Teachers
Andriana
MacInnes
Founder and Director
Founder and Director of Bright Lights School - fully DBS checked and First Aid Trained. Andriana MacInnes (BA HONS), has completed LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts) Examinations up to Grade 8 (Gold Medal) and RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts) Examinations. Andriana has been teaching Speech & Drama since 2008, whilst obtaining a degree in Drama and English at Brunel University. Bright Lights School of Performance was born in 2010 and is a Registered Limited Company. Andriana is the LAMDA Teacher at St Margaret's School, Stanborough Primary School and Stanborough Secondary School.
Georgie
Hendry
Teacher
With over 9 years of teaching experience and a 100% pass success rate in LAMDA examinations, Georgie brings a passionate, supportive, and results-driven approach to coaching students of all ages. Alongside her teaching, she has extensive professional experience within the theatre industry, allowing her to offer students practical, industry-informed guidance that builds both confidence and performance skills. Theatre credits include: Middle Billy/Terry the Troll in The Three Billy Goats Gruff (UK Tour), Poppy Piglet in The Three Little Pigs (UK Tour), and Piggie in Elephant and Piggie’s: We Are In A Play! (European Premiere, Perform in the Park, Bloomsbury). Further credits include Merry the Elf in Christmas Spectacular: In the St Nick of Time! (The Regent’s Centre, Bournemouth), Desdemona in Jack and the Beanstalk (Westlands Entertainment Venue, Yeovil), Mildred Mudd in Magical Merlin (St Martin’s Theatre, London’s West End), and most recently Bubble the Good Fairy in Mother Goose (The Courtyard Theatre, Hereford). Georgie is passionate about nurturing young performers, whether that is building their confidence to speak in public or setting students up for their future as confident, communicative individuals. She loves helping them reach their full potential.
Isabelle
Heselwood
Teacher
Isabelle is a teacher and actor from Blackpool; its rich, theatrical history and bright lights inspired her from a young age. After completing a foundation course at East 15, Isabelle moved to London, working at the Old Red Lion Theatre before gaining a place at The Oxford School of Drama. Isabelle found a love and purpose for teaching before starting at drama school, but once she graduated, she quickly picked it back up again and found a love for teaching LAMDA exams. She took LAMDA exams herself as a teenager and so understands their importance. She wouldn’t be where she is now without LAMDA! Offstage, Isabelle is a voracious reader (getting through a book a week), a lover of all things Sci-Fi.
Sam
Rees-Baylis
Teacher
Sam is an accomplished LAMDA teacher with over five years of experience, teaching across all disciplines and grades. He has a strong track record of supporting students to achieve excellent results, including the highest marks. Having studied LAMDA himself from an early age through to Grade 8, Sam brings a deep personal understanding of the journey his students are on—an experience that continues to inform and inspire his teaching. In 2018, he graduated from the Guildford School of Acting with a First Class BA in Acting and now works professionally as an actor across stage and screen alongside his teaching practice. Sam takes great pride in nurturing his students’ confidence, skill, and enjoyment as developing performers.
