Adjudicator & Accompanist Directory

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Mary Ann Tear, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Mary Ann is a BIFF adjudicator, an examiner for Trinity College London, choreographer, director and Performing Arts lecturer... Find out more

John Hester, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

John trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and began work as an actor in 1979. He has also been a speech and... Find out more

Nadia Lasserson, Adjudicator: Music

Nadia studied at the Royal Academy of Music, winning the Manns Memorial Prize. An experienced performer of concertos, lieder... Find out more

Ann Bauer, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Ann has spent her working life in education teaching in secondary and primary schools, theatres, university and therapy... 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

Mark Tanner, Adjudicator: Music

Mark is a concert pianist, composer, writer and teacher, who has premièred, recorded and broadcast many works by prominent... Find out more

Oliver Gledhill, Adjudicator: Music

Oliver Gledhill was a Foundation Scholar at University College School and an Entrance Scholar at the Guildhall School of... Find out more

Jacqui Ison, Adjudicator: Dance

Jacqui Ison
MA (Dist.) BA (Hons), (First Class), FISTD, FIDTA, RAD (RTS)
Jacqui has spent most of her life... Find out more

June Hornby, Festival: Dance

A Fellow and Life Member of the ISTD, June has been involved in Dance Festivals since she was a Student.

She has been... Find out more

Rosanna Whitfield, Adjudicator: Music

As an experienced adjudicator member of The British and International Federation of Festivals, Rosanna is regularly called... Find out more

Elizabeth Crabtree, Adjudicator: Music

After graduating from Cambridge, Libby sang and recorded with The Sixteen and other leading Baroque ensembles for over 30... Find out more

Julie McLoughlin, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Julie trained at Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama, worked in the professional theatre and has full Equity membership... Find out more

Anne Hodgson, Adjudicator: Music

Anne was a Junior Exhibitioner at the RCM and went on to study at TCM with Ann Cherry and GSMD with Averill Williams. She... Find out more

Elizabeth Childs, Adjudicator: Music

Liz studied Flute with Gareth Morris and Piano with Graeme Humphrey at the RAM and has performed all over the world. Her... Find out more

Vivien Pike, Adjudicator: Music

Educated at Sheffield University and the Royal Northern College of Music where she studied singing, piano, and violin,... Find out more

Janine Diamond, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Janine participated in her first festival at the age of five and, prior to her professional training, she was a committed... Find out more

Anita Downey, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Anita is head of Speech and Drama at a large, flourishing Secondary School. This involves work to Diploma level in Speech,... Find out more

Peter Dayson, Adjudicator: Speech and Drama

Peter started his career as an actor in stage, television and film, progressing to writing, directing and producing.

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Claire Lloyd, Accompanist: Dance
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Steven Roberts, Adjudicator: Music

Steven has been a music adjudicator since 2001; has sat on the Adjudicators Council and was Chair of the Board of Trustees... Find out more

Jacqueline Brunjes, Festival: Dance

Jacquie is known professionally as Jacquie Storey. She is a performer and choreographer. Jacquie, started dancing in her... Find out more

Vicki Durning, Adjudicator: Dance

Vicki trained under the highly regarded Maureen Law where she gained great experience in performing at festival and... Find out more

Kenneth Roberts, Adjudicator: Music

Kenneth works as Musical Director for numerous companies at home and abroad. He has played and conducted at many prestigious... Find out more

Carrie Ellis, Adjudicator: Dance

Formerly trained by her Mother Noeleen Ellis-Balshaw at the Carlotta School Blackburn Lancashire, Carrie was tutored in ISTD... Find out more

Martin Wallington, Adjudicator: Music

Martin has recently retired from playing the Viola with the BBC Philharmonic, after 36 years in the job. A graduate of... Find out more