BUXTON SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS

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Buxton School of Performing Arts are an exceptional

company well known in our local area for training young talent to the highest standard. Many of our children go on to work professionally in the performing industry.

Whilst training our children to the highest level we also develop their confidence and social skills. Children train in a safe environment where kindness is encouraged above everything else.

Many children describe BSPA as the place where they can be themselves. Our mission is to help every child who walks through our door to thrive.

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Productions

25th Anniversary Concert

4th December 2025

This year BSPA is 25 years old! Come and join our amazing young performing and listen to songs from your favourite musicals!

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Junior Production, The Wizard of Oz

29th June 2025

This June our Juniors performed an exciting production of The Wizard of Oz at St Annes Community Centre.

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Senior Production, Grease

29th and 30th July 2025

This summer our seniors performed Grease the musical at The Pavilion Arts Centre!

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One Night in Buxton

1st and 2nd February 2025

Our Juniors and Seniors joined forces to be a part of this magical community production written by BSPA director Clare O'Neill.

Our Team

Director

Clare O'Neill

Clare O'Neill entered the world of Opera Singing after training at the Royal Northern College of Music. She has performed with many of the major opera companies in the UK and abroad: including Welsh National Opera; Scottish Opera and Opera North. Her roles include Madam Butterfly (Puccini), Musetta (La Boheme, Puccini) and Zerlina (Don Giovanni, Mozart). Clare moved to Buxton in 1999 and established BSPA where she nutures the next generation of talent.

Assistant Director/Choreographer

Molly O'Neill

Molly O'Neill is a professional performer who was trained at BSPA and is now assistant director. Her Opera roles include: Apparition (Macbeth, Verdi) and Solo Orphan (Orphans of Koombu, Williams). She was recently in How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) for the BBC.

Tech

Ash Fairs

Ash has had the opportunity to train in tech at BSPA and now works on the tech team for our productions alongside training in music at Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London.

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