PopGems Academy

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PopGems Academy Award-winning drama, dance & performing arts classes in Beckenham 1-16yrs ✨ Established 2011

PopGems Academy is run by professional performers, Gem Allen and Junade (Jay) Khan. Gem’s credits include a UK Arena Tour, worldwide performances and she is currently a presenter on Gems TV and the UK Vocalist for 90’s hit pop group AQUA. Junade’s credits include Waking the Dead, Hollyoaks, and most recently Game of Thrones. Aimed at ages 1 to 16, you’ll learn the foundations of working in the world of show business in order to further your career, or simply to enjoy as a hobby and build confidence. Our drama, singing and dance classes in Beckenham, will help you achieve your best possible performance with the help of our fantastic tutors. Many of our PopGems Academy students have been lucky enough to work professionally appearing various music videos, TV shows, commercials, feature films & theatre. Students’ credits include; music videos for Little Mix and Paul McCartney, The Disney Channel, Ted Lasso, McDonalds, Orange and John Lewis Christmas advert to name a few! All teachers at PopGems Academy are DBS checked and trained professionals. BOOK A TRIAL - All classes and availability are listed on www.bookwhen.com/popgemsacademy - If your preferred class is full, please join the waiting list so that we can let you know when a place becomes available. If you have any questions or need advice on which class may be most suitable for your child, please email us through our website www.popgemsacademy.com

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POPGEMS ACADEMY IS A BECKENHAM BASED DANCE & PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL PROVIDING:

★ Musical Theatre & Singing classes
★ Dance classes
★ Drama & Performance skills
★ Stage & Recording studio experience
★ Zoom online dance classes

WAFFLE’S AFTER SCHOOL CLUB - Series 2 🎬🐶 Huge well done to our Pacino plays who plays Mason in all 10 episodes. Out now ...
01/10/2026

WAFFLE’S AFTER SCHOOL CLUB - Series 2 🎬🐶 Huge well done to our Pacino plays who plays Mason in all 10 episodes. Out now with on CBeebies Parenting at 5.20pm 📺

The first 9 episodes are already on BBC iPlayer, and the final one arrives closer to Christmas 🎅🏽🤩

Waffle the Wonder Dog Darrall Macqueen

Huge well done to our Theo, who plays Oliver in the new vertical drama SHADOW OF AN ARISTOCRAT! 🎬✨Theo had the best time...
19/09/2026

Huge well done to our Theo, who plays Oliver in the new vertical drama SHADOW OF AN ARISTOCRAT! 🎬✨

Theo had the best time on set and loved bringing Oliver to life in this Cinderella story. Theo has been at PopGems in our PopTots classes since before he could walk and we are so proud of him! ❤️👏

Sea Star Production

HEARTSTOPPER FOREVER | NETFLIX ♥️🎬 It’s been a busy busy time for our Thomas! He has recently been working incredibly ha...
18/09/2026

HEARTSTOPPER FOREVER | NETFLIX ♥️🎬 It’s been a busy busy time for our Thomas! He has recently been working incredibly hard with Jay on a top secret LEAD ROLE which we are over the moon to reveal he booked, and is currently filming! 🤫👏🏼 More to be revealed when we can! 🤐 But in the meantime we are so proud to share his latest project to be realeased… You can now catch him in Heartstopper Forever on Netflix 🍿

Thomas has been working hard with at PopGems since he was just 5yrs old, and we have genuinely lost count of how many jobs this super star has booked! It really has been that many 😮 Maybe we should do a count up! 🤣

Congratulations Thomas, keep up the great work 👏🏼🎬

TV SERIES 📺 We are so proud of this little fella who has booked his next role in a huge tv series after not ONE, not TWO...
18/09/2026

TV SERIES 📺 We are so proud of this little fella who has booked his next role in a huge tv series after not ONE, not TWO, but FIVE RECALLS! He has also recently booked a new role in a feature film, has another film due out at the end of the year, and a TV show being released next week. It’s so hard keeping all the secrets, but more to be revealed on all 4 projects very soon! Keep up the great work little man 👏🏼🤩🎬

World Premiere THE DOG STARS 🐶✨ It was a very proud moment to attend the WORLD PREMIERE of THE DOG STARS with our Alara-...
18/09/2026

World Premiere THE DOG STARS 🐶✨ It was a very proud moment to attend the WORLD PREMIERE of THE DOG STARS with our Alara-Star. She had the most amazing time filming in Italy last year with this incredible cast and LEDGENDARY director Ridley Scott! And what a buzz it was to walk the carpet alongside some of the biggest names in the business. She loved seeing herself on the big screen in her little American accent 🇺🇸

RATING 15 🚫 Please note - This film is not suitable for under 15s, she was only allowed to attend as she was in it. There is A LOT of swearing! 🫢

04/09/2026

🎙️✨ POP STARS RECORDING EXPERIENCE ✨🎙️

Our PopGems students absolutely LOVE getting into the recording studio for this annual experience! 🎶 It’s always one of the highlights of the year for them, and it’s easy to see why! 🥰

Singing their hearts out, having fun, forming new friendships and building confidence… that’s what it’s all about! 💕🎤

Here are a few behind-the-scenes clips from the day, along with a little snippet from the ending of our Wicked Medley! 🧙‍♀️✨

Our full medley is always performed on stage at our annual summer show, and this year was no exception! Seeing the children perform it on stage had parents reaching for the tissues and shedding those very proud tears just before the interval! 🥹🎭💕

And we have some exciting news… 👀🎙️

📅 Our next Pop Star Experience is happening on Sunday 22nd November!

Details will be released by the end of September, but for now…

SAVE THE DATE! 🎶💖

We can’t wait to do it all over again! 🎤✨

02/09/2026

Did Henry make it to our summer show with all WIVES?! 👑🎭 Find out in our POPGEMS SHOW TRAILER 2026 🎥

What a fabulous year it’s been! We’ve had so much fun working hard in classes, recording in the studio, and watching everything come together for our annual summer show 🎙️🎬✨

We couldn’t be prouder of everyone involved 🥹 The talent, energy and enthusiasm have been incredible! 🩵

Now… who’s ready to get back to it and start working towards our next show?! 🎭🤩🙌🏼

Our new school year starts from Saturday 5th September 🗓️ We are open for new students at selected times throughout the year. For trial info, please complete the form at www.popgemsacademy.com to register your interest for our September opening.



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NINTENDO 🎮 Well this is exciting! Imagine walking into the toy shop and seeing YOURSELF! 👏🏼 Huge congratulations to our ...
30/08/2026

NINTENDO 🎮 Well this is exciting! Imagine walking into the toy shop and seeing YOURSELF! 👏🏼 Huge congratulations to our Ameerah who has been at PopGems since she was a tiny tot! She consistently works so hard in all her classes and self tapes. It’s always so lovely to see hard work paying off!

Voting closes TODAY (28th Aug) INSIDE SOAP AWARDS 🏆 As some of you know, Jay has been nominated for BEST NEWCOMER in the...
28/08/2026

Voting closes TODAY (28th Aug) INSIDE SOAP AWARDS 🏆

As some of you know, Jay has been nominated for BEST NEWCOMER in the Inside Soap Awards. He’s not long joined Corrie, so he was so shocked and very honoured to be nominated 🙏🏼 But we need all the votes we can get, to have even a tiny chance being up against the more established characters in the soaps 🙌🏼

You can vote here and find him listed 2nd in the ‘Best Newcomer’ category, plus at the very end you can type the name of any soap actor. His full name is Junade Khan. If you have a few mins spare to vote today, we would be so grateful! 🗳️🙏🏼🤩♥️

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/maxpap (LINK IN BIO)

And Thomas can now be seen in Heartstopper Forever on Netflix! 📺 We cannot wait to watch h this!What a week for the PopG...
23/07/2026

And Thomas can now be seen in Heartstopper Forever on Netflix! 📺 We cannot wait to watch h this!

What a week for the PopGems boys! 👏🏼

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PopGems At VENUE 28/28 Beckenham Road
Beckenham
BR34LS

Opening Hours

Tuesday 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 11:45am
Saturday 9am - 2pm

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