Amy Botes

Amy has worked as a professional Actress throughout the UK and the United States. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2004 and went on to perform at the Royal Shakespeare Company both at Stratford Upon Avon and London's West End. She also took on main parts in a multitude of theatres including Salisbury Playhouse and the Birmingham Rep. After having her daughter in 2011, she became an Entrepreneur and launched EPM Services which helped start up companies reach their potential. After 5 years of EPM services she decided to marry her knowledge of business and professional acting by creating a new company called PEPPED Productions.  PEPPED Productions offers training and coaching in personal impact, presentation skills, storytelling for business and acting for business (corporate role play) incorporating all the skills of an Actor such as vocal/physical techniques and acting exercises. Amy has a wealth of professional experience and has worked with world renowned Voice Coaches such as: Cicely Berry (Voice Director at the RSC), Ellen Newman (Head of Voice at RADA from 2004-2011), Robert Palmer (Head of Voice at RADA for over 40 years and vocal coach to Prime minister Margaret Thatcher). She has also worked with Olivier award winning theatre Director, Rupert Goold (Artistic Director at the Almeida Theatre, London), Bill Gaskill (Artistic Director at the Royal Court Theatre 1965-1972) and Tim Carroll, (currently Shaw Festival's Artistic Director and previously Associate Director at the Globe Theatre, London from 1999-2005). Amy also had the opportunity of working with Jane Campion (Oscar winning film Director and - thus far - only female film maker to win the Palme d'or at the Cannes Film Festival) on her feature film 'Bright Star' and has acted for both the BBC and Channel 4.  Amy is passionate about performance and is very excited about sharing this with the UDEMY community. If you would like to join her tribe, please like us on Facebook or twitter and we will keep you updated about what PEPPED is up to! Let the show begin!! :)