About Us
Kirsty Halliday - Principal and Tutor
Kirsty has been acting for over 13 years now performing on stage and in short films. She studied Acting and then Musical Theatre at Edinburgh's Telford college gaining a Higher National Certificate in each. Kirsty then went on to study Drama and Performance and started teaching drama alongside her studies. She has since taught for Edinburgh Acting School, Scottish Youth Theatre, Stagecoach Performing Arts, Brunton Youth Theatre and many more teaching both adults and children.
She believes in using drama as a way of gaining confidence, communication skills and, of course, nourishing natural talent. She continues to act alongside teaching so that she is constantly learning more about the art to pass on to students. Kirsty took over the acting school in 2011 and is very excited about all that the school has to offer and that she can bring to it.
Anna Tinline
Anna trained at Queen Margaret College and went on to qualify as a drama teacher at Moray House College of Education. She began her career teaching at Tynecastle High School where she set up her own theatre group. She was also involved in the founding of the Scottish Youth Theatre and Scottish Association of Drama in Education. She set up Edinburgh Acting School (EAS) in 1982. The aims and ethos of the school embody her belief in the value of drama teaching and her passionate commitment to performing arts. Since then, besides directing and contributing to the school’s teaching programme, she has directed many stage plays and musicals involving both children and adults. In recent years, she has also carried out a wide range of external teaching and consultancy including: voice training for television and radio presenters: courses in Presentations skills for Edinburgh University departments: Edinburgh College of Art and corporate businesses. She treads the boards throughout the year to refresh her acting shills to keep her hand in
All of our tutors are fully disclosed and have the correct insurance and training required to teach both adults and children. Should you wish to see a copy of your tutors disclosure please simply ask.
Location
Classes are held at Lifecare, Stockbridge House, 2 Cheyne Street, Edinburgh, EH4 1JB