Shakespeare to new writing
Clarity, audibility and meaning in the rehearsal room and the house, from the RSC's thrust stage to the Globe's open air.
London & Wales · Stage & Screen
NiaLynn
Voice, text & dialect coach
Twenty years at the heart of British theatre and screen. The Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare's Globe, the West End, Netflix and the BBC. Professor of Jazz Voice at the Royal Academy of Music.
- RSCVoice & text on 28+ Royal Shakespeare Company productions
- The GlobeGlobe Associate Artist, Shakespeare's Globe
- Royal Academy of MusicProfessor of Jazz Voice · Hon ARAM
- ScreenNetflix · BBC · Sky · ITV
- London StageNational Theatre · Old Vic · Donmar · West End
Recent productions
- 2026Series 8 · Netflix
Black Mirror
Accent & dialect coach
- 2026Netflix
Pride and Prejudice
Accent & dialect coach
- 2026Sky
Under Salt Marsh
Dialect coach
- 2026The Old Vic
Arcadia
Voice & text · dir. Carrie Cracknell
- 2026Shakespeare's Globe
Mother Courage and Her Children
Voice & text · dir. Elle While
- 2026Welsh National Theatre
Owain & Henry
Voice & text · dir. Michael Sheen & Steffan Donnelly
Clients
Actors coached
Olivia ColmanMark RylanceMichael SheenDavid TennantToni ColletteJonathan PryceJim BroadbentClive OwenDamian LewisSamantha MortonNicola CoughlanJack LowdenErin DohertyRafe SpallEddie MarsanChukwudi IwujiLia WilliamsMonica DolanMichelle TerryKae Tempest
A selection of artists Nia has coached for stage and screen.
Every seat should hear every word.
Stage & screen
Selected credits
Theatre
- The Two Gentlemen of VeronaRoyal Shakespeare Company
- Romeo a JulietTheatr Cymru & Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
- The School for ScandalRoyal Shakespeare Company
- Richard IIIShakespeare's Globe
- As You Like ItRoyal Shakespeare Company
- Marys SeacoleDonmar Warehouse
- A NumberBridge Theatre
- Matilda the MusicalRoyal Shakespeare Company
Film & Television
- Black MirrorSeries 8 · Netflix · Accent & dialect coach
- Pride and PrejudiceNetflix · Accent & dialect coach
- Doctor WhoBBC · Dialect coach
- Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the LightBBC · Welsh language coach
- Back to BlackFeature film · Singing coach
- The Great EscaperFeature film · Dialect coach
- Steeltown MurdersBBC One · Dialect coach
- The Serpent QueenStarz · Voice coach
The work
One voice,
every stage
Accents that hold up
Accent and dialect for the West End, the National Theatre and screen, including Welsh-language coaching.
Between takes
Fast, calm coaching on set that protects the performance, the schedule and the actor's confidence.
Speech & song
Speaking and singing treated as one instrument, rooted in breath and body. Singing coach on Back to Black.
About
About Nia
Nia Lynn is a voice, text and dialect specialist whose work runs from the Royal Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare's Globe to the National Theatre, the West End and major film and television. She was in-house voice coach at the RSC from 2011 to 2016 and has now worked on more than 28 RSC productions. In 2026 she was named a Globe Associate Artist.
On screen she coaches accent, dialect and voice for Netflix, the BBC, Sky and ITV, and is a specialist Welsh-language coach. Directors and actors return to her because casts feel safe with her and the work holds up under pressure.
MA Voice StudiesCentral School of Speech & Drama
MMus (Distinction)Guildhall School of Music & Drama
BMus JazzGuildhall School of Music & Drama
Hon ARAMRoyal Academy of Music, for outstanding contribution to education
Teaching & leadership
Teaching
- Royal Academy of MusicProfessor of Jazz Voice, since 2010
- Fontainebleau School of ActingHead of Voice, France, since 2019
- Montague Shakespeare FestivalArtistic Director, Massachusetts, since 2024
- Theatr CymruVoice Director, since 2017
- RSC EducationAssociate Practitioner, UK & New York
- VisitingGuildhall · Trinity Laban · Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Bookings
Get in touch
Productions
For theatre, film and television bookings, contact Nia's agents.
Upson Edwards
sarah.upson@voicecoach.tv
01782 827222