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About us
We have decades of coaching experience between us and have been variously nominated or shortlisted for awards as actors, directors, and comedians. Most importantly however, we love what we do and put connection and play first and foremost in our sessions. We are very much looking forward to meeting you!
Our team
Alex Humes
Founder and Аcting Coach
Alex co-ran City Acting for 15 years, was integral in designing their courses and content, and has helped thousands of adults find and use their unique voices and energy to further their personal and professional development. Born into an acting family, he performed at Oxford University while a student and was nominated as a Rising Star at the British Independent Film Awards. He worked as an actor all over the world, and since training and certifying in various embodiment modalities has now focused his energies on providing a space for adults to explore acting, themselves, what they love doing, and their purpose. While most of his students use this training to have fun or progress in their own personal and professional fields, many have become working actors or have joined amateur theatre companies.
Russell Bolam
Director and Acting Coach
Russell trained at Middlesex University and GITIS Academy of Theatre Arts, Moscow, and lead City Acting's Amateur Theatre course, amongst others, since its inception.
He has directed two Olivier Award winners Kathryn Hunter and Matthew Kelly and three of Chekhov's major plays in new versions by Evening Standard Award winning playwright Anya Reiss. These critically acclaimed productions had casts featuring Holliday Grainger, Amanda Hale, Olivia Hallinan, John Hannah, Lily James and Paul McGann.Russell is a visiting director at Arts Ed, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Central School of Speech and Drama, Identity School of Acting, LIPA, Oxford School of Drama, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. And he is a part time teacher at Kent University, a Connections Director at the National Theatre, a Globe Education Practitioner and Visiting Artist at the National Student Drama Festival.
Danielle Munday
Acting Coach
Danielle is a highly experienced professional Actor, who trained at the Manchester Metropolitan School of Theatre. Notable credits include the part of Madame Tonneau in Dangerous Liasions (STARZ), Polar Bear (FILM4), Shameless (Channel 4), Blame (Theatre 503), Newsfeed (Paines Plough), and Hobson's Choice (Broadway Theatre).Danielle is also an established comedy performer and was previously shortlisted for the Caroline Aherne BBC Comedy Award for Outstanding Comedy Talent. She writes and performs her own comedy material, and is currently in development with her own show, to be staged early next year. She has studied clowning with the likes of Spymonkey, Phil Burgers, and Mick Barnfather, and likes to incorporate improv and comedy into her teaching approach.
Eddie Toll
Acting Coach
Eddie is a highly experienced teacher, actor, and director. He has taught students at all levels both in the UK and abroad.Film and TV credits include; A Thousand Blows (Disney+), We were The Lucky Ones (Hulu), Stephen (ITV), Atlanta (FX), The Rook (Starz), MotherFatherSon (BBC), The Little Stranger (Potboiler) and World War Z (Paramount); Theatre credits also include productions on the West-End at the Palace, Young Vic, Soho, and Hampstead Theatres- most recently performing in the world premiere of Florian Zeller’s ‘The Forest’. As a director, he was short-listed for the JMK award, in association with the Young Vic.
Petra Miskov
Non-Executive Director
Petra is a senior executive with over 27 years of corporate experience, including leadership roles within major financial institutions. Over the years, she has found that the key facets for success in a business environment include communication, presentation and interpersonal skills. Her interest in acting began when a corporate training session which was given by a professional actor instantly helped to advance her career. Petra has since studied acting and developed a passion for promoting acting education. Her goal is to inspire others to develop their interpersonal, collaboration, public speaking and influencing skills. She believes that acting training programmes, such as the uniquely supportive and effective approach by Alex Humes and LAAC, can greatly enhance personal fulfilment and creativity as well as overall workplace effectiveness.
Our venues
Angel
Address: Claremont Project, 24-27 White Lion Street, N1 9PD
The studio is conveniently located just 2 mins walk from Angel tube station. There are plenty of pubs and bars around to have a drink after the class.
Waterloo
Address: St Andrew's Church, Short St, SE1 8LJ
The studio is conveniently located 5 mins walk from Waterloo station or 2 mins from Southwark station, along a side street opposite The Young Vic.
Contact us
We’d love to hear from you! Here’s how to get in touch:
Email : contact@laac.co.uk
Contact Number: 0207 1268375
