Matthew
Eames
Matt was born in Burton and started performing in shows at Robert Sutton R.C. High School and with the Mellow Dramatics at the Brewhouse. After singing in several holiday camps around the country, Matt trained in Musical Theatre at the Royal Academy of Music, London. He is currently performing in Little Shop of Horrors www.littleshopthemusical.com at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London’s West End, understudying the lead roles of Seymour and the Dentist. He is also Resident Director on this production. Other Theatre Credits include: Ensemble in “One Touch of Venus”, Royal Opera House; Apostle/Understudy Annas in “Jesus Christ Superstar”, UK Tour; Matt/Bank Manager in “Spend Spend Spend”, English Theatre, Frankfurt; Phantom/Understudy Brad/Riff Riff in “The Rocky Horror Show”, UK/European Tour and West End; Doody in “Grease”, Jersey Opera House; Brad in “The Rocky Horror Show”, Teatro Ciak, Milan; Ensemble/Resident Director in “Rent”, English Theatre, Frankfurt. Matt recently devised and directed “Cum Grano Salis” at the CAA, London and is currently working on the UK Premiere production of the Broadway musical “So Long 174th Street”.
Andrew Hilton
Andrew is
currently Associate Conductor on the UK Tour of The Producers starring
Peter Kay, Joe Pasquale and Russ Abbott. Andrew studied conducting and
musical direction at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. Most
recently, he has been Musical Director of Cinderella at the Theatre
Royal Norwich and alternate Musical Director for Dancing in the Streets
in the West End (Cambridge, Aldwych and Playhouse).
Recent credits include: Closer Than Ever (Erin Arts Centre), Hello
Dolly! with Anita Dobson, Annie with Ruth Madoc (both Lincoln Theatre
Royal), Elvis – The Musical (CMC), Peter Pan (Theatre Royal Norwich),
Personals (Jermyn St, London), The Witches of Eastwick (Gaiety, Isle of
Man), Sweet Charity (Stratford East), Newley (Tristan Bates) and the
new Palladium orchestration of Oliver! at Aberystwyth Arts Centre.
He is Musical Supervisor of the English Theatre, Frankfurt where his
credits include Rent, City of Angels and Cabaret. Andrew was also
Musical Director on a 350 date European tour of The Rocky Horror Show.
Other Musical Director credits include Cabaret, Spend Spend Spend and
They’re Playing Our Song (English Theatre, Frankfurt); The Boy Friend
and Nunsense 11 (Plowright Theatre); Blues in the Night (Norwich
Studio); Oh L’Amour (Rheingold Club, London) and SS Emerald/MV Bilbao
(cruise ships). As Assistant Musical Director, shows include Aladdin,
Cinderella, Dick Whittington, Oh! What a Lovely war! and Treasure
Island (all at Theatre Royal Norwich). Andrew has also produced a
number of shows both here in England and in Germany including Nothing
to do With Love, Cum Grano Salis and The Joy of Sechs.
Tanya
Hilton
Tanya
was born in St Petersburg, Russia, and started to play
the piano at the age of five. She was trained at the St Petersburg
School of
Music and later at the Nizhny Novgorod Music College. At the age of
eighteen
she was sponsored by the Russian Government to train for another five
years at
the Nizhny Novgorod conservatoire where she qualified as a concert
pianist,
artist of chamber orchestra, concert master and piano teacher.
She has participated in many regional, national and international competitions and concerts as a solo pianist and as an accompanist. She has accompanied some of the leading Russian Opera singers and was a concert pianist and concert master for the Philharmonic, Opera theatre and also a piano teacher in the Nizhny Novgorod school of arts.
Tanya arrived in the UK in 2000 and has since become involved in the local music scene. Now widely in demand as a concert pianist, accompanist, and a teacher - both in local schools and privately, she has also played with concert bands and with several musical theatre productions.
Last year she performed a number of concerts in Italy and this year in London as well as concerts near her home town of Burton-on- Trent.
She can be contacted on 07792 672632 or tanyahiltonru@yahoo.com and is happy to provide private piano tuition, perform concerts, act as an accompanist or play for weddings and many other functions.
She has participated in many regional, national and international competitions and concerts as a solo pianist and as an accompanist. She has accompanied some of the leading Russian Opera singers and was a concert pianist and concert master for the Philharmonic, Opera theatre and also a piano teacher in the Nizhny Novgorod school of arts.
Tanya arrived in the UK in 2000 and has since become involved in the local music scene. Now widely in demand as a concert pianist, accompanist, and a teacher - both in local schools and privately, she has also played with concert bands and with several musical theatre productions.
Last year she performed a number of concerts in Italy and this year in London as well as concerts near her home town of Burton-on- Trent.
She can be contacted on 07792 672632 or tanyahiltonru@yahoo.com and is happy to provide private piano tuition, perform concerts, act as an accompanist or play for weddings and many other functions.
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