Academy: Southend-on-Sea

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PQA Southend-On-Sea

PQA Southend-on-Sea is a dedicated performing arts Academy at the Belfairs High School with classes for kids and young adults in Comedy & Drama, Musical Theatre (singing & dancing) and Film & Television.

Principal note:

As Principal of PQA Southend-on-Sea, I want every young person who trains with us to leave the Academy every weekend with a smile on their face and buzzing with tales from their classes! There is no one 'star' performer at our Academy - they're all stars, and will all have an equal opportunity to dazzle you at the end of each term in their showcase.

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Academy Details

Opening Times:

Saturday AM:09:45 - 13:00
Poppets:10:00 - 11:30

How To Find Us:

Belfairs High School, Highlands Boulevard, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3TG

Contact Us:

[email protected]
07530 607471

Fees:

Primary Student £92.00 per calendar month
Sibling Student £69.00 per calendar month
Poppets Student £46.00 per calendar month

Meet The Southend-on-Sea Team

Emma Huet

Principal

I'm Emma Huet, and I am delighted to be given this opportunity as the new Principal of the Southend Academy.

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Kristina

Musical Theatre

Kristina studied at the Royal Academy of Music where she graduated with Distinction in 2007 in Musical Theatre.

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Russell

Film & Television

I'm delighted and honoured to be joining the Academy and look forward to working with both the staff and students at PQA Southend.

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Chelsea

Academy Assistant

Hi, I'm Chelsea O'Connell and I am very excited to become part of the PQA team.

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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

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…

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…

RSL PQA Qualifications

PQA believe in inspiring and rewarding our students, celebrating progress through our RSL PQA awards

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.

Showcases

Our Academies offer at least two performance opportunities a year which can be attended by family and friends.

PQA Cinema Screenings

Your very own movie screened at your local cinema! Each Academy organises a hugely exciting red carpet premiere at their local cinema, where you will get to watch your Film…

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.

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