Our Staff

Wendy Catherall - L.I.S.T.D.(Ballet, Modern and Tap) - Founder of the Elsber School Of Theatre Dance. Wendy trained at the International Ballet School in London under the direction of Mr Andrew Hardie. Her professional work includes, many musicals, touring the UK, Berlin (East as it was then!!) and Italy (The Student Prince and Vagabond King to name but a few!!). She also danced with the Handel Opera Company at Saddler’s Wells, London. Wendy has made numerous appearances in many films of days gone by (but she won’t admit to many of them!!! – although we do know of some, including ‘Carry On Regardless’, ‘Summer Holiday’ and some dodgy Audrey Hepburn film about nuns - or nurses, that we don’t know the name of!!). She founded the school in 1968. Both she and ‘it’ are still going strong

Rachel Catherall - A.I.S.T.D. (Ballet, Modern, Tap and National) - trained here The Elsber School of Theatre Dance, Buckley and Merseyside Dance and Drama Centre, Liverpool. After graduating from dance college, Rachel danced professionally all over the world for many companies and cruise lines, including Chandris / Celebrity Cruise Lines, working her way up to dance captain. She went on to be Resident Artistic Director for the European leg of the top Irish dance show, Spirit Of The Dance tour. As choreographer, her credits include: Romeo and Juliet, The Four Seasons, A Chorus of Disapproval, Arcadia and The Cherry Orchard, directed by Terry Hands CBE; A View From The Bridge, Hobson's Choice, Flights Of Fancy, Home Front, The Way It Was, The Voayge, The Grapes Of Wrath, The Timeless Myths of the Mabinogion, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twilight Tales, Great Expectations and Yesterday, directed by Time Baker; The Glass Menagerie, directed by Kate Wasserberg and the European Premier of, Shakespeare's Will, directed by Emma Lucia all for Clwyd Theatr Cymru; The Chester Mystery Plays, directed by Robin Goddard; Celtic Dreams (The Irish Sensation), for LM Productions, including a special re-worked version for the NHK cruise ship, The Assuka II. Ten different themed production shows for Explosive Productions Ltd at Center Parcs, Penrith. Peter Pan, Cinderella, Aladdin, Snow White, Jack and the Beanstalk and Dick Whittington and the Pirate Adventure, directed by David McNeill for the Sands Centre, Carlisle; Riverdance Experience, for Main Feature Productions; Ten productions shows for Mirage Shows & Productions Ltd, onboard Page & Moy's Ocean Majesty; and Fred Olsen's Boudicca and Black Watch cruise ships and many one night coporate events, including An Evening With Paul Daniels. Rachel was also choreographer and dance consultant for the 2006 Barclays Spaces For Sports national campaign, fronted by Darren Gough. Rachel will soon be choreographing Clwyd Theatr Cymru's forthcoming production of, Dancing At Lughnasa, directed by Kate Wasserberg.