Actress Tina O’Brien – best recognised for her longstanding role as Sarah Platt on Coronation Street - has a very exciting second job stepping from in front of the camera to standing behind it as she nurtures the next generation of acting talent alongside her business partner and childhood friend, Esther Morgan. Tina and Esther grew up together before life took them on different journeys. Tina was cast in a number of acting roles as a child which ultimately led to her landing the iconic role of Sarah on the cobbles, while Esther’s passion for acting and teaching saw her go on to become a primary school teacher specialising in drama.
Together they launched The Drama MOB in 2013 after Tina’s search for high quality acting classes for her then three-year-old daughter Scarlett Thomas fell flat. Noticing a gap for the samequality classes she participated in as a child, Tina and Esther took matters into their own hands and their drama school was born. Starting with just seven students when they first launched to now having over 400 across a broad age range means that the co-founders now also employ a team of eight specialist teachers and operate three successful sites across Greater Manchester - Gatley, Didsbury and Prestwich - with a fourth location looking likely in the near future.
There is also acting agency representing their star students. As a result, Tina and Esther’s hard work and dedication has led to some incredible success stories with their students starring .