Thomas Sutcliffe
Companies & Troupes Musical Director
Thomas is a professional actor, singer, dancer and musician and has worked across many areas of the industry including the West End, regional/international/fringe and immersive theatre, TV, film, cruise lines, corporate events, opera, pantomime and workshops. He has a first-class BA (hons) degree from The Guildford School of Acting and Grade 8 in Flute and Piano (ABRSM).
Thomas began his singing training in the Bel Canto style with Stars of the West End’s Mike Sterling. Later he undertook Estill lessons with Royal Academy of Music Associate Ross Campbell and has continued his exploration of the singing voice attending sessions in Speech Level Singing (SLS) with Vocal Balance.
Theatre Credits: Tina – The Tina Turner Musical (West End), Wicked (West End), Dirty Dancing (West End & UK Tour), Kiss Me Kate (The Watermill Theatre), The Light Princess (Workshops) (National Theatre), Made in Dagenham (Regional Tour), Alice’s Adventures Underground (The Vaults, Waterloo), Alice in Wonderland (The Gordon Craig Theatre), The Steadfast Tin Soldier (The Little Angel Theatre), Walk Like A Man (Veritas Entertainment), VOXX – The West End Tenors (Baysto Entertainment), The Mill on the Floss (Workshops) (The Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham/The John Lyons Theatre, London), The Immortal Hour – Opera (The Finborough Theatre), Curtains (The Landor), Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty (Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch), Aladdin (Hall For Cornwall)
TV/Film/Composition Credits: The Oliver Complex (Short Film), Elizabeth the Golden Age (Universal Pictures), The Alan Titchmarsh Show (ITV). Thomas was a finalist for the 2018 Stiles and Drew Mentorship Award and 2020 Best New Song Award. He has also composed the music for Oti Mabuse’s children’s books, Dance With Oti.
Teaching Credits: With over 15 years of teaching experience, he has taught in numerous schools across the country tutoring one-to-one, running workshops, choirs and masterclasses. He has taught at many prestigious drama schools including, Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, Urdang Academy, GSA, ALRA and The London College of Music. As well as teaching peripatetic ABRSM singing and piano lessons, he has taught LAMDA, Rock School and Trinity syllabuses both privately and in secondary schools.
Thomas has also worked as a secondary school classroom Drama teacher leading KS3 and KS4 lessons and during 2018-19 he was the Acting Head of Music at Ark Greenwich Free School, London. In Salisbury he was the Senior Music teacher at Leehurst Swan School teaching Music to years 7-11 (GCSE).
Thomas is delighted to be teaching for Starcast again having led some lessons during the pandemic years. He is passionate about passing on his knowledge and expertise to aspiring theatre makers!
