
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Fully DBS checked
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Holds a chaperone license
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First aid trained
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Certification for positive handling training
Nellie Coss
Drama and Singing teacher
Nellie trained as a classical musician, before attending Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance to study Actor-Musicianship. From here, she has been working as a musical director and vocal coach, specialising in vocal technique through the Estill pedagogy, and acting through song. As well as a portfolio career, Nellie teaches both LAMDA and music exams to her students, maintaining a 100% pass rate. Recently, Nellie worked as AMD and played woodwind/reeds on a piece of new writing that premiered at the Southwark Playhouse in Elephant and Castle.
Musical Direction Credits Include:
YCP Symposium (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire); Cluedo: A Musical Murder (Robinson Theatre); The Wizard of Oz (Burleigh Hill Farm); Matilda (Joyce Frankland); I Love You You’re Perfect Now Change (ADC Theatre); Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Great Hall, Leys); Into The Woods (The Chesterton Centre), Imaginary (Burgess Hall); SCPA West End Showcase (The Other Palace); Robin Hood (Ely Maltings Theatre); Beauty and the Beast (ADC Theatre); High School Musical (Burgess Hall); Six (Storey’s Field Centre); Catastrophe Bay (Southwark Playhouse)
Milly Marshall
Dance teacher
Milly has taught dance and competition dance for numerous years. She is super excited to work with all of our incredible students at LyriK and spread her positivity and vibes in each class!
Logan Brackley
Assistant
Logan has volunteered for LyriK for over a year and is now a permanent assistant every Wednesday evening! Logan is currently studying musical theatre at college and loves sharing his passion for the arts with all of the children.
Patron
Vicki Manser
Vicki trained at the Urdang Academy graduating with a BA Honours Degree in Professional Dance and Musical Theatre in 2014.
Theatre credits include: Regina in Rock Of Ages (UK Tour), Katherine Howard in Six (UK Tour), Alternate Carole in Beautiful the Carole King Musical (UK Tour), Katherine Howard and previous Alternate in SIX (Arts Theatre London), Swing in Bat Out of Hell (Dominion Theatre), u/s Carole King and Genie Klein in Beautiful the Carole King Musical (Aldwych Theatre), u/s Rasa, Mrs Davies/Marsha, Peggy, Joyce and Gwen in Sunny Afternoon (Harold Pinter Theatre).
Other professional credits include; BBC’s Proms in the Park (Hyde Park) and ITV’s This Morning with the cast of Bat Out Of Hell, Magic at the Musicals with the cast of Sunny Afternoon (The Royal Albert Hall) and a featured dancer for BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.
During the 2020 Lockdown, Vicki focused on her song writing and music. She has released 6 singles since, all of which have dominated the Country Charts gaining five number 1’s and a number 2 as well as an EP that was number 1 in the Album Charts. She is now a part of a fabulous music band called 'First Time Flyers' who have have various songs which have reached many music charts and have been played on several major radio platforms including Smooth and Radio 2.
Instagram: @vicki_manser
Twitter: @vicki_manser
