PQA St Albans.

Amelie Hayward

Amelie first joined PQA as a student here in St Albans for 3 years. Prior to PQA, she was a student at Act Now and Shooting Stars. Amelie has appeared at Her Majesty's Theatre in 'Troubles 'A' Brewin,' worked for Channel 4 and has also performed at the Edinburgh Fringe. For the last 3 years, Amelie has studied all aspects of Performing Arts at Bodens, where she has attained her Level 3 National Extended Diploma and a Level 4 Associate Diploma in Performing Arts. She has also attained many Trinity qualifications in Acting and Musical theatre. Amelie is currently studying Acting at Mountview drama school in London. In between her studies and working here at PQA, Amelie is a Party Princess at children's parties and works seasonally as a performer at a local attraction.

Cyrill Apelo

Cyrill is a passionate performer with a background in both Acting and Musical Theatre, honed through years of school productions and formal training at university. Cyrill has a BA hons degree in Theatre & Performance from Leeds University. Alongside acting, Cyrill works in film production and fuels his creativity with daily sketching for inspiration. With a deep fascination for fashion, Cyrill explores the intersection of style, storytelling, and artistic expression in all aspects of his work. Cyrill is excited about joining the team at PQA St Albans & hopes he can inspire a new generation of actors.

Lauren Foreman

Lauren is an actor, writer, director and singer/songwriter who recently graduated from East 15 Acting School. She has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (2018), and her play ‘Confessions of the Romantically Challenged’ (2019) received 4* reviews from Edfringe, marking her writer/directorial debut. Before East 15 Acting School, she studied Drama and Theatre Arts at the University of Birmingham. Previous acting roles whilst studying at both institutions have included Cecily Cardew in ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’, Charlotta in ‘The Cherry Orchard’, the titular role in ‘Fleabag’ and Innogen/Fidele in a devised interpretation of ‘Cymbeline’. Lauren is thrilled to be a part of the team. Her creative career began with youth theatre and she cannot wait to pass her passion onto the next generation of performers!

Megan Barr

Megan has recently graduated from the University of Winchester with a degree in Drama. While studying, she assisted film production students in the development of their short films, as well as running a KS3 after school drama club as part of a placement. Since graduating, Megan has pursued various acting opportunities, including extra work in films as well as theme park acting work for Thorpe Park (seasonal and Fright Nights) and Chessington’s Christmas event. She is hoping to pursue a Master’s degree in post-production editing/ cinematography.

Munashe Bepura

Paul Fothergill

Paul studied for a BA in Music at Durham University and for an MA in Musicology at the Julius-Maximillian Universität in Würzburg, Germany, as well as attaining higher performance qualifications in singing, piano and brass. He is currently head of music at a St Albans school, as well as being active as a musical director and performer in the local area, leading choirs and working with brass bands and other ensembles. He is excited to start working with PQA and all of the amazing shows they will be producing.

Tegan Browne Winter

Tegan is currently studying Dance: Urban Practice at the University of East London. She regularly performed with Boy Blue, the UK's most prominent street dance and hip hop performance company. Her performance credits include Dancers Delight and Breaking Convention. Tegan first joined the PQA family as a student at PQA Watford, during her time at the academy she performed at the West End’s Her Majesty’s Theatre, had her film work showcased at VUE Watford and featured in the Academy’s 5th Birthday Gala. She joined PQA as a Team Member in September 2019, working with students in Poppets and Musical Theatre.

Tom Quiney

The enthusiastic self-proclaimed camera man with the camera plan: Tom has recently graduated from the University of Hertfordshire with a degree in (BA) Hons Film and Television Production. Whilst studying, he has worked in numerous productions developing and concentrating his skills in camera operating, sound design and post-production to bring the director’s visions to reality. Since graduating, Tom is works as a freelance videographer that specialises in social media content creation and brand development working with a range of clientele. He hopes to enable the students at PQA to build upon their skills in filmmaking both behind and in front of the camera.