Stagecoach Performing Arts Limited is a professional part-time

performing arts The performing arts are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience. They are different from the visual arts, which involve the use of paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects. P ...

school, with over 3,000 schools across eight countries. Training is offered in singing, dancing and acting. Stagecoach Performing Arts is a franchise for part-time performing arts schools in Australia, Canada, Germany, Gibraltar, Malta, Spain, Lithuania and the UK.

Notable alumni

* Kit Connor, actor * Sebastian Croft, actor * Jake-Jamie, influencer *

Jamie Bell Andrew James Matfin Bell (born 14 March 1986) is an English actor. He rose to prominence for his debut role in ''Billy Elliot'' (2000), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, becoming one of the youngest winners of ...

, actor * Meg Bellamy, actress *

Esmé Bianco Esmé Augusta Bianco (born 25 May 1982) is a British actress and neo-burlesque performer, who is best known for her recurring roles as Ros on ''Game of Thrones'' and Jane Chatwin on '' The Magicians''. Career Bianco has posed for painters Chri ...

, model, actress – starred in ''

Game of Thrones ''Game of Thrones'' is an American Fantasy television, fantasy Drama (film and television), drama television series created by David Benioff and for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of high fantasy novels by ...

'' and burlesque/cabaret performer * Zoe Birkett, ''

Pop Idol ''Pop Idol'' is a British music competition television series created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. The aim of the show was to decide the best new young pop singer (or "pop idol") in the UK based on viewer voting and pa ...

'' series one (2001–2002) finalist, singer and actress * Jonny Clarke, actor who portrayed Bart McQueen in ''

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'' * Lorna Fitzgerald, actress who portrayed Abi Branning in ''

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'' *

Tom Fletcher Thomas Michael Fletcher (born 17 July 1985) is an English musician, composer, author and vlogger. He is one of the lead vocalists and rhythm guitarist of British pop rock band McFly, in addition to being the group's founder. In his 20-year ca ...

, lead singer and songwriter in

Mcfly McFly are a British pop rock band formed in London in 2003. The band took their name from the ''Back to the Future (franchise), Back to the Future'' character Marty McFly. The band consists of Tom Fletcher (lead vocals, guitar, and piano), Da ...

* Lauren Oakley, strictly come dancing professional dancer * Elliot Francis, actor * Dani Harmer, actress who starred in '' Tracy Beaker'' *

Myleene Klass Myleene Angela Klass (born 6 April 1978) is an English musician, singer, television presenter and model. She was a member of the pop group Hear'Say, and later released two solo classical crossover albums in 2003 and 2007. More recently, Klass ...

, actress, singer, model, pianist, radio and television presenter *

Cher Lloyd Cher Lloyd (born 28 July 1993) is an English singer. She participated on the The X Factor (UK series 7), seventh series of the television talent show ''The X Factor (UK TV series), The X Factor'' in 2010, where she finished in fourth place. F ...

, ''

The X Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for '' Pop Idol'' (2001–200 ...

'' (2010) finalist *

Clare Maguire Clare Rita Mary Maguire (born 15 September 1988) is an English singer-songwriter. She was signed to Universal Music Group, Polydor Records in 2009. She was rated in fifth place in the BBC Sound of 2011 list of the top 15 most promising new artis ...

, singer * Stuart Piper, agent *

Bella Ramsey Isabella May Ramsey (born September 2003) is an English actor. They are known for their breakthrough role as young noblewoman Lyanna Mormont in the HBO fantasy television series '' Game of Thrones'' (2016–2019) and Ellie in the HBO post-ap ...

, actor * Aaron Renfree,

S Club 8 S Club 8 (originally S Club Juniors) were a spin off of the British pop music, pop group S Club, S Club 7. The children were all in their early teens or younger when they were chosen from thousands of hopefuls on the television series ''S Club ...

singer, actor, dancer on ''

The Voice UK ''The Voice UK'' is a British singing reality competition television series. Created by John de Mol and Roel van Velzen, it premiered on BBC One on 24 March 2012. Based on the original Dutch singing competition '' The Voice of Holland'', and ...

'' * Sherrie Silver, choreographer * Shannon Saunders, singer, winner of

Disney Channel UK Disney Channel was a children's pay television channel that operated in the UK and Ireland from 1 October 1995 to 1 October 2020 as the variant of the namesake American television channel. It was owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company ...

contest '' My Camp Rock 2'' *

Diana Vickers Diana Vickers (born 30 July 1991) is an English singer, songwriter and actress. She was a semi-finalist on ''The X Factor (British series 5), The X Factor'' in 2008, finishing in fourth place. Vickers signed a record deal with RCA Records and, ...

, singer, actress ''The X Factor'' (2008) finalist *

Emma Watson Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson (born 15 April 1990) is an English actress. Known for her roles in both Blockbuster (entertainment), blockbusters and independent films, she has received List of awards and nominations received by Emma Watson, ...

, actress * Ellie Darcey-Alden, actress * Carla Woodcock, actress who has appeared in '' Free Rein'' and '' Ackley Bridge'' * Megan Millson, model- vogue (former series regular in Eastenders) * Samuel Goldberg, dancer-royal ballet (former series regular in Eastenders)

References

External links

Stagecoach Performing Arts
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