PQA Peterborough

PQA Peterborough is a weekend performing arts school for children, offering high-quality performing arts classes every Saturday morning and afternoon at Thomas Deacon Academy, right next to Central Park and just 5 minutes from Queensgate Shopping Centre. We provide yearly opportunities for students to perform at the Key Theatre in Peterborough, and perform at His Majesty's Theatre on London's West End every 4 years. We are passionate about delivering first-class performing arts sessions giving children the space to learn new skills, make friends, build self-belief, all in a safe and welcoming environment while they explore the world of performing arts. The best part, there is no need to pick just one class, PQA's weekly three-hour sessions explore: • Comedy & Drama: your child will learn creative play, improvisation and scriptwriting, including yearly entries into the National Monologue Slam and regular showbacks. • Musical Theatre: your child will learn to sing, dance and act for theatre, including performing at Peterborough Cathedral alongside stars of stage and screen (including Nadia Eide in 2026). • Film & Television: your child will start to storyboard, screenwrite, film and act for television; including winning entries in the National PQA Screen Awards every year since 2019, most recently featuring a screening at Cineworld in Sheffield in 2025. Run by Principal Michael Clay and an exceptional team of industry experienced teachers, we're passionate about what we do, and we strongly believe that the important life skills your child gains at PQA - like confidence, resilience and communication - will stick with them throughout life! play_circle_filled