PAT O'TOOLE

I am one of the UK's leading acting and performance coaches, a senior academic, qualified counsellor and NLP practitioner. I trained as an actress and have spent the last 20 working as a director and acting and performance coach/trainer. As Artistic Director I ran my own theatre company for 10 years and I also have a background in general management. I run performance and presentation workshops in the UK and abroad and am a regular visiting practioner in the US. My clients include celebrities, CEO's, MP's, Musicians and Singers. I specialise in Forum Theatre and communication and continue to carry out practise research in my role as Senior Lecturer at Rose Bruford College. I hold an MSc in Social Sciences from Greenwich University and a Post Graduate in Integrative Counselling. I use theatre based skills and strategies in all aspects of my work as both a practitioner and performance consultant.

LUCIE FITCHETT

For 6 years I was Artistic Director of my theatre company whose work included seasons at The Royal Shakespeare Company's Swan Theatre. As an actress I continue to work as a corporate presenter and voice over artist and I regularly appear on BBC Radio 4. As freelance producer/writer/researcher in TV news and current affairs I have worked closely with politicians, personalities and other individuals on pre-camera interview preparation. I am a Forum and Image Theatre specialist having trained with the originator of this work, Augusto Boal, and Cardboard Citizens the foremost exponents of this work. I am a person centred counsellor and NLP practitioner and I use this background to find quick and effective ways of training each individual.