Drew McOnie is a MGM-inspired dance choreographer and a self-confessed dreamer.

Born in 1985, Drew started dancing when he was six, taking classes in disco and freestyle at his local dance school. He appeared in shows, including the original West End and video casts playing the little boy in The Snowman.

When he was 11 he auditioned for Tring Park School, and was awarded a scholarship. While he was in training, he was offered a choreography scholarship from The National Youth Ballet Company to create his first piece called Monochrome Suite.

He later went on to choreograph The Old Man Of Lochnager for the same company. This piece was composed by Nigel Hess, and taken from the book written by HRH The Prince of Wales, and Drew was mentored by Matthew Bourne.

He left school before completing his A-Levels after being offered the role of Mr Mistoffelees in Cats in Germany – his dream job.

Later that year he auditioned for Matthew Bourne, and was cast in the international tour of Edward Scissorhands and went on to perform in The Carmen, Nutcracker and the original cast of Dorian Grey.

This year Drew has worked as choreographer on productions including The Full Monty (Frankfurt), Kes directed by Nikolai Foster (Liverpool Playhouse) and Aladdin (King’s Theatre, Glasgow).