PQA Putney.

Alice Sheffield

Anastasiya Bura

Anastasiya is a filmmaker and a director. Originally from Ukraine and based in London, she is passionate about human expression, culture and arts. Anastasiya has worked on creative commercial projects as well as directing her documentary films. She finds young filmmakers inspiring and believes in staying playful as a way to tell good stories.

Bethany Wilson

Bethany is an actor and writer based in West Dulwich. She graduated Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in 2021 with a First class honours degree in acting. She grew up attending singing, acting and dance lessons with her local drama group, where she discovered her passion for acting and musical theatre. These classes helped her find other like-minded people, and eventually decide to pursue a career in the arts. She loves working in the performing industry. Last year Bethany performed in a new dark comedy ‘Coffee, Ten Sugars’ at the Hen and Chicken’s theatre, and has just finished filming on an upcoming TV project. Bethany previously worked as Poppets assistant before becoming Poppets teacher and has got to know many of our youngest students over the past year. She has found so much joy in teaching our 4- and 5-year-olds, and letting their energy and imagination run wild through performing!

Kieran Rose

Kieran is an alumnus of the National Youth Theatre, where he performed in a variety of shows from Shakespeare to street theatre at the start of his career. Now he is facilitating in schools, theatres, museums and prisons nationally. Kieran continues to grow as a performer with parts in television advertisements, costume dramas and outdoor theatre. He studied Applied Theatre at St Mary's University where he developed his acting finesse in stand-up comedy and community theatre productions. He took this with him on an international placement to South Africa to use his skills in the local communities. Kieran also likes to keep up to date with skills such as taking part in comedy courses with Mischief Theatre and a Stage and Screen combat course with the BADC. He has just finished performing with a community group at the RSC’s open-air theatre in Stratford upon Avon where he multirole a variety of comedic characters. Kieran has worked with PQA Putney in their West End performance of 'Across the Line' at His Majesty's Theatre. He is excited to carry on that work with PQA Richmond.

Leona Vaughan

Leona graduated from GSA in 2024 with an MA Acting degree. She is an actor, singer and writer and recently directed her first one woman show at the Union Theatre in London. Leona also used to be a welfare officer in Wales, and loves working with young people to help them realise their full potential. She has a passion for the creative arts and loves reading in her spare time, as well as eating chocolate buttons!

Lucia Vinyard

Lucia is an actor singer who graduated in 2022 from Rose Bruford College before continuing her studies undertaking a Masters in Musical Theatre at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Lucia grew up attending performing academies and cherishes the confidence, friendship and passion that she got from it. If even one child leaves the academy on a Saturday feeling inspired and motivated, then it has been a successful day!

Ruth Furber

After receiving a diploma in Musical Theatre, Ruth studied for her undergraduate in Music at Royal Holloway. Involved with the performing arts from a young age, she has played a variety of roles in shows such as The Sound of Music, Little Women: The Musical, 5 Women Wearing the Same Dress, and most recently in a production of Fame.

Scarlett Howard

Scarlett is a multidisciplinary creative, playwright and performer originally from Devon. With a background in comedy, devising and classical singing, Scarlett has a passion for original work, having performed her plays across Devon and London. She has worked as a drama teacher and director both in the UK and the US, specialising in leading monologue and devising workshops across a range of ages. She regularly performs her work at theatre nights across London and is always working on her next project alongside studying for her BA in Art Direction. Scarlett can't wait to use her background in the arts to help teach the next generation of young performers and is excited to see their creativity flourish!