THE TEAM

David Phaure: Co - Founder and Director [Event Stage Manager]

David graduated from the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in London 1999 and worked as a professional actor for four years before founding Sonnets in 2003. Sonnets has grown over the five years providing drama, singing and dance to over 50 schools and running its own private school.

Lisa Phaure: Co-Founder and Event Manager/Cover Teacher

Lisa has completed the Open College Network Fizzy Cool Certificate in Teaching Drama to Children and Teaching Dance to Children. She has also participated in Amateur Dramatics. Lisa also an Event Manager for Sonnets ProAct Event Management.

She brings with her a wealth of business experience with a background in Adult IT Training and Account Management at Reuters Ltd, Campaign Management at Legal & General Ltd and International experience as an Advertising Manager for a broadcasting magazine. She has a B.A. (Hons) Information Systems & Sociology.

Mark Taylor MBE: Financial Accounts Manager

Mark is our newest senior member to join Sonnets. Mark's key role is to check that all payment is paid and to follow up monies owing to the company.

Vivianne Anderson: Director Of Choreography

Vivianne has been with Sonnets since the beginning. We invited her to come and work with us due her vast experience in Dance. Vivianne is Royal Academy trained with over 40 years experience in Ballet and Tap and 15 years of running her own Dance School in Staffordshire and London - she has masses of crudentials to her name, need we say more.

Lissy Egginton: Lead Dance Instructor

Lissy came on board in 2007 and was made Lead Dance Instructor for the Dance department of Sonnets where she Leads five instructors. So far Lissy in a very short space of time has managed to choreograph and produce six performances for the Mayor's Variety Show. Lissy has entered and won the Dance Rock Challenge in Basingstoke. Lissy is a true asset to have on the Sonnets Team and this has been proven by her true devotion, passion but also professionalism and carisma towards the children.

Deborah Smith - Administrator

Ben Davies - Dance Instructor

Lydia Rees - Dance Instructor

Luke Brown - Dance Instructor

Zoe Lunn - Dance Instructor

Abigail Egginton: Cover Drama and Dance Instructor

Laura Remnant: Cover Dance Instructor