PQA Upminster.

Connor Taylor

Madeleine Gibbens

Madeleine is a professional actor in her graduate year at the prestigious East15 Acting school. She also completed their foundation course in 2022 and a RADA short course the year before. She has been performing since she was 8 years old not only through drama, but also national Ballroom and Latin dance competitions Over 14 years of acting she has now gained a wealth of knowledge she is passionate about sharing with children and young adults. She hopes to help build their confidence and share tools to help them creatively flourish.

Matthew Williams

Matthew started PQA as a student at the age of 12. From there, his love for acting and filmmaking grew, having studied English Literature at A-Level, his passion for drama, acting and theatre has been fuelled into adult life as he is independently studying performing arts as well as supporting the teaching of Film & TV at PQA.

Mia Brown

Mia started performing at the age of 4 in musical theatre stage performances before starting going into professional vocal training aged 11. Through this training she completed multiple vocal musical theatre performance exams through the University of West London. She studied GCSE drama and went on to achieve a Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma at London College of Performing Arts after two years of professional musical theatre training there. Mia also attended PQA Upminster herself as a student for 5 years before joining the staff team and is loving still being apart of the PQA family. She is now auditioning for drama schools in hopes to further her career in the arts industry and inspire younger performers to pursue their dreams within musical theatre.

Paige McCalla

Paige started performing at the age of 3 in Ballet, Tap and Jazz, before training in Musical Theatre from the age of 10. She studied GCSE and BTEC Diploma Dance at the Dance Academy at Barking Abbey School, after which she decided to continue her Dance training at Middlesex University London, where she achieved an Upper Second Class Honours in Dance Performance. Finally, she ended her training at Tiffany Theatre College, where she trained on their One Year Pre-Professional Course in Musical Theatre. She was lucky enough to secure an Agent after her training and now continues to take Auditions in London, whilst also working in a variety of TV and Film Productions outside of teaching at PQA.

Stanley McElligott

Stanley McElligott is a professional actor and comedian currently studying on the prestigious BA Acting and Contemporary Theatre course at East 15 Acting School. With extensive experience on stage and screen, award-winning writing credentials, and a background in professional stand-up comedy, he brings a wealth of knowledge to his teaching. Stan is passionate about inspiring young people to develop a love for theatre and the arts - and helping them find their voice.