Hugh Strathern

"I'm busy singing with Only Men Aloud. We are shortly embarking on our second national tour of the UK and have recently released our 2nd album which is currently number one in the Classical Chart. I am still living in Cardiff and have a day job working as an HR administrator for the Cardiff School of Art and Design."

Mary Bevan

Mary Bevan is a soprano currently studying at the Royal Academy of Music Opera School with Lillian Watson and Audrey Hyland. She was supported by Sophie's Silver Lining Fund in the role of Papagena for British Youth Opera in 2007, and in 2010 will be playing Barbarina in The Marriage of Figaro at Garsington Opera for their last ever season at Garsington Manor.

Celia Adams

"I am currently rehearsing to play the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch in a new adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz at the Duke's Theatre in Lancaster. Also, I am one of four actors who set up In The Same Boat (www.inthesameboat.org.uk) last November, and have been holding Write To Play... events since then, our next event is with Joe Penhall at the Lyric Hammersmith on 16th November."

Daniel John Williams

"Since leaving Mountview, I had a role in Dominic Savages BBC drama 'Freefall' and I am now currently contracted by Theatre Royal in Newcastle, ITV, BBC and Microsoft to find and help talent 'explore ideas and characters'. Billy Elliot London also use me from time to time. I am now a creative advisor to some of the best industry professionals in the UK. My acting career is not flourishing as I desire, however, I know I am giving back to the world my knowledge by feeding it into the talent that I work with. So all is good. Without Sophie's Funds, I would not have achieved Drama school as smoothly as I did. I would have struggled so much more."

Christine Lawrence

"I enjoyed a great season in Sheringham with Simon (Stanhope) playing in 'Affairs in a Tent' 'Look No Hans', 'Private Lives \' (which Cherry and Stephen came all the way over to Norfolk to see!) and 'A Pageant'."