PQA Bury St Edmunds.

Francesca Harris

Hi, I'm Franky! From a young age my family noticed I liked making them laugh with funny accents, narrating my life as soon as a camera was present and generally being the loudest in the room. So, naturally, I decided to train as an actor. I graduated from the University of Northampton, School of the Arts Acting course with a First Class degree. Since then I have performed in Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors in London, the Sitcom Unsociable, an advert for an American Online Streaming App and toured Italy with a play about pirates. During training I had principal roles in Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, Red Velvet and Aladdin. As well as co-writing, co-directing and performing in plays for both the Lewisham Fringe Festival and the Northampton Flash Festival. Of course I have to give a special shout out to Sebert Wood Primary School for giving me my first 'proper' role as Mary in the Nativity. I love improv, practising different accents and being awful at tongue twisters. I am super excited to be joining PQA Bury St Edmunds and I'm looking forward to having lots of fun teaching all the students my massive collection of fun drama games and working on exciting Comedy & Drama projects.

Gabriella Ford

Hi there! I’m Gabby, a recent English Literature graduate from Anglia Ruskin University. My decision to study literature at university was based on a lifetime love of stories. Since I could, I have been consuming stories via reading (mostly fiction!), studying history, and engaging in many different forms of media: whether that be watching stage productions, film, tv shows, or taking media studies in sixth form. I find both the content of the stories fascinating, and the form which they are told in and why the creator decided to depict their tale in that particular manner. I’m extremely excited to be apart of the PQA team here at Bury St Edmunds. I hope to share my love of storytelling with the students and to assist and empower them in developing their own voices in crafting their own narratives and a passion for stories, across all mediums.

Harry Ellis

Holly Woodward-Williams

Hi, I’m Holly, the Musical Theatre teacher here at PQA Bury St Edmunds! For as long as I can remember I’ve always loved dancing and it didn’t take me very long to fall in love with musicals and performing too! I spent my childhood and teenage years in dance and musical theatre classes where I had so many opportunities to perform. The impact of these classes was huge for my confidence! I went on to gain a first-class degree in Dance at Coventry University where I gained invaluable skills. I am now super passionate about helping the youth of today follow their dreams and allow them to express themselves through movement and performance.

Maria Alvianos

Robbie Noonan

Robbie is a working class actor from Bury St Edmunds. He started his performing journey by singing in choirs, namely award winning local choir 'The Voice Squad'. After his training in Suffolk he moved to London to study at The Musical Theatre Academy, where he gained representation and started his career in Theatre. Since then he has been lucky enough to work in different mediums, from Comedy, Puppetry, Film and TV, Musical Theatre and more, across the country. Robbie is really excited to be joining the PQA team back in his home town and cannot wait to get started with the students. Let's show the world how talented Bury St Edmunds is!