Vice Principal (Academic) of LAMDA
Sarah Rowe trained in Stage Management and Technical Theatre at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Upon graduating, her first professional engagement was as Technical Assistant Stage Manager for a National Tour with the Hull Truck Theatre Company. She went on to work as a Stage Manager, Company Stage Manager and Production Manager for a wide range of companies, including: the Bath and Wessex Opera; the Bristol Express Theatre Company; the Bush Theatre; the Mercury Theatre, Colchester; Mishon Associates at the London Palladium; the New Victoria Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme and the Sphinx Theatre Company.
Sarah first joined LAMDA as a Stage Management Tutor and went on to become Director of the Academy's Two Year Stage Management & Technical Theatre Course in 1997. After four years at the helm of the course, she assumed the role of LAMDA's Head of Studies. Sarah was delighted to be appointed the Academy's Vice-Principal (Academic) in July 2007.
In addition to her work at LAMDA, Sarah plays an active role in a number of external organisations and committees. She was a member of the Disability Steering Group for the Dance and Drama Awards (DaDA) until March 2004 and is currently a Review Committee Member for the National Council for Drama Training (NCDT). In October 2006, Sarah was elected a Director of the UK's Conference of Drama Schools (CDS).