ALUMNI OF EYT
EYT students go on to do a wide variety of different things after they graduate! Some of them go into the arts, but many of them don't, and instead put the skills they learned from youth theatre to use in all sorts of fields! The life skills and techniques we teach in youth theatre, like self-confidence, expressing yourself, speaking in public and more, are invaluable in any field of employment!
Siân Dockey
At EYT from 2002 to 2007
Stand-up Comedian, Actor and Writer
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After discovering her love for the arts at EYT, Siân began performing stand-up comedy at the University of Cambridge. She is now a BBC New Comedy Award-nominated stand-up comedian.
Siân was recently featured on Channel 4’s Random Acts and has written and starred in her own short for BBC 3. She has written for The Independent about pole dancing and mental health and been featured in the Guardian for combining pole dancing, comedy and activism. She also wrote the award-nominated short film Swan, which is available to stream here.
Find out more about Siân here.
Dr. Marchella Ward
At EYT from 2004 to 2008
Lecturer at Open University
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Chella was a member of EYT back in the early 2000s for several years. She used to commute over an hour from Mol every Saturday morning in order to get to her weekly class in Laeken!
After leaving school, Marchella went to Oxford University, where she got her Bachelor's Degree, and then went on to complete a PhD in Ancient Greek Theatre. She now teaches Classical Studies at Open University, and also writes children's books!
Felix Trench
At EYT from 1999 to 2005
Actor and Writer
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Felix was one of the first 8 students at EYT. He studied at the Universities of Edinburgh and Warwick before training on the Drama Studio London one year acting course and the Royal Court Young Writers' programme.
As an actor, he has worked for the BBC, Channel 4, in theatre, commercials, and video games. He regularly works in audio drama and plays a lead in the podcast sitcom Wooden Overcoats.
Colleen Cameron
At EYT from 2006 to 2012
Actress, Writer and Acting Teacher
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Upon finishing her schooling in Belgium, Colleen left for Glasgow to study Acting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, including a semester abroad at the Paris Conservatoire.
After obtaining her degree, Colleen came back to Brussels, where she put together her one-woman show "Bottled Up", which she performed on The Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2018. She now teaches acting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Mathias Steens
At EYT from 2009 to 2011
Care Worker at Brussels Autism Centre
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Matt joined the youth theatre in 2009 at the age of 15, initially getting by in a fully anglophone environment on schoolboy English and charm alone. After two years, Matt's confidence in speaking English was much higher, he had made tons of new friends and discovered a love of theatre and the arts!
After obtaining a degree in Education from Parnasse-ISEI, Matt got a job as care worker in a centre for autistic adults, where he works to this day.
Tom Vercnocke
At EYT from 2004 to 2016
Actor and Musician
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Tom joined EYT at the age of 6, and stayed all the way until his graduation at 18.
Since leaving EYT, Tom attended Guildford School of Acting, where he graduated with a degree in Acting and Music. He is now a professional actor and musician, having just finished a tour with TNT Theatre's production of 1984, touring Europe and the UK.​
Dr. David Kanter
At EYT from 1999 to 2005
Researcher and Lecturer at New York University
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Another one of the first 8, David was (and still is) a gifted musician and actor, although never at the expense of his academia.
He got a BSc in Chemistry and Law from the University of Bristol, and then went on to get an MA and PhD in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy from Princetown Univeristy. He is now a researcher and lecturer for New York University.
Ewan Clarke
At EYT from 2008 to 2019
Systems Administrator for Rockstar Games
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Ewan spent 10 years at EYT, from 6 to 16 years old. After graduating, Ewan started working in IT, building and administrating servers, firewalls and desktops. In 2023, after a gruelling interview process, Ewan joined the team at Rockstar Games, working on IT operations for the studio as well as assisting other studios. He also takes part in competitive gaming, playing for Vendetta Esports.
Are you an EYT alumnus? Then you're part of the family! So let's keep in touch. We're always interested in what our students go on to do after they leave us. You can contact us by email, or via WhatsApp!
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