PQA Croydon has been in operation for several years and is growing all the time. Father and Son principals Alan and Tom agree that drama, acting, and putting on a play is one of the best team sports going! Being a team player and not a selfish star is very much the ethos of the school. At PQA Croydon everyone shines!
PQA Croydon is based at Wallington High School on Woodcote road where we enjoy the use of their excellent drama and dance facilities. In addition to this we continue to build relationships with local theatres and cinemas for special projects.
Tom and Alan – Principals – PQA Croydon
Croydon News
- Pauline on DaybreakPauline on Daybreak Read more...
- Movie MadnessA tidal wave of celebrities swamped the Empire cinema Sutton on January the 7th! Read more...
- Croydon ConcertThe winter term ended with a flash. The concert for family and friends really was a celebration. Read more...
- Simon directs HollyoaksSimon James Green, one of our Creative Directors at PQA has recently directed an episode of teen soap Hollyoaks Read more...
- Filming at CroydonFilming is now underway at PQA Croydon. Over the past two terms each of the groups have been creating scary Ghost Stories which have now been written up into short films. Read more...
- Poppet’s LaunchThere were grins and giggles at PQA Croydon last week as the first drama session Read more...
- Pauline on This MorningPauline is interviewed in ITV's "This Morning" show with a surprise at the end! Read more...
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Graham – Film & Television
Graham Fletcher-Cook trained alongside Pauline Quirke at the Anna Scher Theatre in north London and made his film debut as Irving in Bugsy Malone.
Graham went on the present ‘Our Show’ for LWT and to appear in films such as The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Absolute Beginners, Sid and Nancy and Cry Freedom. Television roles include Lester in EastEnders and Tommy Wilkins in The Bill, Harry in Real Women and Frank Bell in Casualty.
In 1994 Graham formed Timber Theatre Company and has written and directed plays at Jacksons Lane Arts Centre, Hoxton Hall, Chicken Shed and Interchange Studios.
Graham has mentored film making workshops for the BFI, Barnet Action for Youth, The Phoenix Cinema, Highgate Film Festival, Cineclub.org and Finchley Youth Theatre.
He has directed 3 short films Footprints, Ham And Mustard and Burn and is currently in post production on a sci fi short called ‘Plastic’ starring Dexter Fletcher and Jessica Henwick.
Graham – Film & Television
Graham Fletcher-Cook trained alongside Pauline Quirke at the Anna Scher Theatre in north London and made his film debut as Irving in Bugsy Malone.
Graham went on the present ‘Our Show’ for LWT and to appear in films such as The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Absolute Beginners, Sid and Nancy and Cry Freedom. Television roles include Lester in EastEnders and Tommy Wilkins in The Bill, Harry in Real Women and Frank Bell in Casualty.
In 1994 Graham formed Timber Theatre Company and has written and directed plays at Jacksons Lane Arts Centre, Hoxton Hall, Chicken Shed and Interchange Studios.
Graham has mentored film making workshops for the BFI, Barnet Action for Youth, The Phoenix Cinema, Highgate Film Festival, Cineclub.org and Finchley Youth Theatre.
He has directed 3 short films Footprints, Ham And Mustard and Burn and is currently in post production on a sci fi short called ‘Plastic’ starring Dexter Fletcher and Jessica Henwick.
Sarah Jayne – Comedy & Drama
Sarah is a professional ‘jobbing’ actress who discovered her love for drama at the age of 6 at a stage school just like PQA.
She trained in drama, singing and dance, around her schooling and worked professionally as a child on BBC1’s Grange Hill and Hope and Glory (with Lenny Henry and Richard Griffiths)
Her theatre credits during her time at stage school included venues such as The Royal Albert Hall and The Wembley Conference Centre along with smaller fringe theatres and art centres such as The Millfield Theatre.
After completing her Guildhall Acting Exams she went to Bristol University to study English Literature and Drama and achieved a 2.1 BA Hons in 2004.
Her acting career took off again after graduating and she built up a long and lengthy CV including a variety of work from the London Fringe to the West End and then on to television and film.
In 2008 she decided to go back to college and did a Postgraduate Course in Acting at The Actor Works, after winning the scholarship place and graduated in 2009 with an MA.
Her acting credits include BBCs Holby City, the title role in Ellie Goes to the Movies (a short film which appeared in the Tromafling Festival), Bottom in A Midsummer Nights Dream at The Oxford Playhouse, Bella in Rabbit at The Landor Theatre, Kate in Pinter’s Old Times at The Pacific Playhouse, numerous pantomime tours around the country, plus many more!
She has been teaching English and expressive reading to children for 2 years and has run drama workshops for children for many years.
She is a comedic, character actress who has experience in stand-up and is vastly experienced in all mediums of theatre such as musical theatre, straight plays, comedy, promenade, Shakespeare, pantomime and TIE not to mention TV, commercial and film. She is also trained in stage combat (armed and unarmed), singing, dancing and playing the piano.
She has a passion and ability for directing, having lead the House Drama competitions during her A Levels at school and then again at University, achieving 1st prize for her directing efforts 2 years running!
She is very excited about joining PQA and is hoping to learn as much from the Academy as she is hoping to bring to it.
Sarah Jayne – Comedy & Drama
Sarah is a professional ‘jobbing’ actress who discovered her love for drama at the age of 6 at a stage school just like PQA.
She trained in drama, singing and dance, around her schooling and worked professionally as a child on BBC1’s Grange Hill and Hope and Glory (with Lenny Henry and Richard Griffiths)
Her theatre credits during her time at stage school included venues such as The Royal Albert Hall and The Wembley Conference Centre along with smaller fringe theatres and art centres such as The Millfield Theatre.
After completing her Guildhall Acting Exams she went to Bristol University to study English Literature and Drama and achieved a 2.1 BA Hons in 2004.
Her acting career took off again after graduating and she built up a long and lengthy CV including a variety of work from the London Fringe to the West End and then on to television and film.
In 2008 she decided to go back to college and did a Postgraduate Course in Acting at The Actor Works, after winning the scholarship place and graduated in 2009 with an MA.
Her acting credits include BBCs Holby City, the title role in Ellie Goes to the Movies (a short film which appeared in the Tromafling Festival), Bottom in A Midsummer Nights Dream at The Oxford Playhouse, Bella in Rabbit at The Landor Theatre, Kate in Pinter’s Old Times at The Pacific Playhouse, numerous pantomime tours around the country, plus many more!
She has been teaching English and expressive reading to children for 2 years and has run drama workshops for children for many years.
She is a comedic, character actress who has experience in stand-up and is vastly experienced in all mediums of theatre such as musical theatre, straight plays, comedy, promenade, Shakespeare, pantomime and TIE not to mention TV, commercial and film. She is also trained in stage combat (armed and unarmed), singing, dancing and playing the piano.
She has a passion and ability for directing, having lead the House Drama competitions during her A Levels at school and then again at University, achieving 1st prize for her directing efforts 2 years running!
She is very excited about joining PQA and is hoping to learn as much from the Academy as she is hoping to bring to it.
Ryan – Musical Theatre
Ryan is originally from Chicago and moved to the UK at the age of 12 to further his education in the performing arts.
Theatre credits include:
Haemon in Antigone (The Lowry), Louis Aragon in Belt Up’s Lorca is Dead (The Lowry), Edward O’Neil in The Translators (Soho Theatre), Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf in Into the Woods (Landor Theatre), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Bill Kenwright Ltd), Lieutenant Joseph Cable in South Pacific, The Blue Room, Mr HardLong in The Grace of Mary Traverse, Mark in A Chorus Line, Ralph Rackstraw in HMS Pinafore (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) and as a dancer in various special events for Disney Paris (where he performed for the French President Nicholas Sarkozy).
Film, television, radio and recording credits include:
Bill in Robert De Niro’s The Good Shepherd (Universal Pictures), Guest Performer for BBC’s Songs of Praise: Musicals, Lead Male in ‘Taste the Passion’ for Doritos, Narrator for Nina Simone: The Biography (RNIB), Lead Male in Right Guard Xtreme’s Sniff Viral, Cole St Clair in the audibook version of Linger by Maggie Stiefvater (RNIB), Lead in Nestlé’s Rowntree’s Randoms viral and online media, Lead Male in Miracle Fortress’ Maybe Lately music video (MTV 2) and Principal Soloist in a recording and radio presentation of An Evening of Mozart (Chicago Symphony Orchestra).
Ryan – Musical Theatre
Ryan is originally from Chicago and moved to the UK at the age of 12 to further his education in the performing arts.
Theatre credits include:
Haemon in Antigone (The Lowry), Louis Aragon in Belt Up’s Lorca is Dead (The Lowry), Edward O’Neil in The Translators (Soho Theatre), Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf in Into the Woods (Landor Theatre), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Bill Kenwright Ltd), Lieutenant Joseph Cable in South Pacific, The Blue Room, Mr HardLong in The Grace of Mary Traverse, Mark in A Chorus Line, Ralph Rackstraw in HMS Pinafore (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) and as a dancer in various special events for Disney Paris (where he performed for the French President Nicholas Sarkozy).
Film, television, radio and recording credits include:
Bill in Robert De Niro’s The Good Shepherd (Universal Pictures), Guest Performer for BBC’s Songs of Praise: Musicals, Lead Male in ‘Taste the Passion’ for Doritos, Narrator for Nina Simone: The Biography (RNIB), Lead Male in Right Guard Xtreme’s Sniff Viral, Cole St Clair in the audibook version of Linger by Maggie Stiefvater (RNIB), Lead in Nestlé’s Rowntree’s Randoms viral and online media, Lead Male in Miracle Fortress’ Maybe Lately music video (MTV 2) and Principal Soloist in a recording and radio presentation of An Evening of Mozart (Chicago Symphony Orchestra).
