PQA Crawley.

Abigail Welford

Abigail started dancing at the Sussex School of Dance in Eastbourne where she performed in many pantomimes at the Devonshire Park Theatre. Abigail was then awarded the Gillian Lyne scholarship to train at Bird College. Whilst at college Abi played Jenny Lind in ‘Barnham’, Annie Besant in ‘The Matchgirls’, Hermia in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and Shen Teh in ‘The Good Person of Szechwan’. After graduating, Abi travelled the world performing on the MV Aurora, Oriana, and Oceana. Some of the shows included: Elvis- Carole Todd, Poptastic- Brian Rodgers, Rave On- Paul Elliot, Red Hot and Fosse which Abi co-directed for David Morgan. Abi was dance captain for P&O Aurora. Abi is an experienced Dance and Drama & Musical teacher. She has also directed many Childrens company shows. For the last 6 years Abigail has played principal girl in the Pantomimes at the Harlequin Theatre Redhill . She is delighted to be back this year for Peter Pan.

Alice Milligan

Anna Pike

Anna Pike is a professional singer, actor and musical theatre performer in their graduate year at The Brighton Academy (2023-2026), studying BA (Hons) Performing Arts. As well as having a wealth of experience in the performing world, they have a passion for teaching and wish to pass their love for what they do on to the next generation.

Jemma Walton

Jemma absolutely has loved working with us for three years as our Comedy & Drama teacher. Outside of PQA she has been training at Associated Studios and in July of 2025 she is looking forward to receiving her B.A and Masters certificates in Musical Theatre. Her credits whilst at Associated Studios include: Toploski - The Pillowman by Martin Mcdonagh Mr Brown - A Separate Peace by Tom Stoppard The Judge / Shop Owner - Leggaly Blonde by Lawrence O’Keefe Outside of this, she has also received training from MX masterclasses - Michael D Xavier - where she was given the opportunity to perform in venues such as the Royal Albert hall, Cadogan hall and Charing Cross theatre

Joe Baker

Joshua Squire

Joshua Squire is a passionate filmmaker and performer with an MA in Screen and Film Production (Directing) from Screen and Film School and a BA (Hons) in Screen Acting from Met Film School London. With hands-on experience as a director, writer, editor, and actor across multiple short films and web series, Joshua brings a wealth of knowledge into the classroom. He is excited to step into the role of Film & TV Teacher, ready to inspire students with his skills and passion. He thrives on nurturing creativity and is eager to see the fresh, imaginative stories that students will bring to life.

Maya Simmons

I have been teaching and assisting at PQA Crawley for over 2 years now alongside training in a Musical Theatre degree. I graduated in 2024 and was lucky enough to get my first professional job in a touring pantomime a few months after. As a teacher I hope to pass on what I’ve learnt, to hopefully inspire others to follow their dreams and find their own confidence within.

Melissa Veszi-Gawanas

Melissa is a multi talented Canadian singer, songwriter, actress now residing in the UK. As an actor, Melissa has been on hit television shows for such networks as TNT, UPN, MGM, and CTV. Selected credits include, Star-gate, Jake 2.0, Instant Star, ReGenesis and Goodbye Girl. The film she shot with Pierce Brosnan, ‘I.T’ is now on Netflix after a short time in theatres. With a musical theatre diploma and having also studied dance from a young age, Melissa toured Canada in several musical productions where she understudied the role of Deena Jones in Dreamgirls, played Belle in Beauty and The Beast, Rosie in Bye Bye Birdie, and Rosalie in West Side Story only to name a few.