FISTD CO-ORDINATOR WTS

Delia began her performing career in Camelot at Drury Lane theatre after graduating from Bush Davies. She went on the appear in nine West End Musicals and Plays including Funny Girl (with Barbra Streisand) - Prince of Wales Theatre, The Four Musketeers - Drury Lane, (where she met her husband Keith Galloway) Cockie - Vaudeville Theatre, Belle Starr - Cambridge Theatre, GB - Westminster Theatre, Canterbury Tales, Noel Cowards Custard - Bristol Old Vic and Present Laughter etc. She appeared extensively on television for BBC and various ITV stations in serious such as Z Cars and variety shows, appearing at the London Palladium for a year. She presented both quiz programs and children’s television including the famous Blue Peter. Delia also sung extensively in cabaret topping the bill at the famous Astor Club in Berkley Square and London Room, Drury Lane. She has appeared in five UK and International feature films.

After arriving in SA in 1976, after touring for a year in West Side Story, Keith and Delia established Dance Workshop to train South African Dancers for television. Delia quickly established herself on television, along with her husband, dancing in the series Sing for 3 years, and choreographing various variety shows such as Walk Right In and Spotlight On, as well as presenting magazine programs for an unbroken run of 22 years. She will be remembered for Compass, Video 2, Monday Magazine, Antennae, Silhouette, and Good Morning South Africa etc.
Delia continues to choreograph for film, television commercials, corporate theatre and cabaret, as well appear as a compare and singer when the occasion demands! the list of credits include major corporates for L'Oreal, Volkswagen, Mitsubishi, Old Mutual, ABSA, King Korn, Truworths, etc and launches for the Convention Centre and leading hotels etc. The Waterfront Theatre Dance Company performs regularly in cabaret under her direction.

Delia writes extensively for Corporate Theatre and has written numerous original productions for the College, including The Rainbow Connection, Blue Jeans, Sail the Magic Seas, the Story of Us all of which have a cast of around 100 children!
Directing credits include Noel Coward's present Laughter, Semi Monde, It’s the Poor that Helps the Poor, A Marriage has been Arranged, X-Stacey, The Dragon Chaser, As the Koekie Crumbles and The Odd Couple - Female Version. Original work includes Four Nine West, The Presentation of Emily and currently A Midsummer’s Night Madness (with apologies to Shakespeare) and Positive Thinking - a play about HIV in the "white" community.

Delia oversees both the junior and senior ISTD examinations. She ensures that the work is continually updated and the College is abreast of the latest International syllabi and styles. She encourages all the dance staff to continually choreograph and upgrade their work, and achieve the higher teaching status. Consequently, the Waterfront Theatre School dance staff are the best qualified in South Africa and choreograph extensively in their fields.
Delia oversees the professional performances undertaken by the Dance and Drama companies. She continually writes and directs original work for the junior school. Delia is responsible for career guidance, finding an agent, and also liaises with the leading South African Managements on behalf of the graduates in order to secure employment when leaving the College. She is informed of auditions in all aspects of the business and negotiates contracts both local and international.