Sixth Form Acting Course

Theatre includes: Dee in Wonder.land (Manchester International Festival); Usnavi in In The Heights (Southwark Playhouse), Lamar in 5,6,7,8 (Royal Court); Jimmy in Flashdance (Shaftesbury Theatre); Eddie in Mamma Mia (Prince of Wales Theatre); Reecey in Our House (UK Tour).

Television includes: Lannister Guardsman in Game of Thrones, Bastien in Le Grand and most recently Denny in Canal+ series Spotless.

Film includes: Lethal.

Jess trained at ArtsEd graduating with 1st Class BA (HONS) in Musical Theatre. As a performer, her credits cover numerous Wests End, UK and International tours – including ‘KISS ME KATE‘, ‘EVITA‘, ‘SEUSSICAL‘ and ‘AVENUE Q‘.

Most recently, Jess has been working as a Creative Associate and Resident Director for various productions and companies, including ‘JERSEY BOYS’, ‘SIX’, ‘20TH CENTURY BOY’, ‘WIZARD OF OZ’, and is currently the Associate Director for the UK Tour of ‘AVENUE Q’.

Her journey with Avenue Q and Puppetry began in 2014, where she played the roles of 2nd Arm/Bad Idea Bear/Mrs T, understudied and played the roles of Kate Monster/Lucy. She became on-stage Resident Director of the show in 2015-2017, and most recently Associate Director for the 2019/2020 UK Tour.

“‘Parker Puppetry’ was born in 2020, from a passion for Puppetry, Acting, Directing and Teaching for so many years.. and the desire to make learning this amazing skill accessible for anyone who enjoys any of those disciplines. COVID-19 has taught us that we are so adaptable to anything life throws at us, and learning online has become a great new normal. Teaching can now be delivered all around the world to anyone and everyone, and that is so exciting. So many Theatre, Television and Film productions are requiring Puppetry as a skill, not to mention just how much fun and joy it brings!

Learning any new skill can be daunting, but the results and sense of achievement that is felt is magical.”– Jess Parker

Theatre includes: DI Hyatt in A Very Expensive Poison (Old Vic), Harry in Company (West End), Charles Ingram in Quiz (West End/Chichester Festival Theatre), Against (Almeida), Mr Snow in Carousel (ENO), Nicely Nicely Johnson in Guys and Dolls, (West End, Olivier Award nomination for his performance), Francis in One Man Two Guvnors, (UK tour/West End/National), 1984 (West End/Headlong UK tour/Almeida), Dame Nanny Nora in Sleeping Beauty (Hackney Empire), Toad in The Wind in The Willows (Northampton Theatre Royal), Laurel and Hardy (Watermill Theatre), She Stoops to Conquer, (National), Noises Off (New Wolsey), Up on the Roof (Oldham Coliseum/UK tour) and Guys and Dolls (Salisbury Playhouse/Theatre Clwyd/Ipswich). US theatre credits include: Oklahoma, Assassins and The Grimm Tales.

Television includes: "Hitmen," "Brexit," "Man Down," "Will," "Casualty," "Utopia," "Holby City," "Obsession," "Hollyoaks," "The Cast," "Lunch Monkeys" and "The Bill." Film includes: The Courier and Made of Honour.

Two-time Evening Standard Theatre award winner Rosalie Craig is one of the most recognised and critically praised actors working in the West End. She received sensational five star reviews from critics for her lead role as BOBBIE in Company, which played at the Gielgud Theatre in London.

Her other notable theatre work includes leading roles in The Ferryman directed by Sam Mendes at the Gielgud Theatre, City of Angels at the Donmar Warehouse, Ragtime at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, and The Threepenny Opera & As You Like It at the National Theatre. Rosalie's television work includes appearances on BBC ONE’s Spooks, ITV’S Endeavour, NETFLIX hit Lovesick, McDonald and Dodds alongside Jason Watkins, Truthseekers with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost for AMAZON PRIME, and Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit.