Adjudicator & Accompanist Directory | The British and International Federation of Festivals

Mia Ball, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Mia has been involved with drama since the age of nine. She studied for her LGSM while reading for an Honours degree in... Find out more

Robert Bailey, Adjudicator: Music

Robert is a ‘cellist, pianist and conductor. He attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has enjoyed a varied... Find out more

Carrie Ellis, Adjudicator: Dance

Carrie is currently Leading Actor Tutor at Hope Aria Academy in Manchester and studying for a BA Honours in Theatre Studies... Find out more

Eleanor McLeod, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Eleanor comes from Swansea in Wales, where she first gained a love of the spoken word through taking LAMDA examinations,... Find out more

Frances Eagar, Adjudicator: Music

Frances studied piano and clarinet at the Royal College of Music. Under the guidance of David Parkhouse, she won the... Find out more

Fiona Berry, Adjudicator: Music

Fiona is a freelance music teacher,creative artist and tutor based in Lancashire. She is a graduate of Huddersfield... Find out more

Oliver Gledhill, Adjudicator: Music

Oliver was a Scholar at the Guildhall School of Music and won numerous awards including the ISTEL/Redditch Music Society... Find out more

Gill Johnston, Adjudicator: Music

Gillian studied the bassoon with Archie Camden at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and, after a period of freelance... Find out more

Ian Hytch, Adjudicator: Music

Ian has spent his life in music education, performance and adjudication. His experience embraces teaching from primary... Find out more

Robert Marsh, Adjudicator: Music

Robert was educated at Oxford University where he was Organ Scholar of Keble College, and won an Honours Degree in Music... Find out more

Penelope Charteris, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Penny was born and educated in Brighton, where her parents ran a well-known drama school. She received her full time... Find out more

Chris Marlow, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Chris trained at the universities of Manchester and Oxford, winning as an undergraduate The John Osborne Award. A member of... Find out more

Marilynne Davies, Adjudicator: Music

From her early experiences of performing in Welsh Eisteddfodau Marilynne has developed a lifelong passion and enthusiasm for... Find out more

John Pomphrey, Adjudicator: Music

John is an experienced teacher, adjudicator, choral conductor and choir trainer, vocal coach and examiner. His career in... Find out more

David Fonville, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

David trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Trent Park College and has taught, examined and adjudicated... Find out more

Craig Bartley, Adjudicator: Dance

Craig’s career path has taken him from Feature film, to stage and theatre, from drama series on television to commercial... Find out more

Lynne Chilver, Adjudicator: Dance

Lynne is the Principal of a busy and successful school in Hillingdon, Middlesex, which offers all Theatre Branch subjects.... Find out more

Vanessa Buckley, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Vanessa has been a performer in speech, drama, music and dance from a very early age. She first gained a passion for the... Find out more

Richard Haslam, Adjudicator: Music

Richard studied for at Sussex University for a degree in Education, specialising in Music and also at the Royal College of... Find out more