It has just been announced that Abbie Vena will continue in the title role of Matilda in the hit West End musical until October 2017. Lilian Hardy, Emma Moore and Éva-Marie Saffrey, will join Abbie as the new Matildas from 14th March. Performances at the Cambridge Theatre are currently on sale until 17 December 2017. To mark the arrival of the show’s new young actresses,…

Stay tuned to ITV after Boxing Day’s episode of Coronation Street as you will get to see one of the first airings of Motordepot’s new TV campaign. The advert stars NLD pupils Jacob and Molly. Hannah Levy, Head of Acting, said “We are thrilled to support our pupils with securing professional acting jobs. As the school grows, we are finding more opportunities in Theatre, Film…

Eloise Groom (8), from Anlaby, has been cast to play a lead role in the new feature film The More You Ignore Me, a warm comedy drama focusing on the life of an unconventional family in 1980’s rural England, based on the book by Jo Brand and produced by Genesius Pictures. Northern Lights Drama is a local independent theatre school established in 2013 by local…

Abbie Vena (10), from Hornsea, has landed the lead role of Matilda in Matilda The Musical by Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin. Abbie made her debut at the Cambridge Theatre, London on 13th September 2016 and the NLD team went along to show their support. Tilly Oakshott, Head of Musical Theatre at Northern Lights Drama said: “Abbie was absolutely spectacular. It was a very emotional…