Sarah Simmons

Sarah Simmons

Sarah has had 25 years experience working as an actress in theatre, film, TV and radio. She has worked in most areas of the theatre, from repertory to fringe and was a founder member of Peter Hall's National Theatre Company on the South Bank, before touring extensively in the UK and Middle and Far East. In 1995 after working with Ridley Scott as a dialogue coach she took the Post Graduate Voice Study Course at Central School of Speech and Drama. Her work as a dialogue and voice coach is varied. She works with children, actors, private clients, Foreign English Speakers, as well as faciliting courses for Crystal Media and Tattersall Training for a wide range of clients including: The Foreign Office, The National Health Service, British Telecom, Abbey National, GlaxoSmithKline, Greenwich Housing and Hackney Council.

Her work covers confidence building, vocal clarity, accent work, as well as Effective and Advanced Speaking Courses, Public Speaking, readings and auditions.

Recently Sarah qualified as a TEFL Teacher at International House London, to underpin her voice skills when working with people where English is their second language. Sarah encourages people to enjoy voice work which is not elocution but a wonderful opportunity to find your best voice in order to communicate accurately with clarity and confidence what you want to say in any situation. She continues to work with professional actors and has worked at RADA and for the Ambassador Theatre Group.