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The ethos of Cardwell Theatre School is to maintain a happy environment where children can develop their creativity and a love of dance whilst allowing them to achieve their full potential. We accept boys and girls as students from age 3 to adult.
- Cardwell Theatre School has excellent results for both IDTA and RAD examinations.
- Pupils regularly appear in pantomime and professional shows.
- Former students are presently performing with English National Ballet, Wicked and Flashdance (both in the West End) several major cruise companies and in cabaret around the U.K.
History of the school
Principal Lynda Cardwell began her teaching career in 1973 when she opened a theatre school at the Carpi Ballroom, Platt Lane Rusholme. For the next fifteen years she was to train students who would continue in the profession as both teachers and performers. Former pupils went on to appear in many West End shows as well as on television and in drama productions.
In 1985 Lynda was appointed an examiner for IDTA and now, as a Principal Examiner Member of Theatre Council and Head of the Ballet Faculty, she regularly examines, lectures and adjudicates both in this country and abroad. This year she has had the pleasure of examining in Holland and New Zealand and was delighted to be asked to adjudicate the finals of Miss Dance of Great Britain and Dance Master.
The next milestone in Lynda’s career came in 1988 when Lynda Cardwell School of dancing and Barbara Sharples School of Dancing merged to form the Sharples Theatre School, later to be renamed the Sharples Cardwell Theatre School. This was the most successful venture that continued for eleven years until the retirement of Miss Sharples in July 1999.
