Ryan Carey-Hills

ACCREDITATIONS:

Trinity Level 6 Diploma in Professional Musical Theatre

TRAINING:

The Urdang Academy

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Ryan has been a huge part of The PAD over the past few years as a Head of Musical Theatre capacity, but now attends as an Industry Mentor and Musical Theatre Tutor for all courses. He assists students with repertoire, provides private singing lessons and choreographs musical theatre numbers within PAD productions.

PERFORMANCE CREDITS & CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Ryan trained in Musical Theatre and worked as a performer before working in education and becoming a creative. He has worked in vocational theatre colleges for over 10 years. He was previously Head of Vocational Studies at The Urdang Academy, Head of Musical Theatre at The PAD, is the current Co-Principal of BASE College and continues to lecture in Musical Theatre around the UK.

Ryan has choreographed for various corporate clients including Toni and Guy and Thompson Gold holidays as well as pantomimes around the country.

Half of the writing partnership ‘Carey-Hills & Hendricks’ Ryan and Lauren have been writing for over 12 years. ‘Nursery Crimes,’ their first show, ran at the Kings Head Theatre in London in 2009. They currently have 2 works in development – ‘Wytch’ a musical thriller based on the Pendle Hill Witch trials in 1612 and ‘Tinker Bell – The Musical’ which recently had a workshop in London featuring a full West End cast including Alice Fearn, Courtney Bowman, Oliver Saville and Tosh Wanogho-Maud.

Ryan has composed and arranged pieces for many events, showcases and cabarets; and has arranged music for various choirs and groups around the UK.

As a composer and musician, he also works alongside up and coming Soul artist JoCee and has performed at the renowned Ronnie Scott’s; The Jazz Cafe in Camden; and Brasserie Zedel, as well as Live performances on BBC Radio London.