Colin's Performing Arts School
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CPA School is primarily a dance and Musical Theatre school, for ages 3 to 16+, located in Romford
near London
. It is part of CPA Studios, which also operates a three-year Musical Theatre and Performing Arts College and a performing arts agency. The agency is managed by Julie Shelvey. Its clients gain work in theatre, television, commercials, Idents and radio etc. Colin's Performing Arts is oriented toward dance, singing, and musical theatre, and is directed by Colin Putz.
Romford
Romford is a large suburban town in north east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Havering. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan...
near London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. It is part of CPA Studios, which also operates a three-year Musical Theatre and Performing Arts College and a performing arts agency. The agency is managed by Julie Shelvey. Its clients gain work in theatre, television, commercials, Idents and radio etc. Colin's Performing Arts is oriented toward dance, singing, and musical theatre, and is directed by Colin Putz.
Notable students
- Jessie JJessie JJessica Ellen Cornish , better known by her stage name Jessie J, is an English recording artist currently signed to Island Records. She began her career as a songwriter for artists including Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus. Her debut single, "Do It Like a Dude", was released in November 2010 and peaked...
- Platinum Album Selling Singer/Songwriter
- James BuckleyJames Buckley (actor)James Patrick Buckley is an English actor, best known for his roles as Jay Cartwright in the British comedy The Inbetweeners and Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in Rock & Chips.-Early life:...
- BAFTA Nominee for his role of Jay Cartwright from The InbetweenersThe InbetweenersThe Inbetweeners is a British sitcom which aired for three series from 2008 to 2010 on E4. Created and written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris, the show follows the life of suburban teenager Will , and three of his friends at the fictional Rudge Park Comprehensive. The Inbetweeners Movie was...
- Rochelle WisemanRochelle WisemanRochelle Eulah Eileen Wiseman is an English singer, actress and television presenter. She is best known for her work in pop groups S Club 8 and The Saturdays...
– Rochelle is currently in the girl band The SaturdaysThe SaturdaysThe Saturdays are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London, United Kingdom. The group consists of five members Una Healy, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Vanessa White and Rochelle Wiseman. In 2007 the band were formed through Fascination Records which gave them an instant record deal with...
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and three studio albums (as of November 2011). Formerly a member of S Club 8S Club 8S Club 8, previously known as S Club Juniors, was a spin-off of the UK pop group S Club 7. The group's members, Jay Asforis, Daisy Evans, Calvin Goldspink, Stacey McClean, Aaron Renfree, Hannah Richings, Rochelle Wiseman and Frankie Sandford, were all in their early teens or younger when they were...
, with eight top-selling singles and two albums. Wiseman also presented CBBC SmileSmile (TV series)Smile was a British Sunday morning children's programme created by production company Darrall Macqueen Ltd for CBBC. It first aired in 2002 and was originally shown on the CBBC Channel. It was moved to BBC Two to make way for Dick and Dom in da Bungalow. Although Dick and Dom finished in 2006,...
on Sunday mornings with Barney Harwood.
- George MaguireGeorge Maguire (actor)George Maguire is an English actor and one of the three original cast members who carried the title role in Billy Elliot the Musical.-Career:...
– Played title role in a musical stage production of Billy Elliot the MusicalBilly Elliot the MusicalBilly Elliot the Musical is a musical based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. The music is by Sir Elton John, and book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around motherless Billy, who trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes...
in England, which was produced by Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan. He also appeared in a documentary about the production.