WEST END ICONS DAY 2025
Join some of the musical theatre's most respected and celebrated performers for a day of west end workshops aimed to develop skills, build confidence and have heaps of fun too.
Samantha Barks: Frozen (Elsa), Pretty Woman (Vivian), Chicago (Velma), Oliver (Nancy), Les Misérables (Eponine) West End & Musical Film and soon to star in the premiere of The Greatest Showman (UK) to name just a few of her credits.
Oliver Tompsett: The Greatest Showman (PT Barnum, 2026), & Juliet (William Shakespeare), Pretty Woman (Edward), Kinky Boots (Charlie), We Will Rock You (Galileo), Wicked (Fiyero), to name just some.
Ryan Kopel: Dear Evan Hanson (Evan), Newsies (Davey), The Adams Family, The Book of Mormon.
Elliot David Parkes: Heathers, 13 going on 30, Pretty Woman, Dirty Dancing, The Rocky Horror Show.
Lorren Santo-Quinn: SIX The musical
PERFORM READY’S WEST END ICONS DAY 2025!
Sunday 14th December 2025 | 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
ArtsEd, Chiswick, London
Get ready for a show-stopping day of progression, inspiration and pure West End magic!
Join some of the UK’s most respected and celebrated musical theatre stars for a one-of-a-kind workshop experience designed to develop your skills, boost your confidence, and—most importantly—have a blast!
What’s in Store:
- Acting Through Song (material provided in advance for prep)
- Dance
- Acting & Script Work
- Show-Inspired Workshops
- Q&A
- Meet & Greet + Photo Opportunities with the stars!
Key Info:
- Date: Sunday 14th December 2025
- Time: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Location: ArtsEd, Chiswick, London
Attendees will be grouped by age and rotate through a full day of exciting workshops with our West End icons.
We aim to deliver the full advertised line-up; however, should unforeseen circumstances arise, any necessary substitutions will be made with performers of an equally high calibre.
This is a MUST-ATTEND for any aspiring performer or theatre enthusiast! Places are limited – don’t miss your chance to train with the best in the business.
ICONS
SAMANTHA BARKS
Samantha is one of the most recognisable faces of modern theatre, her credits include:
Frozen at Theatre Royal Drury Lane,
Pretty Woman (Chicago and Broadway), The Last Five Years
(St James Theatre), Oliver! (UK tour),
Les Misérables (Queen’s Theatre).
She is also know for the stand out role of Eponine in the film adaptation of Les Misérables.
She was one of the participants on the BBC series
“I’d Do Anything”.
For film, credits include Chocolate Cake,
For Love or Money, The Revenger.
She was a judge on ITV’s All Star Musicals and, most recently, Mamma Mia – I Have a Dream
Samantha is soon to star in the premiere stage adaption of “The Greatest Showman”.
OLIVER TOMPSETT
Oliver’s stage credits include:
Shakespeare in &Juliet (Broadway & West End), Thomas in Wild About You (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Ramsey in In Dreams (Leeds and Toronto), Edward Lewis in Pretty Woman (Savoy Theatre), Charlie Price in Kinky Boots (Adelphi), Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls (Phoenix), Galileo in We Will Rock You (Dominion),
Drew Boley in Rock of Ages (Dominion),
Fiyero in Wicked (Apollo Victoria).
His screen credits include:
Chauncey in Show Dogs (Open Road Films)
and Jake in The Hard Way (Fireapple).
Oliver is soon to star in the world premiere
of “The Greatest Showman” as P.T Barnum.
RYAN KOPEL
Ryan’s theatre credits include:
Newsies at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, West End productions of The Book Of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre and The Inheritance at the Noël Coward Theatre.
His television credits include:
HBO series House of the Dragon and Wedding Season.
ELLIOT DAVID PARKES
Elliots most recent credit is, 13 Going on 30, in which he performed in the world premiere.
Additional theatre credits include :
Pretty Woman (Zurich and UK & Ireland Tour), Heathers The Musical (The Other Palace), The Rocky Horror Show (International Tour), Dirty Dancing in Concert (UK Tour), Playstation in Concert (World Tour) and more.
LORREN SANTO-QUINN
Lorren is a performer from South East London, she has been working in the industry since graduating, and has most recently returned from her second international contract with SIX The Musical.
Lorren has played Anne Boleyn, Anna of Cleves, and Katherine Howard.