HELEN PETROVNA, Co-Director & Choreographer
Helen trained at The Collaborative Arts Project (CAP21) in New York City, where she specialised in Audition Technique, Mix-Belt Technique, Repertoire and Musical Theatre as a Business.
Professional theatre credits include; Graziella in West Side Story, West End Rocks, “An Evening on the Westside“, Les Miserables in Concert, Jemima in Cats, Singer/Dancer for Universal, Miss Pennywise in Urinetown The Musical, Katherine in Wine Lovers The Musical, Serena in Legally Blonde The Musical, Brooke Wyndham in Legally Blonde The Musical, The Slave of the Ring in Aladdin, all female roles in Starlight Express – including the lead role of ‘Pearl’, Tinkerbell in Peter Pan and Brooke Wyndham (u/s Elle & Vivienne, dance captain and jump rope coach) on the most recent National Tour of Legally Blonde The Musical.
She can be seen in the ICF feature film Chalet Girl and has previously worked for the BBC, ITV and Nickelodeon with performances on Murder in Suburbia, Genie and The Royal Variety Show. Helen is a featured vocalist for the podcast musical theatre company Pipe Dream Theatre.
Helen returned to cover all female roles in Starlight Express until having her daughter in 2022. Moving away from performing, she now directs, choreographs, and hosts professional workshops. Recent directing credits in Cambridge include 9 to 5: The Musical and Legally Blonde The Musical at the Cambridge Arts Theatre.