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Claudia Morris is a woman of many talents. She trained both as a classical actress at Webber Douglas and as a singer with voice coach Ian Adams. She played Marsinah in Kismet at the Royalty Theatre, performed in Songbook at Sadler's Wells and also in Camelot at the Liverpool Playhouse. She was in Guys & Dolls at the Cheltenham Everyman Theatre and performed at The Hackney Empire. She then went on to play Maria Elena (Buddy's wife) on the original cast of Buddy in the West End. She sang and performed in Monte Carlo at the Grand Prix. During an extended break in her singing and acting career to bring up three children, Claudia directed her creative energies into new arenas with success. Inspired by having a daughter with severe food allergies, Claudia developed the first commercially successful allergy-free cake. Her creation was launched in 250 Sainsbury's stores in its first week, was awarded best product by the British Vegetarian society and given extensive media coverage on Breakfast TV, London Today and radio. Also during her break from performing, Claudia trained as a psychotherapist and is an accredited practitioner with a practice in North London. |
This last year saw a revival of Claudia's passion for singing, resuming her training with one of her original coaches Janet Edwards. Janet has been pivotal in supporting and encouraging Claudia in resuming her musical career and it was her belief and enthusiasm that ignited the spark and set everything in motion. "It has been such a joy to be able to rediscover my voice again. I've never felt more fulfilled and energised than I do right now. I decided to get back in contact with Janet after a very poignant dream. In my dream I was given the task of drawing myself and I questioned whether I should draw myself as sad, or as a singer. This dream was a clear indication to me that I would not feel fulfilled until I sang again." Claudia has recently recorded her debut album with Simon Colam, London jazz and pop keyboard player, and musical director. Backed up by talented musicians and original material, including a song written by Michael Bruce, Claudia has returned to the stage once more to perform in concert and to launch her debut album "Love & Demons". Since returning to her singing career in 2009, she has performed with her band at Lauderdale House in Highgate, the New End Theatre Hampstead, Pizza on the Park in Knightsbridge and recently at the prestigous Hôtel de Paris in Monte Carlo. Claudia is currently working on her second album. |

