Pauline Quirke News

The Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts, in London, is proud to announce its Christmas show, which will be performed by their very first cohort of full-time students, along with West End star, and PQ Full-Time Academy teacher, Bree Smith, with support from the PQA Islington (weekend school) children's choir.

The new play Early Birds, from the writers of Birds of a Feather, Maurice Gran and Laurence Marks, which tells the incredible yet true story of the birth of one of the nation's favourite sit-coms, will play at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival at PQA VENUES @Riddle's Court (venue 277) from 3 - 27 August (excl. 8, 15, 22) at 18:00.

Following a £6million restoration project, Edinburgh's beautiful Grade A listed building Riddle's Court will be transformed into an Edinburgh Festival Fringe theatre venue for the first time since 2014, which will be managed and programmed by PQA VENUES.

Following huge public demand, 10,000 extra tickets have been released for Elf - A Christmas Spectacular starring music legend David Essex and Love Actually star Martine McCutcheon. These tickets are on sale now.

This Christmas will see J.M. Barrie's magical story of Peter Pan brought to life in gigantic proportions on some of the biggest stages in the country. Starring Martin Kemp and Milton Jones, Peter Pan - The Arena Adventure will play at Belfast, SSE Arena between 15-16 December, Leeds First Direct Arena between 21-23 December and Manchester Arena between 28-29 December.

ELF, the hit West End and Broadway musical based on the Hollywood blockbuster movie starring Will Ferrell, is to be supersized into a Christmas spectacular which will tour the UK in December 2018. This extravaganza will play three major arenas this Christmas: Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Birmingham Genting Arena and Nottingham Motorpoint Arena. Tickets go on-sale on Friday 9 March at 9am.

After over 50 years in the acting industry, and a decade of unprecedented success delivering outstanding part-time performing arts tuition at her weekend Academies across the country, Pauline Quirke is returning to her roots to establish PQA Studios London, a brand new full-time Academy in London's King's Cross.

The Stage today announced the winners of the inaugural The Stage Debut Awards. The awards recognise the best breakthrough actors and creatives in theatre. The winners were announced at a ceremony at 8 Northumberland Avenue, London on September 17, 2017.

The Stage today announced the shortlist for its inaugural The Stage Debut Awards. The awards recognise the best breakthrough actors and creatives in theatre.

Television favourites JONNY AWSUM and PAISLEY BILLINGS will star in this year's family pantomime, JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, at Croydon's Waddon Theatre at Waddon Leisure Centre from Thursday 7th - Sunday 31st December 2017.

Television favourites SANDRA MARTIN (Channel 4's Gogglebox) and NISHA ANIL (CBeebies) will star in this year's family pantomime, ALADDIN, at Maidenhead's Pearce Suite Theatre at the Magnet Leisure Centre, from Saturday 9th - Sunday 31st December 2017 alongside a cast of West End performers and juvenile ensemble of local young performers.

Following the exciting re-launch of The Pearce Suite Theatre at Magnet Leisure Centre, Q Productions is delighted to announce that it will be bringing Maidenhead its first professional pantomime with the much-loved family favourite, ALADDIN.  

Following the success of last year's production of ALADDIN, seen by over 14,000 people, Q Productions is delighted to announce that it will be bringing panto to Croydon for a second year running with family-favourite JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, ensuring that the local community will enjoy a traditional Christmas treat!

Beginning this month, a host of stars from the world of entertainment will light up the stages in twenty four towns and cities around the UK for this year's Qdos Entertainment pantomime season. From Aberdeen to Plymouth, over 60 well-known actors, comedians and entertainers will lead the casts of the nation's favourite pantomimes in theatres across the country including, for the first time in nearly three decades, a return to the capital's London Palladium.

Q Productions has announced that it will be bringing panto family-favourite ALADDIN to Croydon this December, ensuring that the local community will enjoy a traditional Christmas treat! Waddon Leisure Centre will be converted into a 400 seat theatre space for the whole of December for ALADDIN, certain to be a highlight of the festive season, offering wonderful family entertainment all ages can enjoy together. 

NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE (as of : 3/7/2016 ) Monday March 7, 2016 - Sunday April 3, 2016

NBC has set the premiere for its new series 'You, Me and the Apocalypse' with the critically applauded U.K. dramedy import debuting Thursday, Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Michael Harrison and David Ian are delighted to announce further dates and full casting for the brand new production of the musical "ANNIE" starring Craig Revel Horwood and Lesley Joseph as 'Miss Hannigan'."ANNIE" will open on Saturday 11 July 2015 at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle. Tour schedule with full details of 'Miss Hannigan' casting below. www.anniethemusicaltour.uk

IT'S ONLY A PLAY's star Megan Mullally will join Rob Lowe in a new comedy drama coming to NBC this fall titled 'YOU, ME AND THE END OF THE WORLD'.

As it closes in on its second consecutive season-long victory in the key adult 18-49 demographic, NBC unveils a new 2015-16 primetime schedule that combines popular returning series, edge-of-your-seat new dramas, inventive new comedies and season nine of the Emmy Award-winning musical competition series “The Voice.”