PQA Nottingham.

Chloe Lowndes

Ciara Fantom

Ciara is currently studying for her Undergraduate Degree at Nottingham Trent University and enjoys performing alongside her studies. As a previous PQA student, she performed at Her Majesty’s Theatre and Shaftesbury Theatre in London’s West End. She continues to train in Singing, Dancing, Acting and Music as well as pursuing her dream of becoming a Theatre Producer. During the summer of 2022 and 2023, she produced successful productions of ‘Into The Woods’ and ‘Grease’ as part of a scheme to get young adults working behind the scenes in theatre. Ciara works as a Singer and musician at Venues and Events across Staffordshire and Derbyshire. She joined the PQA Team in Autumn 2023 and is excited to help the students grow as performers and improve their confidence.

Crystal Kay

Crystal from an early age has always been driven to the world of performing arts. After first appearing on stage at the age of four, performing ballet. Her passion for performing arts grew significantly after this point. Crystal in 2016 began her PQA journey at Coventry when she was just 11 years old, followed by two years at Nuneaton and Hinkley. Staying until she was 18, she learnt many valuable skills aiding her in the performing arts industry. During this time, she played principal roles in several productions, including High School Musical, Alice in Wonderland, and Troubles a Brewin. Then in youth theatre productions Annie and the Adams family. Having the opportunity to perform on two West End stages, Her Majesty’s, and the Shaftsbury Theatre, as well as participating in master classes with Nickelodeon, Billy Elliot, Wicked and Mamma Mia gave her unmeasurable confidence and pride. Currently Crystal is studying a BA Honours Primary Education Degree at Nottingham Trent University where she hopes to inspire students to find their confidence, go beyond their own expectations and reach for the stars to find their creative potential. With 2 years teaching experience currently under her belt she is very excited to return as an assistant to give students the same incredible experience and opportunities to be yourself and amazing as she had herself. With the possibilities being endless she cannot wait to see what the future holds!

Daniel Harvey

Daniel trained in Performance for Stage and Screen at Sheffield Hallam University. He enjoys creating performances from text and devising improvised theatre. He also dabbles in script writing. He loves to see the passion others have in this field and bring out the best in everyone involved, and most importantly, have a fun time creating together.

Shelby-Jayne Rossini

Shelby has been working with children for over 14 years. She started volunteering in a nursery when she was only 13 years old. It was there that Shelby discovered how important early care and education is when shaping a child’s future. Since then Shelby has been working in schools teaching children Spanish and ensuring all students get the best outcome from their education. Shelby works closely with children whose first language isn't English to support them to reach their full potential, Shelby is able to speak several different languages which gives her the knowledge to understand children from all around the world. Shelby is our full time Vice Principal/ Manager and Poppets Teacher at PQA Nottingham whilst also being manager of a holiday camp during half terms and a manager at a nursery in Nottingham continuing to make a difference in children’s lives.