Meet the Team behind the Award-winning Entertainment Company
Formed in 2007 by Simon Greenhill, Elegant Entertainment have forged a reputation as a leading corporate entertainment company offering stylish and memorable events for a wealth of clients all over the globe.
With a background as a performer in West End productions and in countless corporate acts, Simon identified the need for a higher quality entertainment service and brought together a trusted team of experienced West End performers, musicians, choreographers and musical directors to create Elegant Entertainment’s bespoke acts.
After success within the United Kingdom and further afield into Europe, the Middle East and Asia, the company began expanding internationally and have recently opened offices in South Africa.
Elegant Entertainment continue to build their artistic team with a commitment to maintaining quality, discovering new talent, and finding new ways to make their events stand out.
Simon Greenhill - Managing Director
Simon is an Actor, Singer, Writer and an Entrepreneur. He won the prestigious scholarship of 'The Stage' Newspaper and received funding from The Sir Anthony Hopkins trust, which paved the way for his studies to begin - a remarkable achievement considering he was politely declined entry into his school's sixth form. Having found a way to combine his intelligence, knowledge and creativity with his love of performing for audiences all over the world, bringing Elegant Entertainment to the market place has been his most challenging, yet enjoyable experience yet.
Brian Coleman - Director
Brian Coleman has literally spent a life time managing high-end hospitality companies including hotel, casino and restaurants groups and for the past decade Film and TV Studios. His experience in handling hospitality for some of the most famous faces and production companies in the media industry has led to an unrivalled understanding as to the nature of delivering complete client satisfaction. Managing and delivering exceptional event experiences are central to the Elegant Entertainment philosophy and Brian's business and event management skills are key to our continued success.
Brooke Urbani - South Africa Account Manager
Brooke put on her first pair of dance shoes aged 4 and ever since she has enjoyed a career in the arts! She trained at Arts Ed, London and emerged an all round Musical Theatre performer who enjoyed touring the world in various productions. After running a company who provided after-school performing arts programs for children in the UK, as well as working in the corporate world, she decided to relocate to South Africa in 2011. Brooke now combines her passion for theatre and it’s many forms with her background in managing client relationships to run our South African operation.
Lynne Coleman - Events Coordinator
Lynne was born in Zambia and her childhood was spent in Luanshya, on the Copperbelt. The very well travelled Lynne then went to boarding school in Swaziland before training as a hairdresser in London in the 1980s and working in casinos for several years as Staff Grooming Manager.
In 1993 she completed her BA in Business Studies with Honours and the rest as they say 'is history'!
Jacqui Neal - Marketing Manager
Since completing an MA in Communication, Jacqui has worked in marketing, publicity and events in Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom. With a former career as a dance teacher and choreographer she is passionate about the performing arts and loves connecting talented performers and artists with a broader audience.
Craig Adams - Artistic Director
Despite hailing from Lancashire, Craig has done really well for himself. He has had an incredibly successful career playing lead roles in various West End musicals and has an equally successful career as a composer and musical director with his work being performed in London, LA and New York. Craig has created original arrangements for all of our acts and is our Musical Director.
Steven Paling - Choreographer
Having studied with the world famous Betty Laine, Steven has also spent 10 years as a dancer and actor in London’s West End. Steven became the youngest-ever associate director of Chicago before becoming the resident director of the award winning Mamma Mia! in London, South Africa and the world tour. However, there is only so much Abba one can take, as such, Steven’s next challenge is as Associate Director of the international stadium tour of Batman the Musical. Steven is responsible for our incredible choreography and musical staging.
Aaron Randall - Software Developer
Aaron graduated from Surrey University, completing a BSc in computer Science and a Masters in Computer Security. Since then, he has worked full-time as a software developer, building applications and websites, and maintaining Elegant Entertainment's IT infrastructure and day-to-day technical support.
Aaron has a passion for playing and listening to music, and when he’s not working, can probably be found at a gig or festival!
