Stephen trained at The Academy of Live & Recorded Arts, London on their three year course and was in the year below Martine McCutcheon.
Despite these early setbacks, Stephen flourished during his time at the school and appeared in a variety of productions including “Twelve Angry Men”, “A Chorus Line”, “Company” and something else that had a dinosaur in it. He was also taught by that woman who used to be in Hi-De-Hi.
Upon graduating, Stephen then tried a "proper job" for almost ten years as a producer in the Events industry. During this time, he created shows for some of the world's leading blue chips including Coca-Cola, T-Mobile, Diageo, Hewlett-Packard, Bacardi, Harvey Nichols and Adecco. He also produced shows that starred Girls Aloud, Luciano Pavarotti, Pam Ann and Kandi Kane but sadly, the opportunity to work with the Krankies never came off.
However, it was the lure of the greasepaint that enticed him back to the stage and after ten weeks at Dave Lynn's Cabaret Academy, Brighton, Stephen now performs all over the country as his glamorous alter-ego, the hilarious and gorgeous, Lady LaRue.
