BOA Creative, Digital & Performing Arts Academy

A few weeks ago, our Acting Department welcomed more than 40 BOA Acting alumni back to the academy for a fantastic Alumni Day! 🎭✨

The day gave our Year 12 Acting students the opportunity to hear first-hand about life after BOA, with alumni sharing their experiences, offering invaluable advice and taking part in bespoke Q&A sessions.

Our former students have gone on to incredible destinations and careers, including training at Rose Bruford, Drama Studio London, East 15 and LIPA, securing BBC apprenticeships, and building successful careers with ITV, British Airways, Digital Marketing, the Royal Artillery, and many other industries.

A huge thank you to all of our alumni who returned to inspire the next generation. Your stories, advice and encouragement made a real difference, and we can't wait to welcome you back again! 💙

Huge congratulations to BOA alumni Bethany Antonia on being announced as part of the upcoming series of BBC Strictly Come Dancing! ✨💃

Bethany studied Musical Theatre at BOA until 2016 before going on to star as Lady Baela Targaryen in all four seasons of House of the Dragon, as well as making her West End debut as Eurydice in Hadestown.

We're incredibly proud to see Bethany continue to achieve such amazing success and can't wait to cheer her on in the ballroom! 🌟

Good luck, Bethany – we'll definitely be tuning in! 🪩📺

Another incredible BOA Group alumni success! 🌟🍫

Huge congratulations to two of our talented former students, Maisie Britton and Leah Swain-Heath, who have both been cast in the upcoming historical drama series, The Cadburys.

Set in 1860s Birmingham, the six-part series follows brothers Richard and George Cadbury as they build the world-famous chocolate empire. Inspired by Deborah Cadbury's book Chocolate Wars, the series is set to premiere in 2027 on U and U&Drama.

They'll be joining a star-studded cast featuring Harry Gilby, Jessica Barden, Ben Hardy, Joanna Scanlan and more.

We're incredibly proud to see alumni from two of our specialist academies appearing in the same major television production. Maisie attended BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy from 2022 – 2024, studying on the Writing, Directing and Screen Craft pathway, while Leah attended BOA Creative, Digital & Performing Arts Academy from 2020 – 2022, studying on the Acting pathway 🎬🎭

Moments like this highlight the strength of the BOA Group, with talented graduates from across our academies going on to achieve success in the creative industries.

Congratulations, Maisie and Leah! We can't wait to watch you both on screen and see where your careers take you next 👏

That's a wrap on another fantastic year at BOA! ✨

From incredible performances and creative projects to unforgettable trips, workshops and celebrations, it's been a year full of talent, hard work and amazing memories.

Thank you to our students, staff, families and supporters for making this academic year so special.

Have a brilliant summer – we'll see you in September! ☀️

Huge congratulations to BOA alumnus Jeevan on landing the role of Angel in the West End revival of Rent! 🌟

Jeevan, who studied Acting at BOA until 2023, will take on the iconic role of Angel – a kind-hearted young drag queen whose compassion, humour and resilience make them one of the musical's most beloved characters.

This exciting new role follows Jeevan's incredible professional debut as Rusty in the acclaimed revival of Starlight Express, where he won the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Professional Debut and the Stage Debut Award for Best Performer in a Musical, as well as receiving a Black British Theatre Award nomination.

We're so proud to see Jeevan continuing to achieve such incredible success, and we can't wait to see him shine on the West End stage. Congratulations, Jeevan! 👏🎭