David Lawson Lean
Performing Arts Services for Children
Coaching. Casting. Chaperoning. Workshops for Schools.
Biography
David works as a Drama Workshop Leader and Acting Coach throughout Surrey and West London. He leads drama classes at a number of dance schools and weekend theatre schools, as well as having 14 years experience of coaching pupils for L.A.M.D.A drama examinations. As a Drama Consultant, David, works in schools both running workshops and providing training for primary school teachers on the use of drama in the classroom. He has also lectured in Drama in the further education sector.
He is the writer of numerous plays for children including: Shadows, The Top Top Floor Show, The Lost Witch of Holly Tree Haven, Guardians of Time, and Paper Trails & Teapot Tales (all with music by Jane Marlow), Paradise, Parties and Prophesy, Famine, and "12", all of which he has directed with casts of young people from the London area. Other play writing credits include Confronting the Elephant and Eating Angels.
David's own acting credits include: U.K tours of The Wind in The Willows, and A Christmas Carol, various repertory seasons, pantomime and a one-man play.
On the fringe David has directed The Bear by Chekhov and Mountain Language by Pinter.
A number of David's pupils have worked professionally.
David is a member of EQUITY, a licensed chaperone and a member of The Institute for Learning. He is currently on the Executive of Kingston Arts Council and the director of Kingston Junior Drama Company.