About Us
About Our School
The Theatre Rocket is a multi-award-winning performing arts school for children, based in Surrey. We offer a main school on Saturdays, offering tuition in all the performance disciplines. We also run audition-only groups for different ages and skillsets. We are also a registered LAMDA examination centre, and we prepare and enter many of our students for various festivals around the country. Clink on our our separate pages for more details
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Director RAE BAKER is your acting and singing coach.
RAE BAKER was born in Hampshire, Rae started performing at the age of 12 with the National Youth music Theatre. West End productions such as Oliver and Whistle down the wind gave her the opportunity to win the Cameron Macintosh Award in Musical theatre.She then went on to train at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama where she achieved a BA Hons degree in Acting/Musical Theatre.
Theatre includes: The Wizard of Oz.(West End) The Lost Highway (ENO/Young Vic), Dirty Dancing (West End), The Postman Always Rings Twice (West End), My Cousin Rachel (Theatre Royal Windsor), Stephen Sondheim’s Saturday night (West End), Pal Joey (New Wolsey/ Nottingham Playhouse), Dick Barton (Nottingham Playhouse), A Saint She Ain't (West End), Nymph Errant (Chichester Festival Theatre), Guys and Dolls (Royal National Theatre), Jekyll (Churchill Theatre). The Winters Tale (RNT Studio.)
Television includes: Father Brown, Casualty, MI High, The Site, Doctors, Down To Earth, The Bill, Sam's Game, Ed Stone is Dead, Nigh & Day, Family Affairs, Big Bad World, One Foot in the Grave, Ice Planet, (US) Goodnight Sweetheart, Birds of a Feather, Jonathan Creek, Nicholas Nickleby. BBC Film includes: Never Let Me Go, Follow Me On My Journey To Die,London Road.The shadow run.
She has over 20 years Teaching and Directing experience with children in all capacities of performance and currently lectures at Chichester University, is a vocal coach and runs The Theatre Rocket alongside Hannah Mott.
Her belief is that storytelling and performance is a fantastic tool for all children to experience and that it lends itself as a building block for confidence in every aspect in life.
Director HANNAH MOTT is your dance coach / choreographer.
Hannah Mott began dancing aged 4 at The Warren School of Dancing, Sandhurst. She went on to train there in Ballet, Tap and Modern Dance styles, completing Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing examinations up to Advanced 2 level.
Hannah is an IDTA Freestyle Licentiate and was one of only 12 candidates nationwide to be nominated for the John Dilworth Scholarship Award. Having assisted with and led classes from an early age, Hannah developed a strong passion for teaching dance and went on to establish her own Dance Company, Gremlin Dance Ltd, where she continues to work in schools, community settings and dance establishments. She is a trained Street Cheer coach with the UKCA and has worked alongside Rushmoor Borough Council delivering the Street Games programme in Farnborough. She has won awards in the Junior Rock Challenge competition working with St Mark’s CE Primary School, Farnborough for 12 years and achieving 1st, 2nd and 3rd places during this time as well as awards for Best Choreography, Performance and Staging. Hannah coordinates dance events including annual The Gremlin Dance Challenge held at The Princes Hall, Aldershot, providing a platform for local schools to showcase their dance work on a professional stage. She is always keen to spread her passion in dance and works alongside young people and adults in both mainstream establishments and more specialised centres for individuals with additional needs. Hannah and Rae founded the Theatre Rocket in 2014 and have gone from strength to strength, training young performers to learn the three disciplines of Musical Theatre and preparing them for work in the Industry and beyond.
About our patron
AIMIE ATKINSON - Our Patron
The Theatre Rocket are proud to announce that AIMIE ATKINSON has become our Patron!
Aimie has a wealth of West End Musical Theatre experience and is best known for her Olivier Award-nominated performance in the original cast of Six as Henry VIII's fifth wife, Katherine Howard. Her latest role sees her portraying the iconic lead role of Vivian Ward in the West End premiere of Pretty Woman - The Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre opposite Danny Mac as Edward Lewis. Performances are currently scheduled to January 2021.
Aimie is hugely passionate about nurturing young talent and cannot wait to support and guide the students of The Theatre Rocket on their Performing journeys.
Originally from Stevenage, Aimie’s Father was in a rock band, she was born into a musical family, inspiring and encouraging her to learn even more about musicianship. Growing up, she dreamt of a life in the theatre, taking part in numerous Performing Arts groups and school productions, later running a franchise of Performing Arts school, Stagecraft, in her hometown.
Having successfully gained a place at Arts Educational School in London, Aimie entered BBC Radio 2’s Musical Theatre Competition while in training. Even though she'd yet to begin her professional career, Aimie went on to win both Amateur and Professional categories, taking the title of 'Voice of Musical Theatre'.
Opening doors, Atkinson left Arts Educational School to make her professional debut, starring in a production of Days and Hopes at King’s Head Theatre. Later starting the Royal Academy of Music's intensive Musical Theatre programme, history repeated itself once again when Atkinson left training to star in a production, this time originating the role of Luisa in the UK tour of Zorro.
Aimie is no stranger to starring in Musical Theatre roles, taking over the role of Daniela in the London premiere of In The Heights at King’s Cross Theatre, as well as starring in off-West End productions of Steel Pier at the Union Theatre and Legacy Falls at Charing Cross Theatre. She’s also performed in Theatres across the country, appearing in regional and touring productions of Legally Blonde, Dirty Dancing, Blockbuster, Carnaby Street and Never Forget.
However, she’s best known for her critically-acclaimed performance in Six, originating the role of Katherine Howard and playing the role for over two years. Along with the five other queens in the West End cast, Atkinson was nominated for best supporting actress in a musical at the 2019 Olivier Awards, with Six receiving five Olivier Award nominations including Best New Musical.
Away from Musical Theatre, Aimie is also the Creative Director of Goldstone, a British girl group that won ‘The Voice of Astana’, a Kazakh singing competition in 2018. As a solo artist, Atkinson released her debut album titled ‘Step Inside Love’ in 2017.
The Theatre Rocket are delighted to welcome Aimie as our Patron and can’t wait to share her knowledge and experience with our Young Performers.
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We have a fabulous new Patron!
Our new Patron is the wonderful Aimie Atkinson!!