At Dramacube Productions we have a pool of highly experienced industry professionals who support us with each production. You’ll meet lots of us during your child’s time at Dramacube Productions but for now here is a brief introduction to the Creative Team.

Steve Leslie

Producer

Steve’s passion for youth drama is born out of his own experience at Youth Action Theatre. It was at YAT that Steve discovered how drama can play such an important part in a child’s development. Over the past 20 years he has worked with young people of all ages around the UK and in the US, always being inspired by the benefits enjoyed by children when taking part in drama.

As a performer Steve spent eight years touring throughout the UK with several productions before joining Theatre Works in Hartford CT on a directing internship, where he worked with Broadway director Rob Ruggiero on a production of The Lonesome West. Steve went on to direct shows at the Barons Court theatre, and numerous youth productions at the Riverside Youth Theatre and Youth Action Theatre and of course with Dramacube.

Steve overseas all aspects of each production at Dramacube and works as an independent commercial theatre producer (Stephen Leslie Productions). His current London & UK theatre productions include Toy Soldier (Union Theatre), Full Throttle Live (Nottingham Arts Theatre), Ellie & Starlight’s Christmas Adventure (Hampton Hill Theatre) and Eurovision Your Decision (Wilton’s & UK tour).

Rory Cubbin

Artistic Director & Dance Teacher

Rory is a Teacher, Choreographer, Professional Dancer and Nutrition Coach.

Rory began his training at The Wallasey School of Ballet, going on to study Professional Musical Theatre at Liverpool Theatre School.

Rory’s professional credits include: Disney, Marvel, Netflix, Good Morning Britain,West End Bares, UK Tours, Costa Cruises, HBO, Apple, Adelphi Theatre, Warner Bros.

In his time as a Teacher and Choreographer he has worked with every age from 3 all the way through to 90+. This means he has experience with many different abilities of dance. Rory prides himself on creating a safe space for self expression and being able to bring confidence to all. Rory’s students describe him as kind, encouraging, knowledgeable and funny.

“I believe to get the best out of people you have to give them a safe space to create and the permission to go wrong whilst learning. I am a firm believer that FAIL stands for First Attempt In Learning.”

Katie Turner

Musical Theatre Teacher

Katie is a professional Director, Choreographer & Actress.

She studied Drama at the University of Exeter and furthered her training with CBS dance London, where she trained in a variety of dance styles.

Alongside her acting career, Katie has directed and choreographed a variety of Youth Theatre plays and musicals.

Outside of Dramacube, Katie teaches acting, dance and singing to children across many reputable theatre schools in London.

She is committed to creating a positive and non-judgemental environment, where students can use the arts as a platform to express themselves, build their confidence and develop their teamwork skills.

Acting credits include: ‘A Year in a Day’ (Bristol Old Vic Theatre), new writing ‘Poppy’ (London Improv Theatre), ‘Wycliffe’ (ITV), and many children’s theatre shows (UK & Ireland tours).

Directing credits include: Matilda, Aladdin, Peter Pan, High School Musical, Heathers, DNA by Dennis Kelly, Blood Brothers, Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Legally Blonde.

Choreography credits include: Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Aladdin, The Wizard of Oz, Annie, Matilda.

Georgia Maclennan

Musical Theatre Teacher

Georgia is a Teacher and professional Actress.

Georgia began at Hurtwood House and is a recent graduate of the ‘Guildford School of Acting’. Her acting credits also include: The Secret that Saved Christmas (Hampton Hill Theatre), R&D (Poltergeist Theatre), Commercial (BBC), Voice Over (Save the Children), Two Corporate Films (ELI Language Course).

Georgia spent every Saturday (without fail) as a child learning the 3 disciplines and how to perform. Her findings were: being taught by passionate, generous and supportive teachers made all the difference, not just to her development but to her day.

Energy is infectious. She wishes to share that with the Children at ‘Dramacube’ in our term-time productions and holiday workshops.

Hannah Calarco

Musical Theatre & Mini Musicals Teacher | Production Designer

Hannah graduated from Royal Holloway University in 2003 with a degree in Theatre Studies – specialising in set design, and completed an MA in scriptwriting in 2005.

Alongside creating fantastic award-winning sets for our productions, she also teaches in our Mini Musicals classes, Young Performers rehearsals and holiday workshops.

Hannah also runs her own children’s events company – Pep & Bear specialising in children’s entertainment and dramatic decorations.

Hannah is a firm believer in drama being a powerful tool to grow confidence and inspire creativity in children.

Annie Steggles

Mini Musicals Teacher

Annie is a dedicated drama student who has studied Drama at both GCSE and A Level, achieving strong results and continuing to develop her skills.

Her journey with Dramacube began as a student, where she discovered a love for performing. This passion led her to become involved in workshops and backstage roles, giving her experience both on and off the stage.

Today, Annie teaches our Mini Musicals classes and assists backstage at our young performers and youth theatre productions.

She loves helping young performers grow in confidence and enjoy the journey towards their performances.

Jasmine Lord

Musical Theatre Teacher

Jasmine trained in a wide variety of dance styles, and then as a choral director.

She now performs in local musical theatre performances and teaches music and performing arts in both mainstream and special educational needs settings.

Jasmine works with our Young Performers in Teddington & Hampton Hill. She loves seeing their energy, dedication and performing arts skills develop and progress every production.

Yevheniia (Jenya) Shymshyrian

Mini Musicals Teacher

Jenya trained at Karpenka-Karuy, the Kyiv National University of Theatre and Cinema and graduated with honours.

As a performer, Jenya has starred in more than 50 films and TV series including the lead in 2021 film Human which was presented in more than 20 countries and received awards in Japan, Brazil, Germany, Italy.

As a singer, Jenya performs with jazz band Breeze and in 2023 appeared at the Royal Albert Hall with band Dzvinko.

Jenya has taught performing arts to young people for over four years at Academy A in Kyiv, the Ukrainian Social Club in Twickenham & at Dramacube

Faye Duxberry

Musical Theatre Teacher

Faye studied Theatre and Performance at Warwick University and has an extensive background in youth theatre.

During her early career, she worked behind the scenes in television and on photo shoots, but her true passion has always been the stage.

She is delighted to be working with our Hampton Hill and Walton-on-Thames Young Performers, helping them develop the confidence to shine, grow, and thrive on and off stage.

Rosa Bruce-Ball

Dance Teacher

Rosa is a dance teacher and musical theatre student at Bodens
College of Creative Arts in north London. She is trained in ballet,
musical theatre, modern and jazz.

Rosa was a key part of Dramacube casts for almost 10 years and later trained with Michael Xavier’s MX classes in the West End and
the British Theatre Academy.

Rosa is passionate about sharing her experience and training in musical theatre and dance, and she fully agrees with a certain bright young girl who once said, “Even if you’re little, you can do a lot.”

Zoe Jones

Costume & Properties Designer

Zoe Jones is a talented costumes and properties designer with a passion for creating fun and iconic pieces that bring characters to life.

Zoe has brought her experience and creativity to our shows for many years – creating memorable pieces that help young performers fully embody their roles.

Productions include; Matilda, Moana, Legally Blonde, Beauty & The Beast and Aladdin.