Shine Tutors
Shine tutors are all successful practicing industry professionals and exceptional teachers. Nina has chosen each tutor for their experience, natural talent with children and passion for speech and drama.
This means that your child elite speech & drama training and a direct connection to the professional performing arts industry and inspirational role models.
Each Shine tutor is police checked and certified as a child educator.
Nina
Trained at the prestigious Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and Toi Whakarri NZ Drama School, Nina has won awards in film and theatre around the world. Nina is a dynamic, experienced tutor whose students achieve excellent exam results and love the experience of developing their speech.
Paddy
Paddy has worked in Aotearoa as an actor, director & teacher since graduating from Toi Whakaari NZ Drama School. From 2015-2017 he taught and directed at Toi Whakaari. With theatre, debating, choral singing & speech-writing expertise, Paddy’s students are inspired to grow.
Rhema
Rhema studied acting at UCOL, South Seas Film and Television School and The Actors Program. She has performed in theatres across New Zealand and developed programmes to educate and grow children and young adults. One of Shine’s founding tutors, Rhema is adored by her students.
Alex
Alex has trained in Speech and Drama since the age of 7, excelling in exams in both New Zealand Speech Board and Trinity College London. Alex performs around New Zealand and frequently overseas. Alex’s love for teaching children speech and drama is infectious.
Jono
Jonathan holds a Diploma in Performing Arts (Singing) from Te Auaha: NZ Institute of Applied Creativity, and a Diploma in Acting from The Actors Program. Jonathan works as an actor, producer, director, and writer across New Zealand. A passionate teacher, Jono guides children to their potential.
Jacob
Jacob is a fantastic tutor who brings passion and enthusiasm to his classes. A professional actor, he graduated from Toi Whakaari NZ Drama School and is a writer and director. Jacob loves to have fun and make sure that the skills he is teaching are delivered in a fun way too.
Lynette
Ruby
shannon
Dancer, actor, writer, presenter, speaker and Shine Tutor, Lynette has been on NZ screens over 2 decades. Her accomplishments include being the youngest dancer to be employed by the Royal NZ Ballet Company and being accepted into the world renown Acting University NIDA and presenting the international travel show “Destination Planet Earth”.
EMILY
Emily trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London and has experience in theatre, film, commercials and voice work. Emily spent 12 years in London, working as a performer and teacher before moving to New Zealand. She is an experienced, passionate teacher who loves to use drama as a tool to develop children’s confidence.
Ruby is an enthusiastic, empathetic and passionate tutor. She trained at The Actors’ Program in Auckland, and has a BA in English Literature, Theatre and Cultural Anthropology. For seven years, Ruby has acted on stage and screen and recently toured with the Pop-Up Globe to Perth, Australia.
BEN
Ben Black has worked as an actor on television shows and commercials, and is a professional voice over artist. His screen roles include Caine in The Cul De Sac. He played Zave Goodfellow in Filthy Rich and Brutus in Season Two of Roman Empire: Reign of Blood, Master of Rome. He attended The Actors Program in 2017, a highly regarded acting course.
Ben has three teaching diplomas acquired through Trinity College London.
Shannon has a Master's Degree in Music Theatre from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and has worked as a professional actor and singer in London and Hong Kong for 5 years. Shannon inspires her students in a warm and safe learning environment.
TESSA
Tessa graduated from Canterbury University with a Bachelor of Speech and Language Therapy. She is also a graduate of ‘The Actors Program’. Tessa’s special interests are performance voice, vocal use and expansion. She is very passionate about all modes of performance and aims to find the truth and depth in each. Tessa is also very involved with writing for performance/screen, her show was a finalist in the TVNZ On Demand New Blood competition.
