PQA Stourbridge.

Harvey Dalloway

Idriss Assoumanou

Idriss is an experienced filmmaker with a passion in storytelling and directing. He has produced various films such as The Return Of The Ring and the award winning BANG BANG and other films that have been selected in film festivals and screened internationally. He has worked with a number of individuals and organisations over the years creating and producing films and videos as as well as teaching and mentoring others to do so for themselves.

Jessica Williams

Jess is Poppets lead here at PQA Stourbridge! Born and bred in the Black Country, she is an Actor/ Theatre-Maker with an MA in Acting from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. She is currently developing her one-woman show which explores the experiences of individuals applying for PIP in the UK. Passionate about driving forward Arts engagement, Jess is Co-Founder at award-winning Nereids Theatre Company, producing audio plays and live theatre which re-imagine Shakespeare in accessible ways for young people. An experienced Facilitator, Jess has delivered workshops for companies including Rites of Passage Productions, the Birmingham Hippodrome, and RicNic for ages 4-22.

Olivia Lees

Coming from a theatrical family, Olivia has been surrounded by the arts ever since she was born; appearing in her first short film ‘A Walk by the Waterways’ at just 4 years old. This was followed by a number of theatre roles throughout her childhood and teens including the premier of ‘Wallop Mrs Cox’ at both the Crescent Theatre and Birmingham Hippodrome and ‘Charlotte Badger’ at the Artrix Theatre (and tour). In 2010 Olivia went on to pursue her dream and trained at Blackpool School of Creative Arts, qualifying in 2013 with a First Class BA honours in Acting. Since graduating she has appeared on TV in Doctors and the One Show – stage shows at Manchester Contact Theatre, Soho Theatre London and as well as part of the production teams for Channel 4 and Channel 5 shows, ‘My Kitchen Rules’, ‘Beauty Queens or Bust’, ‘Garden ER’ and ‘Secrets of Sleep’. Alongside performance Olivia has also pursued her passion for enabling and inspiring young minds by qualifying and working as a teacher.

Sahar Yousefi

Suzanne Charles

Suzy had an interest in theatre and performance from a young age having joined an after school theatre group. She followed that passion to study for a BA Hons in Acting from Blackpool School of Creative Arts and graduated in 2017. Following this Suzy has worked in a variety of different performance capacities, most notably working for the largest theatre in education company im Europe for 10 months in Germany, winning an award for “Best Supporting Actress” in a short film, as well as live interactive performance for Thorpe Park’s Fright Nights event. In 2021 Suzy returned to Univerisity to study physiotherapy and is now a full time paediatric physiotherapist, whilst enjoying keeping her passion for performance alive through teaching at PQA.