Academy: Brighton West

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PQA Brighton West

PQA Brighton West is a dedicated performing arts school for 4-18 year olds that meets at Southwick Community Centre weekly. Our Academy modules are Comedy & Drama, Musical Theatre and Film & Television.

Principal note:

Our home for over 10 years, this excellent location features The Barn Theatre, where our students can put on fantastic performances and showcases overseen by our fantastic team of teachers.
We operate on Saturdays from 9.45am-1pm including a 90-minute Poppets class for our 4-5 year olds.

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Academy Details

Opening Times:

Saturday AM:09:45 - 13:00
Poppets:09:45 - 11:30
Poppets:11:15 - 13:00

How To Find Us:

Southwick Community Centre, 24 Southwick Street, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE

Contact Us:

[email protected]
07787995667

Meet The Brighton West Team

Becca Goffin

Principal

Hi, I’m Becca and I am delighted to be the Principal of PQA Brighton West!

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Andrew

Comedy & Drama

Andrew has been teaching Comedy and Drama at PQA Brighton West since it opened in 2010.

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Leila

Musical Theatre

Leila is a 2020 Graduate from the Institute of Contemporary Theatre on their BA (Hons) Performing Arts Degree

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Mark

Film & Television

Mark’s varied career has seen him work on small independent productions to large commercial shoots, with clients including American Express,

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Jodie

Poppets

Jodie graduated with a BA (Hons) in Dance from Kingston University London in 2012.

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Gabriella

Poppets / Cover Musical Theatre

Gabriella recently finished a UK Tour of the West End Hit Show - ‘"On Your Feet! - The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan”

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Kim

Poppets Assistant

Kim graduated from Bristol Institute of Performing Arts in 2019 with a BA Hons in Musical Theatre.

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Alisha

Film & Television Assistant

Alisha is a graduate from Screen and Film School Central, in Brighton - from which she received a degree in Film Production.

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David

Academy Assistant

David has been performing since the age of 16 with his very first production being an amateur version of Les Misérables’s with React Theatre

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Emma

Academy Assistant

Emma first came to PQA when she was 9 and loved it….and has been here ever since!

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Jamie

Academy Assistant / Cover Teacher

Jamie is a recent BA Theatre Graduate and currently a teacher assistant at a local secondary school.

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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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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

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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.

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Creative Stages Report

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PQA Live

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