Leon’s first professional role was at the age of 12 in the film REVOLUTION with Al Pacino, film & tv credits since then include: HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, WILDE playing ‘Philip’, NOTTING HILL, EASTENDERS, CHUCKLEVISION, SPOOKS and THE OFFICE. Leon was a regular character on the JOHNNY VAUGHAN SHOW and DICK N DOM IN DA BUNGELOW.

Theatre includes: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM as ‘Bottom’, PETER PAN and ALL MY SON’S at the Palace Theatre, and BILL’S NEW FROCK for Salamander Theatre. Apart from performing and working with children, Leon’s other great love is comedy and he co-wrote and produced BACKGROUND ACTION a comedy short film, RENEGADE AIRWAYS a radio pilot produced by 6 Music’s Iyare, and he has just finished SWEEPSTAKES, his first sit-com.

Richard has been Production Manager since 2018 having previously worked at the University of Hull teach ing and supervis ing Production and Stage Management for 15 years . He was Production Manager of Switch Drama Company based in Hull including shows ANIMAL FARM, A MURDER IS ARRANGED and CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. His previous work has also included twice touring to Japan with The Chikamatsu Theatre Company's English tran slations of the classic Japanese plays DRUMBEATS OVER THE HORIKAWA and LOVERS SUICIDES AT IMAMIYA. He has also worked as Stage Manager on Middle Child Theatre Company's productions of BILLY WITH HIS BOOTS ON, WHEN YOU CURE ME and THE SNOW QUEEN at Hull Tru ck Theatre.

Diana trained as an actress at Guildford School of Acting and enjoyed a varied career in theatre, TV and commercials.

Over the last twelve years, Diana has moved on to work in applied drama facilitation, using drama skills to work with various groups of people including mainstream, SEN, vulnerable young people and those on the autism spectrum.

Diana works a lot with Shakespeare, classic texts and dancing and loves it when all these things come together!

For Wizard Theatre she delivers the POWER OF DRAMA in Oxfordshire schools.

Rachel was dance trained in ballet, tap and contemporary from a young age and then went on to study Acting at The Arts University Bournemouth. She has toured in the UK and Europe with White Horse Theatre, Duck Egg Theatre and Vienna's English Theatre.

She started out with Wizard crossing roads safely in FOOTSTEPS: THE MOVIE, WAY TO GO and Mark Wheeler’s CHICKEN. She has more recently been on adventures in WIND IN THE WILLOWS as ‘Mole’ and ROBIN HOOD where she played ‘Marion’ and the ‘Sheriff of Nottingham'. Having toured every year outdoors with sister company Illyria, since the summer of 2017, she most recently played ‘Wendy’ in PETER PAN. In her spare time, she’s often found with her sewing machine, on her yoga mat or trying to play various musical instruments!

Rachel had facilitated on our STAYING SAFE and POWER OF DRAMA programmes. Fresh from Wizard’s tour of ON THE RIGHT ROAD and hot off the heels of panto ALADDIN, Rachel reprises the role of ‘Fiona’, Dan’s mum for the 2024 tour of I LOVE YOU MUM, I PROMISE I WON’T DIE.

Christopher is originally from Yorkshire, where he was a founding member of York Theatre Royal’s Young Actors Company, before training professionally at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.

Following his graduation in 2011, Christopher made his debut in Shakespeare and Fletcher’s THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN at the Teatro delle Muse in Rome. Since then he has toured the UK and Europe extensively in a wide variety of productions... often with his future colleagues at Wizard Theatre!

Christopher played Phileas Fogg in Vienna’s English Theatre’s tour of AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (with David Sayers), and the Emerald City Guard in THE WIZARD OF OZ at the Brewhouse Theatre in Taunton (with Jeremy Randall), before joining the renowned open-air theatre company Illyria for their Shakespearean productions of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (with Rachel O’Hare) and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (with Richard Blackman), both directed by yet another well-known Wizard, Oliver Gray!

Most recently he toured the UK and the Netherlands in his third production with Illyria, ROMEO & JULIET, where he met Samuel Adams & Lydia Waller, his fellow Wizard cast mates for THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES.

Lydia is an actor originally from Leeds, and a Masters graduate of ALRA North. Most recently she has worked alongside other Wizard faces in ROMEO & JULIET (UK & Netherlands Tour) as Nurse/Tybalt for Illyria Theatre.

She has appeared in many children's theatre tours and musicals, including NO HORIZON (The Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe), and ROBIN HOOD as Maid Marion for West Midlands Children's Theatre (UK & Ireland).

She has worked with the BBC Philharmonic and Andrea Bocelli in choral work, and in motion capture as a lead in educational video game NONE IN THREE. She has also worked for Script Yorkshire and The Stephen Joseph Theatre on new local scripts.

Lydia is very excited to begin her first Wizard Theatre adventure, as Princess Ruby in this year's Christmas production of The Emperors New Clothes!

Princess has been a professional actress for 8 years since graduating with a BA degree in Acting for Stage and Screen at The University of West London. She has always had a great passion for performing on stage and, was in the one woman show THE WEDDING SPEECH at The Soho Theatre. Further theatre credits include ROMEO AND JULIET for Open Bar Theatre tour and HOUSE OF SHAME at White Bear Theatre. Princess also has worked on screen and plays the title role ‘Talia’ in award winning series TALIA VERSUS.

Princess has always enjoyed working with children and young people and facilitates workshops for ages 7-15 on Tudor England at a Living history museum in London. Princess is thrilled to be joining Wizard and playing Jenna in l LOVE YOU MUM – I PROMISE I WON’T DIE.

Samuel trained at East 15 on the Acting & Stage Combat course. Since graduating Samuel has worked on informational videos for THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY, been a combat instructor for young actors with the company WANDERING KNIGHTS, as well as performing in a series of short films produced by the Corby Cube Theatre named THINKING 360. His theatre credits include playing ‘Lycander’ in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM for Fitzrovia, ‘Dromio of Ephesus’ in THE COMEDY OF ERRORS adapted by Jon Bond, ‘George’ In LORD OF THE FLIES at Clifftown theatre and a puppeteer in HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DINOSAUR by Rent A Dinosaur.

Samuel is one of Wizard’s STAYING SAFE facilitators and in 2025 will once again reprise the role of ‘Jack’ in I LOVE YOU MUM, I PROMISE I WON’T DIE .

Angela trained at The Centre PAC and Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.

She worked for several years as an actor - touring all over the UK and abroad, mainly in Children’s/family shows, but also in comedy and sketch and as a dancer in an opera, and on a ferry liner! She has a passion for comedy and performed ch aracter comedy, sketch and stand up on the live circuit as well as creating and performing in a couple of shows at Edinburgh Festival.

More recently she has been working as a screenwriter and has had a TV Pilot made, as well as two short films which have recieved official festival selections and awards. She has several other writing projects in development and has just recieved her first commission - a comedy horror short for BBC Comedy.

She first joined Wizard in 2013, playing ‘Mole' in our winter show T HE WIND IN THE WILLOWS and is a regular facilitator on our POWER OF DRAMA Programme.

Sara has 10 years of experience working in the arts and education having worked as a freelance drama, theatre, movement and music facilitator with children and young people of all ages. Sara is also a singer - songwriter and pianist, having composing music for a variety of theatrical productions and more recently has released and performed her own music at live gigs around London . She has a BA in French and Drama from the University of Birmingham and an MA in Advanced Theatre Practice from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.