BJT Directors and Team

 

Directors:

Jack Bradford: Artistic Director founded BJT in 2000. He really began the concept in 1996 at a friend’s kitchen table, mapping out the possibilities of developing performance and training for kids. Jack has a wealth of theatre experience with over 80 productions under his belt. Jack has directed all of the BJT productions to date. He lives with his family, Debbie, Zac, Jacob and Jesse in Strathpine Queensland where the whole family are constantly involved in artistic ventures and projects. Click here to visit Jack's web page.

 

 

Debbie Bradford: Graduated from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music in 2003 with Bachelor of Music, majoring in Jazz and Contemporary piano. Debbie has music directed and played in over 20 shows as well as having music directed at church. Debbie plays and sings for “Gracenotes” a local Jazz band and performs in duo with Zac who is currently at the Conservatorium focusing on voice and guitar.

 

Kylie Harrison: Has been helping Brisbane Junior Theatre in the area of Administration and Management with nearly every show from its inception. Her calm and confident manner, her love for children, and her excellent organisational skills have completely won us over as part of the BJT team.   

 

 

S.W.A.T TEAM  (Significantly-Witty-Arts-Trainers)

 

Lydia Varnier: Our Kiddles manager currently works as a kindergarten teacher at a local private school. Lydia loves little kids and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New England at Armidale as well as a Grad Dip Ed. in Early Child Care from USQ. Her teaching experience in the U.S. for nearly 5 years gave her some new insights into developing creativity in early childhood learning.

 

 

George Canham has been dancing and acting since he was 3. He has studied both the RAD and ISTD syllabus to vocational level. He has performed in over 20 musical theatre productions and straight plays. George's love for performing in theatre is evidenced in his commitment to productions like Hello Dolly, Oklahoma, Die Fledermaus and West Side Story. George has been a vital part of Brisbane Junior Theatre and has studied many different dance styles with several dance instructors including Trevor Green. George has been involved in teaching juniors to dance for the last 2 years.

 

 

Steve Williamson is BJT’s website manager and friend. Steve began in Mainframe & Mini Computers in 1971, designing and writing business programs. In 1984 Steve began writing financial software and data base systems on PCs, developing a client base of church and community businesses in Brisbane and beyond. In 2001, Steve helped BJT develop a web presence and he has been helping us ever since.