15/04/2024
🥳⚫️ADUDICATOR ANNOUNCEMENT⚫️🥳
We are incredibly excited to announce …
CARRIE ELLIS, BA (Hons) FIDTA, LIDTA, CertEd, Dip ArtsEd, SAC Dip
Formerly trained by her Mother Noeleen Ellis-Balshaw at the Carlotta School Blackburn, in Istd and BBO, she then went on to finish her training at Arts Educational School London.
Having had more than 38 years of a career performing in London’s West End, National UK Tours, Repertory Theatre, Television, Radio, Concerts and Films.
Favourite professional roles include Velma Kelly, ‘Chicago’, Carlotta, ‘Phantom of the Opera’ Peaches/Baby Jane, ’Jerry Springer the Opera’, Jellylorum & Grizabella, ’Cats’, Lady Jacqueline, ‘Me and My Girl’, Golde, ‘Fiddler on The Roof’, Lesley Pynchon, ‘The Fix’, Ida, ’Honk’, Consuela, ‘West Side Story’, Val, ‘Chorus Line’, Lianne Dexhleman’s, ‘Gigi’, Mavis, ‘Stepping Out’, Mrs. Molloy, ’The Matchmaker’. As well as numerous pantomimes including playing principal boys, baddies, and fairies. Carrie has also been lucky enough to perform in concerts in Britain, Europe and onboard the QE2.
TV works includes: ‘Cutting It’,’ Highly Sprung’ ‘Tonight at 8.30’ ‘Coronation Street’ and ‘Jerry Springer the Opera’. On Radio: Lead roles in ‘Chorus Line’ ‘Follies’ ‘Sweet Charity’ and ‘Take It up the Octave’.
Carrie now lives in beautiful Lytham St. Annes where she continues to pass on her passion and knowledge for performing to her students. Having worked at colleges such as, The Hammond, Northern Ballet School, LCPA, LTS, Shockout Arts, Theatre Works and Arts Educational.
Carrie is also busy in her role as a Federation, All England, TDCI Championship, Miss Dance, and Dance World cup Adjudicator. Focusing her other time choreographing Festival work, master classes, audition technique, drama, and musical theatre, choreographing and directing shows in various colleges all over the country.
