LARA FIRTH has landed a principal role as Amber Von Tussle in Hairspray with Northern Youth Musical Theatre Co, performing at Carriageworks Theatre in Leeds 25 - 27 October 2018. Congratulations Lara!!!

Lara began dancing at KPSD when she was just four and has gone on to perform alongside Broadway and West End stars! 

After winning the KPSD Choreographic competition in 2012 and showing a flair for performing arts, Lara joined Stage 84 where she played principle roles including Young Cosette in Les Miserables. Following an audition at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, Lara gained a coveted place with the Stagebox Musical Theatre Elite Team.  Here she gains intensive training in all aspects of performing arts at the West Yorkshire Playhouse and Centre Point in Manchester whilst continuing her dance training at KPSD. She has performed alongside Danielle Hope and Natalie Weiss in Magic of the Musicals at CAST (Doncaster) and in Live in London at the Royal Court Theatre (London).

She still enjoys her KPSD classes in ballet, tap, modern and jazz as well as performing in our shows and taking part in our ISTD exams.