JOHN TUCKER

John Tucker is a Voice Tutor at the British American Drama Academy (BADA). He has been on BADA’s faculty since 2008 teaching on both the London and Oxford programs. John is also an Associate Voice Tutor at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) where he has been teaching since 2010. John trained as a speech and voice teacher at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (CSSD) and as a classical singer at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (GSMD).

John’s professional teaching interests span the full range of voice teaching disciplines ranging from voice technique and practice through to speech, accents and text work, all explored through an understanding of the physical voice.

John started his professional career as a classical singer performing in opera houses including Glyndebourne, Scottish Opera, the English National Opera and the Royal Opera House. As a recital and concert artist, John sang through-out Britain, Europe and America performing in venues including the Royal Festival Hall, Konzerthaus Berlin and Carnegie Hall. John was a member and performer with the The Songmakers’ Almanac.

Today John runs a private voice studio (www.john-tucker.com) coaching professional actors and singers including Emily Bruni, Edward Holcroft, William Huston, Alex Jennings, Katherine Kingsley, Elliot Levey, Sophie Okonedo, Beth Orton, Diana Quick, Rupert Simonian, Andrew Simpson, Jeany Spark, Toby Stephens, Hannah Tointon, Indira Varma, Daisy Waterstone and Molly Windsor.

John maintains an active profile as a coach in the entertainment profession. His credits include the Bush Theatre, English Touring Theatre, Gate Theatre, Headlong Theatre, National Theatre, The Actors Center in New York and the Old Vic. John recently coached on the TV series Industry for HBO/BBC. John was appointed Voice Associate at HightTide where he coached every production between 2007 and 2012.

John’s business clients include The British Council, Christie’s Auction House, Facebook, Al Jazeera English TV Station in Doha and individuals such as the Reverend Richard Coles and Shami Chakrabarti.