PQA Sunderland

About PQA Sunderland

PQA Sunderland is the local branch of the Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts, a national network of weekend academies. It meets every Saturday in term time at Red House Academy on Rutherglen Road, in the north-west of the city, and has run there since 2016. Classes cover comedy, drama, musical theatre and film and television, with the older group working towards shows and filmed projects.

There are two age groups. Poppets, for children aged 4 to 6, take 90-minute sessions on Saturday mornings, with an early and a later slot. The Main Academy, for ages 6 to 18, runs as a three-hour session from 9.45am to 1pm, and places are sometimes limited. Terms follow the school year, with the autumn term running from the start of September to mid-December. The academy offers a trial session for new students, which can be booked through the website, where current term dates and availability are also listed.

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