Welcome to Showstoppers!

Inspiring Creativity. Building Confidence. Creating Community.

Showstoppers is a fun and inclusive community theatre group based in Denton, Greater Manchester. We run our sessions at New Chapel Unitarian Church and the Carmel Christian Centre, where we provide a safe, nurturing environment for young people and adults to explore the world of performance and theatre.

Whether your child dreams of being on stage or just wants to grow in confidence and make new friends, Showstoppers offers something for everyone.

Who We Are

Our group is led by a dedicated team of fully qualified, first aid-trained, and DBS-checked teachers with over 20 years of experience in both education and the performing arts. We’re passionate about helping every everyone thrive—whether they're new to drama or seasoned performers.

What We Do

At Showstoppers, we believe in learning through fun, creativity, and collaboration. Our sessions are designed to support personal growth, artistic exploration, and social development. We focus on:

Building confidence through performance and public speaking
Developing essential life skills like teamwork, communication, and empathy
Encouraging imagination and expression through creative arts
Creating a supportive community where everyone feels valued

Each week, students get hands-on experience in a variety of performance disciplines, including:

Singing
Dancing
Acting
Mime
Improvisation
Role-play
Script work
Stagecraft and direction

Performance Opportunities

We offer real-world performance experience, giving our students the chance to shine on stage. Every year, we produce four full-scale productions at the Hyde Festival Theatre, featuring a mix of musicals, plays, pantomimes, murder mysteries and variety performances. These shows are a celebration of our students’ hard work, creativity, and progress.

In addition to our main productions, we also:

Participate in local events and festivals
Organise fundraising performances to support the arts in our community
Collaborate on charity events, including recent efforts to raise funds for the Hyde Festival Theatre

Proud Members of ACT

Showstoppers is a member of ACT – the Association of Community Theatre, a national network that supports grassroots theatre groups across the UK. Being part of ACT helps us stay connected with the wider performing arts community and ensures that our students benefit from the highest standards in community theatre. In 2025 we were proud to receive 10 nominations at the Pantomime awards walking away with 5 winners, as well as winning an out of the spot light award at members day for our amazing creative team.

More Than Just Theatre

At Showstoppers, it’s not just about performing—it’s about creating a space where our members feel empowered, accepted, and inspired. Many of our members develop lasting friendships, grow in self-esteem, and discover passions they never knew they had.

We welcome people of all abilities and backgrounds, and there’s no pressure to be a “star”—just be yourself, and have fun!

“I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.”
— Oscar Wilde

Join Us!

Whether you’re looking to try something new, build confidence, or take your love of performing to the next level, we’d love to welcome you to the Showstoppers family.

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Meet The Showstoppers Team

Vicky Husband

Vicky has been involved in the theatre world from a very young age. She has over 20 years of experience working with young people, most of which has been spent working with young people with Special Educational Needs. Vicky has been involved in performing on and off stage for most of her life. She has taken to the stage in many performances. Vicky’s passionate about giving young people the opportunity, confidence, and self-belief to perform. Vicky works in both educational and private settings. She is also a fully qualified UKCA cheerleading coach and holds 5 UK championships.
qualifications in Child Protection, Safeguarding, and Emotional Literacy. Vicky is continuing her training in Mental Health First aid.

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Rachel Bunting

Rachel began performing at the age of 12 taking on a variety of roles in amateur productions before training at the North Cheshire Theatre School and securing experience in professional productions.

With over 20 years of experience both performing and directing, Rachel is also a qualified teacher, certified Drama in Education specialist, and Arts Award Advisor with a wealth of experience working with children of all ages.
Rachel is incredibly passionate about helping young people and believes everyone deserves a chance to be in the limelight.

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Megan Husband

Megan started performing at a very young age and has a wealth of experience in theatre. Megan’s first performance was at the age of 2 at Brenda Lee’s Dance Academy. She has performed on stages such as the Palace Theatre Manchester in a production of Annie, the Royal Northern College of Music and Tameside Hippodrome Megan's favourite place to perform however is Hyde Festival Theatre, which she has now been performing at since the age of 9. Her favourite character she has played is Nancy in Oliver! Currently, Megan is loving performing with our adult group who meet on a Monday night. Megan is also a fully trained Mental Health Ambassador for all ages. Recently, Megan has graduated from her Law degree LLB with Business Honours at Manchester Metropolitan University and is beginning her legal career.

Katie Wilkins

Katie has loved performing from a very young age, and has been in over 20 productions at Hyde festival theatre over the past 10 years! Her first performance was Show Time 2013 when she was just 8 years old. You may recognise her as Dorothy from our last summer production of The Wizard of Oz. Katie has experience working with children, from assisting at Showstoppers’ workshops to volunteering as a teaching assistant in a primary school. Katie is the chair of Hyde Festival Theatre Youth Council, and is enjoying working with other youth members who use the theatre. She is also a new member of Showstoppers’ adult group where she has lots of fun rehearsing on a Monday night. She is currently studying her BA HONS in primary education with QTS at Manchester Metropolitan University and hopes to become a primary school teacher.

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