patrons & mentors
PATRONS
Bonnie Langford
Bonnie has packed a wealth of experience into her outstanding career which…
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Hadley Fraser
Hadley Fraser studied at the University of Birmingham then trained at the Royal…
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Kerry Ellis
Kerry Ellis has fast become recognised as the First Lady of West End musicals…
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Steven Hartley
Steven Hartley was Born in the West Yorkshire Mill town of Shipley and trained at the prestigious…
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MENTORING
Every student who attends our 3 year Acting or Musical Theatre courses has the opportunity to work with their own professional mentor. PPA mentors include: Dianne Pilkington, Debbie Kurup, Rachael Wooding, Fra Fee, Liz Robertson, Anita-Louise Combe and Killian Donnelly
Gillian Wright
Eastenders, Spooks, Holby City
Julie Teal
Emmerdale, Luther, Doctors
Nadim Nadaam
Sweeney Todd, Phantom of the Opera, The Titanic
Gracie Lai
Comedy About A Bank Robbery, Musical Bugs, Footloose, AvenueQ
Alan Burkitt
Orignal West End Cast Top Hat, Singing in the Rain, 42nd Strete
George Hinson
Strictly Ballroom, 42nd Street, Sasha Regan’s All Male HMS Pinafore
Stephen Weller
Les Miserable, Phantom of the Opera, 42nd Street
James Coombes
Little Boy Blue, Doctors, Knightfall
Lisa Bridge
Bend It Like Beckham, Wizard of OZ, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
Molly McGuire
Fame, Kiss Me Kate, Jesus Christ Superstar, Carrie the Musical
Jemma Churchill
Emmerdale, Call The Midwife, Curfew
Killian Donnelly
Kinky Boots, Memphis, The Commitments, Billy Elliot
Nicole Faraday
Bad Girls, Casualty, Emmerdale, Over the Rainbow
Fra Fee
Les Miserable, Weish National Opera
Charlene Ford
Cats, Singing in the Rain, Crazy for You, Love Never Dies
Charlotte Gooch
Top Hat, Dirty Dancing, Grease, Cats
Nicky Griffiths
Wicked, The Bodyguard, Dirty Dancing, Mamma Mia
Chris Howell
Kinky Boots, Memphis, The Commitments, Billy Elliot
Ria jones
Evita, Chess, Cats, Acorn Antiques
Debbie Kurup
Anything Goes, The Bodyguard, Chicago Rent
Melissa Jacques
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Kinky Boots, Wicked
Steven Roberts
Aladdin, The Secret Garden, Normality
Sorelle Marsh
Mamma Mia, Billy Eliot, White Christmas
Christina Modestu
We Will Rock You, Masquerade
Gemma Sutton
Love Never Dies, My Fair lady, Hairspray, Phantom of the Opera
Shona White
Mamma Mia, All the Fun of the fair, Chess, Wicked
Rachel Wooding
Hairspray, We Will Rock You, Evita
Anita Louise Combe
Bad Girls, Casualty, Saturday Night Fever, Chicago, Sunset Boulevard
Paul Rider
Chicago, Holby City, A Woman Of No Importance