About the Director

Toni Brown is a trained professional actress and qualified Learning mentor, who has worked extensively in both Theatre and with Children for 10 years. She currently teaches Drama and social skills at a Stage school for children, and alongside her acting career runs workshops for both children and adults on a variety of topics such as, "Improving Self-confidence" and "Anger management".

Previously, Toni was the Education officer and workshop leader coordinator for Shakespeare 4 Kidz, working with children in EAZ and EiC schools. She also worked as the Director of Education for Outside Edge Theatre Company and lead workshops on dealing with addiction, domestic violence and abuse.

Toni has toured nationwide with educational plays and interactive workshops, delivering to schools, theatres, hospitals, prisons, juvenile detention centres and Rehab clinics. She has run two youth theatre groups in London and is actively involved with community theatre.

Toni also runs INSET sessions and training for both parents and professionals on subjects such as "Stimulating the multiple intelligences" and "Using drama to combat behavioural problems in children".

Toni has most recently worked with children on a one to one basis as an Inclusive Learning Tutor with the Hastings and St Leonard's Excellence Cluster. Using a combination of counselling techniques and creative therapy, her work aimed to help children with special educational needs to become more engaged with learning.