From School Stage to Starlight Stage

Eve Humphry has always had the theatre in her blood!  She threw herself into life at Charters and from the off, Drama featured heavily.  She was involved with local youth theatre outside of school, and appeared in many productions in school - and it was her comedy that made her stand out and was really her thing!…  

Eve did well in her exams, achieved the highest grade in Theatre Studies at A Level and had already decided to audition for Drama School as her next step.  During this competitive process she attended Artemis College (South Hill Park) for the required post A Level ‘performing arts’ year and then got onto the Guildford School of Acting ‘Musical Theatre’ Foundation course the following year.  This led onto her successfully joining the prestigious Mountview Drama School where she completed her degree in Musical Theatre. 

This academic year, during the first of her final year shows, Eve was spotted by a casting agent and asked to join auditions for Starlight Express London: the high speed show about a child’s train set that magically comes to life with engines racing to be the fastest in the world as they are inspired by the legend of the ‘Starlight Express’.  After a number of different audition stages, Eve was offered the part of Dinah.  For those of you unfamiliar with the show, the entire cast hurtle around the theatre at high speed...on wheels! So now all Eve had to do was learn to stake!  Skate School began in February with four months of intense training and rehearsals and the show opened on Saturday 8 June which was Eve’s professional debut.  It is incredibly hard work with Eve performing in nine shows each week this summer, but she is having the time of her life!

It is an amazing, high energy, entertaining show - a must-see experience… you won’t be disappointed!

For those looking to pursue this career path, Eve would recommend Artemis at South Hill Park as a great first next step for those looking to pursue a career in theatre, and seek guidance regarding the Drama School process.