Academy: Bishop's Stortford

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PQA Bishop’s Stortford

PQA Bishop's Stortford is a dedicated performing arts school, that operates from the Bishop's Stortford High School, London Road, Bishop's Stortford, Herts, CM23 3LU. Our Academy runs classes for children and young adults in Comedy & Drama, Musical Theatre (singing & dancing) and Film & Television.

Principal note:

Every member of staff at PQA Bishop's Stortford is hugely dedicated to inspiring, engaging and motivating the young people who come to the Academy, whether they want to gain confidence and make new friends, or whether they wish to go further into a career in the performing arts.

Academy Details

Opening Times:

Friday PM:16:45 - 20:00
Saturday AM:09:45 - 13:00
Poppets AM:10:00 - 11:30
Saturday PM:13:45 - 17:00
Poppets 2:11:30 - 13:00

How To Find Us:

The Bishop's Stortford High School, London Road, Bishop's Stortford. Hertfordshire, CM23 3LU

Contact Us:

[email protected]
07958 913456

Fees:

Primary Student £88.00 per calendar month
Sibling Student £66.00 per calendar month
Poppets Student £44.00 per calendar month

Meet The Bishop's Stortford Team

Paula Templeman

Principal

Paula’s has been a dancer for 20yrs having completed her training a the Rambert school of Ballet and Contemporary Dance

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Emma

Vice Principal / Comedy & Drama

Having completed her training in Drama & Dramatherapy, Emma has worked in the industry for many years. She brings with her a wealth of...

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Adrian

Film & Television

Adrian is a Scriptwriter and Film director. Having started most of his productions from scratch, working from script to screen he has a...

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Jessie

Musical Theatre

Jessie completed her degree in Musical Theatre at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance where she trained in all three disciplines.

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Leah

Musical Theatre

Leah completed her training at Bodywork and has since taken part in many different singing, acting and dancing projects, including BBC's...

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Eleanor

Poppets

Having completed her extended diploma in Performing and Production Arts, Eleanor brings her love of theatre to PQA. Her performing...

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Liam

Academy Assistant

Liam has spent several years working on a voluntary project in France, helping the elderly and sick.

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Sal

Academy Assistant

Sally has been involved in the performing arts industry for over 30 years. With experience in film, theatre, improvisation, direction, prop

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Angie

Academy Assistant

Originally Angie’s career was as a National Magazine designer in the city. Whilst bringing up her children she took a Teaching Assistant...

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Harry

Cover Teacher

Harry is a recent graduate of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, with an undergraduate degree in Acting - Musical Theatre.

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Lucy

Cover Teacher

Lucy is a singer, actor, and musician and she brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience. Lucy gained her BA (Hons) in Music...

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Our Modules

Musical Theatre

Musical Theatre classes combine singing, dance and acting. We teach our students a range of…

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Film & Television

PQA is the largest provider of Film and Television education in the UK for under…

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Comedy & Drama

Our Comedy & Drama lessons provide our students with the knowledge of theatrical forms and…

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Added Benefits

Quirky Kidz

Students at The Pauline Quirke Academy appear in top West End productions, TV programmes, films and commercials thanks to our exclusive professional agency, Quirky Kidz Creative Management.

West End Shows

Imagine the thrill and buzz from performing on stage at a top West End theatre. Our students don't need to imagine – we give them the chance to do just…

PQA Cinema Screenings

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Masterclasses

Our masterclasses are run by industry professionals, often between their work on well-known TV programmes, Hollywood movies, West End shows and music videos.

RSL PQA Qualifications

PQA believe in inspiring and rewarding our students, so for those students who want to, we cover the cost for group exams through Trinity College London at no additional charge…

PQA Live

In the event of a national and/or localised lockdowns, bad weather, pandemics or a lack of venue availability etc, Academies will be run virtually as PQA Live. PQA Live will…

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