For the past six months, students from The Pauline Quirke Academy in Stockport have been busy in rehearsals. They’ve been getting ready to take their performance of Oliver Jr to The Lowry, Salford Quays, in Manchester. On Sunday 2 July 2023 young performers from Stockport aged 6 to 18 took to the stage at the amazing Quays Theatre.
PQA Stockport showcased two sold out performances. The AM cast performed a matinee and the PM cast performed an evening show. Here’s what some of the audience members had to say:
“It was so fantastic. The talent was unbelievable, and we were all in awe.”
“Well done to the students and well done to leading cast who were simply outstanding.”
“I was blown away with the talent of these children. Thank you all PQA Team your just the best.”
One student from Stockport had this to say about their experience ‘I can’t believe we won’t be rehearsing Oliver anymore. I had the best time and was so excited for my family to see me up on stage. I am sad Oliver is over, but I am really excited for our next show which we will be performing in the West End in London next year.’’
The Principal of PQA Stockport said ‘’Words can’t express how proud we are of all our students at PQA Stockport for their incredible performances of Oliver. Every student gave their all up on that stage and delivered a truly professional standard show. They had the audience on their feet at both performances. The talent of these young performers continues to astound us! We are very excited to deliver more opportunities for these talented individuals to perform.’’
It has been a busy time for PQA Stockport with our PM academy making their West End debut 12 months ago. So, what more do they have to look forward to? Well, students from our AM Academy will now be diving straight back into rehearsals as they will be heading to London in May 2024 to perform in the West End!
If your child is aged 6-18 and would love to get involved in the academy, PQA Stockport is now accepting new students!
Visit the Pauline Quirke Academy website for more information.