PQA Truro.

Adam Goodwin

Adam Goodwin is an artist, filmmaker and educator specialising in documentary. After graduating in Fine Art from Newcastle University in 2015 he has taught across primary, secondary, adult learners and university creative programmes and developed participatory projects with community groups across the UK. Practicing as oat-studios (www.oat-studios.com), Adam creates digital media for online and exhibition distribution for collaborations and commissions from across the creative industries. Currently based in Cornwall, Adam has graduated from Falmouth University's Masters in Film and TV and works for Screen Cornwall as Outreach Coordinator. He is very excited to be part of the PQA family as Film and TV teacher and ignite the passion of our future filmmakers.

Amy Kelland

Amy is an actor and singer from Sussex who recently graduated from Italia Conti Drama School in Woking, where she spent an intensive year in actor training, having studied Musical Theatre in college. Growing up, Amy always belonged to a drama club or amateur dramatics group, and found her love for performance through a desire for escapism. At this time, she had undiagnosed Autism and ADHD, and didn’t always understand how to ‘fit in’; acting gave her a way to socialise with peers and learn about how the world works whilst having fun. Amy believes theatre should be enjoyable for the performers, and for actors find a connection with an audience, be it through laughter or thought provoking writing, but preferably both! She has a love for comedy and imaginative play, and thinks both are powerful tools for children and young adults to explore who they are and, crucially, form a better understanding of other people’s experiences. She has a personal understanding of the challenges faced by neurodivergent and disabled actors and students, and aims to create an environment where everyone feels safe and included. She is very excited to be joining the PQA team and to see her students shine!

Bethan Radford

Bethan is a director and filmmaker, currently pursuing a degree in Television Production at Falmouth University, graduating this year. Over the course of her three-year degree, Bethan has been working to put together a portfolio to showcase her skills as a director, cinematographer and editor. For her, film and television serve as incredible platforms for storytelling, where she combines enchanting visuals with compelling characters that resonate with audiences. While Bethan enjoys working on documentaries and promotional material for local companies, her passion lies in the realm of fictional drama. Originally from Somerset, Bethan studied acting and drama at a specialist theatre college, exploring everything from the Shakespearean classics, to the world of musicals, physical theatre, and the art of devising original shows.

Erin Lansdowne

Erin is an Actor in training at AMATA, Falmouth University with hopes to work in both Screen and Theatre once graduated. Growing up in Cornwall she attended multiple Youth Theatre’s which gave her the opportunity to tour the county in a range of productions - some of her proudest being ‘The Riot’ by Nick Darke and ‘The Caucasian Chalk Circle’ by Bertolt Brecht at the prestigious Minack Theatre in Porthcurno. Aside from Drama, Erin also engages in Fine Art and during her year studying in a Level 4 Art Foundation, found a passion for combining her Acting skills with Fine Art film. Over the course of her degree she has obtained performance credits as ‘Nina’ in Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Seagull’, ‘Sarah’ in Jack Thorne’s ‘2nd May 1997’ and multi roled as ‘Kat’, ‘Colleague’, ‘Mum’ and ‘Ensemble’ in James Fritz’s ‘Parliament Square’. Erin believes the lack of funding provided to the arts in schools means Youth Theatre’s, such as PQA, are vital to the creative development of our younger generations. These experiences have given Erin a drive to support the next generation of actors in exploring and refining their craft. She can’t wait to be proud of the students at PQA and the work they create.

Poppy Howe

Raphaella Fearns

Raph studied film as part of her course in BA Design at Goldsmiths, University of London. Whilst still a student, she co-wrote an award winning play entitled “Foul Hook” exploring overfishing in Cornwall. She then went on to work in Documentary film at SDS Productions based in London and became Associate Producer, Writer and Editor on a multi-award winning feature length documentary, “Mirrors to Windows: The Artist as Woman.” In a dual role as designer/filmmaker at Wild & Wolf in Bath, Raph went on to make short films, animations and arrange live performances for Ridley’s Magic, Ted Baker, John Lewis, Mr. Men and Gentlemen’s Hardware and also became involved with several theatre productions at the Rondo Theatre. Now in Cornwall, Raph has assisted in the production and filming of successful international arts projects such as “The Moby Dick Big Read”, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Big Read” and a short film entitled “Embrace” which showed at Newlyn Art Gallery. When she’s not making films or chasing around after her one year old, Raph is working on her projects such as the Plotty Seedbank and making jewellery for The Mineral Edit. Fun fact: Raph’s instructional films teaching magic for Ridley’s toy sets became so popular on YouTube she that got in trouble with the magic circle for revealing their secrets! Raph is very excited to be part of the PQA family!

Teya Duncan

Teya is excited to be joining the team at PQA Truro, moving to Cornwall from PQA Bristol, and brings a wealth of theatrical experience to her role as an acting instructor. Hailing from Australia and formerly living in the USA, she has established herself as a versatile performer with professional credits that include Off-Broadway as The Mad Hatter in ALICE IN WONDERLAND and the Ghost of Christmas Present in A CHRISTMAS CAROL, as well as Nessarose in "WICKED" in Canberra, Australia. A lifelong lover of theatre, Teya moved to Los Angeles after receiving a scholarship to study at the Stella Adler Art of Acting Studio. She honed her craft under the mentorship of master teachers Ron Burrus and Jane Fleiss-Brogger, graduating from the Professional Conservatory in 2019. Whilst studying, Teya took on roles in a number of short films and web series, as well as performing in MORE GUNS! (Second City, Hollywood) and writing and performing a one woman show at Hollywood Fringe Festival. After graduation she moved to New York and performed in Off-Broadway musical theatre productions and several cabarets across the city, including as a featured vocalist at the Broadway Comedy Club, Club Cumming and Joe's Pub at the Public Theatre.