At just 11 years old, Emma Peploe Williams was accepted into the prestigious ballet school, Bush Davies, in East Grinstead, Sussex.　Here she studied Dance, Ballet and Tap as well as doing her normal school studies. At 16, Emma moved to the world class Doreen Bird College and gained her teaching qualifications with Distinction in Dance. These two schools　were both in the top tier of Dance/Performing Arts academies in the UK.　A glance at the Show programs of any London theatre will find at least one Bush or Bird pupil in its pages.　 Emma has since coached numerous pupils to audition successfully for Bird and other prestigious top schools in the UK & USA. 

At 17 Emma gained her provisional Equity card performing in Pantomime in Maidstone, Kent. She achieved her full Equity card by working for 6 months in the Caribbean on a cruise ship.　Returning to England with a full Equity card she was now in a position to audition for the West-End. Her first West-End show was performing in ‘Sugar Babies’ at The Savoy Theatre with Hollywood legends, Anne Miller and Mickey Rooney. After this initial success, she performed in ‘42nd Street’ with Catherine Zeta-Jones, and went on her first UK Tour with the production company. 

It was whilst auditioning for Tommy Steele’s ‘Some Like it Hot’ that top choreographer, Bob Avian ('A Chorus Line' - London 2013) offered her a contract in ‘Miss Saigon’ at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. This was to be her home for 10 years, where she worked her way up to the managerial position of Dance Captain and Resident Director.　 Here she worked closely with Cameron Macintosh, Craig Revel Horwood, Stephen Brooker (Music Director of the 2012 film Les Misérables), Maggie Goodwin and Matt Ryan. This tenure enabled Emma to nurture very close relationships with all the top Directors, Producers, and Musical Directors in London. 

During her time at ‘Miss Saigon’, Emma auditioned legions of professional performers for the casts of ‘Miss Saigon’, ‘Martin Guerre’, and other West End Shows.　Becoming a great performer depends heavily on who trains you and the experience Emma has gained in over 25 years work in London’s top musical theatres she is now able to use to directly benefit for her students. 

These days Emma dedicates 100% of her time to the Peploe Williams Academy, an elite Performing Arts School in Winslow, Buckinghamshire, where she mentors those wishing to develop careers in the Performing Arts. In addition, Emma has access to nearly all the Audition panels of the Top Performing Arts colleges in The UK, and therefore can help direct your son/daughter to the college that suits their individual training needs. 

Emma also offers Personal Management to those pursuing careers in singing, drama, or dance.

Callum began his musical theatre training at the Peploe-Williams Academy under the profession guidance of principal, Emma Peploe-Williams, and at the age of 16 went into full time training at The Leicester College of Performing Arts. There, he graduated with a trinity diploma in musical theatre and received a level 8 distinction in the London College of Music (LCM) examinations.

Callum’s professional work includes: Nativity 3: Dude, Where’s My Donkey? (Film), Skills Show (Birmingham NEC), Sister Act (The Curve, Leicester), Move It (London Olympia), Gala Showcase (Butlins) and Peter Pan (Civic Centre, Aylesbury).

Callum now teaches Modern Free Dance in the Musical theatre course at our Academy.

Studied at the Royal Academy of Music (1975-79) gaining LRAM in Singing Teaching and Dip.RAM in Performance. 

Singing Teacher at the Arts Educational School, Tring, (1977-90) where he adapted, translated and arranged operas to suit the young voices. During this time he conducted both choirs and the Opera performances. The Chamber Choir twice winning Sainsbury’s Choir of the Year. 

David has taught singing for the Royal Academy of Music Junior Department and was one of the consultants for the Danesborough Chorus’ (NFMS) CD Rom guide for Choral Singers writing technical and physiological parts of the course. He currently maintains a private teaching practice with adult students including professional singers. As a performer he had Principal contracts with Welsh and English National Operas. Other companies included Opera de Nantes, Opera de Caen and principal engagements in, Austria, Singapore, Jakarta, Cairo and New York as well as Oratorio and concert performances throughout the UK. 

He has undertaken to freelance at conducting engagements and workshops with both adult and youth choirs. He was Musical Director of Stantonbury Chamber Choir (1982-2007) a sixteen voice mixed choir which as well as performing ‘a capella’ and ‘part song’ repertoire performed substantial choral works with orchestra including: Handel Messiah, Faure Requiem, Mozart Spatzenmesse, Haydn Missa Brevis, Rutter Fancies and my own Requiem Mass. 

As the Musical Director of Milton Keynes Youth Choir (2002-09), he gave the UK premier of Bruno Coulais music from ‘Les Choristes’ and won many competitions and awards. He was also MD of Milton Keynes Youth Opera for which he conducted Rossini’s Cinderella, Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, Britten’s The Little Sweep and Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors. 

He currently teaches private & choral singing at Tiffin Boys School where he has helped more than a dozen students in four years gain Oxbridge Choral Scholarships. In addition to adjudicating widely for the British and International Federation of Festivals, David has also been Vocal and Choral Director for European Youth Summer Music. As part of the ‘Living History’ team at Hatfield Palace he has introduced more than ten thousand children in ten years to Tudor music. 

David has now taken the position of lead private singing coach at the Peploe-Williams Academy, North Bucks.

Liz joined Peploe-Williams Academy in January 2017, after returning from living in Guernsey. Having trained at Birmingham School of Acting, Bretton Hall, Leeds and Aberystwyth University she has successfully worked as a freelance actor, director and producer over the past 20 years.
Liz secured her first professional role at 16 in panto with Danny La Rue at The Theatre Royal, Plymouth. Liz has directed and produced a number of productions both in the UK and wider afield in Spain and Malta, whilst also having several acting credits in film, theatre and radio.
Recently Liz directed the Roald Dahl Tea Party event at the Guernsey Literary Festival and delivered Shakespeare workshops for Icarus Theatre Company to support their UK tour of ‘Hamlet’.
Liz is employed by TED Learning engaged as an actor for their corporate role play programmes. Whilst living in Guernsey she worked as a Lead Facilitator for the Guernsey Arts Commission, as an actor for Guernsey Museum Living History Company, as Acting and LAMDA Tutor at the Avril Earl Centre and was a founding member of HOGISM – The History of Guernsey in 60 Minutes – a fast-paced theatre piece on the history of the island. Whilst living there she also set up The Actors Network – Guernsey and as a result she was instrumental in the filming on Guernsey of the award winning short film ‘Patch’ with Dutch company Dutchcheez Productions and continues to work as a Talent Agent for Specsavers.

Meghan trained in both dance and performing arts at the Peploe Williams Academy and the London Senior Ballet School. Meghan was in the original cast of ‘The Other School” with the National Youth Music Theatre in 2013 where she gained her first professional West End credit and worked alongside names such as Lotte Wakeham, (assistant director of Matilda the Musical), Mark Collins (musical director of Billy Elliot) and Tim Jackson (director of Merrily we roll along). Her performing highlight over the past year was performing at the National Theatre, Southbank, London in 2016 with the winning play in the UK, ‘Bassett’, and Meghan feels honored that she was a part of this experience.  In 2017, Meghan was also offered a place at Bird College on the BA honors Degree course for Musical Theatre. She currently studies Journalism at City University, and continues with her Acting training. She teaches Musical Theatre to our Juniors, and ISTD dance.

Peter Trained at The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.Peter secured his first TV role Playing Charlie in Two Point Four Children within twoweeks of leaving Webber Douglas, but is best known for creating the role of “Jed” in the BBC1’s The Green Green Grass with Marlene and Boycie.

Other television: One Foot in the Grave, In Sickness and in Health, London’s Burning, The Bill, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Coupling, Black Books, The Office, Serious and Organised, Hotel Getaway, Hardware, My Family, EastEnders.

Theatre: Bouncers, Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Sunset Boulevard, A Slice of Saturday Night, Afore night come, Comedians, Bedroom Farce, Peter Pan, A Midsummer Night’s dream and many others.

Film: Sex ‘n’ Death, Why I Hate Karaoke and Born Kicking.

Bassett is Peter’s directorial Debut.

Phil was born in North Wales and attended the Shirley School of Dancing, and latertrainedat Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts, (Bird College). His career in Acting has spanned 30 yrs.

West End Credits:PeteinCrazy For You(Regents Park and Novello), Mr Braithwaitein Billy Elliot(Victoria Palace), Swingin Anything Goes(Drury Lane), Jamiein My Fair Lady(Drury Lane), Brujonin Les Miserables(Palace Theatre), Captain Schultzin MissSaigon(Drury Lane), Grosvenor in Radio Times(Queens Theatre), Bob Barkinin Me And My Girl(Adelphi Theatre), Foxin Snow White andthe Seven Dwarfs(Strand Theatre), Call Boyin 42ndStreet(Drury Lane), Royal VarietyPerformance(Palladium), Childrens Royal VarietyPerformance (Dominian), Classical Brits(Royal Albert Hall).Opera:Don Giovanni, Falstaffand Eugene Oneginall For English National Opera (Coliseum)

Film:Les Miserables (Working Title)2012TelevisionRandom Acts-Sofa(Channel 4), Currys Advert(Various),After You’ve Gone(BBC), Complete Guide To Parenting(ITV, Talkback Thames),Beautiful South-Manchester(Music Video, Flynn Productions), Lipstick On Your Collar(Channel 4), The House Of Elliot(BBC), Prime Suspect(Granada).

Arenas:Jesus Christ Superstar (02 Arena, Wembley Arena and an Arena Tour of GB and Ireland), Olympic Opening Ceremony 2012(Olympic Park),Brujon in Les Miserables(02 Arena, OdysseyArena, Belfast and Arenas in Scandinavia), Jamiein My Fair Lady(Plaza Hotel, New York City).

Cast Recordings:Radio Times, Billy Elliot,Les MiserablesO2(DVD), Jesus Christ Superstar Arena tour 2012 (DVD)

Zoë trained at Millennium Performing Arts achieving a BA (Hons) Degree and Peploe Williams Academy.

THEATRE CREDITS:Zoe in Bassett (National Theatre); Brigitta Von Trapp in The Sound Of Music(Kilworth House Theatre); BrigittaVon Trapp and Swing in The Sound Of Music(UK Tour) and Girl 1 in Oliver! (Theatre Royal Drury Lane).TELEVISION CREDITS:Family member in Halifax (Advertisement, 2010) and Girl next door in Clover (Advertisement, 2013))WORKSHOP CREDITS:White Christmas (For Stephen Mear, 2018)

Stephen has come from a marketing and financial background, with successful careers in the City spanning 25 years. He consults on the strategic direction and operational development of the Academy. He will be integral to the building of our full-time vocational Academy in the future.