Welcome to Showstoppers!

We're a community theatre group based at New Chapel Unitarian Church and Carmel Christian Centre in Denton. Taught by fully qualified first aid trained and DBS checked teachers with over 20 years experience.

At our group, we will help develop life skills, boost confidence, have fun and make friends. You will 'have a go' at singing, dancing, acting, mime, improvisation, role-play, and much more! We also facilitate the Tameside Arts Awards, helping to develop young people's creativity. We perform two shows per year at Hyde Festival Theatre and also participate in fundraising events, most recently helping raise funds for Hyde Festival Theatre.

"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

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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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