Exceptional Dance & Musical Theatre Training
We have quickly become one of the country’s leading performing arts colleges, our mission is clear:
To provide our students with the finest professional training & education available.
We are dedicated to equipping our students with the skills and techniques necessary to succeed and thrive in one of the most competitive yet fulfilling industries. Our goal is to ensure our students have the tools and knowledge to achieve longevity and excellence in their careers.
Industry-leading faculty and professional guest teachers
Exceptional triple-threat training to prepare students to become a professional performer in all genres of Musical Theatre.
We are dedicated to providing unwavering support for our students’ mental and physical health and well-being throughout their training journey.
To our students, graduates, faculty, and patrons, we sincerely hope that you take immense pride in being a valued member of our Wilkes Family.
Ant & Dec
“We are really pleased to be Patrons of Wilkes Academy and know how much hard work and effort has gone in to setting the academy up. We are thrilled to be involved and in such a fantastic place.
Congratulations on your first ten years and here’s to many, many more”
Arlene Phillips
“I remember Jonathan Wilkes when he was on a tour of Grease playing Danny saying “I want to open a school, I want to open a place to teach people about the business of Musical Theatre”, and boy has he and everyone that works there achieved something great. I work with so many of the students from Wilkes Academy and let me say they are MINDBLOWING…”
Dean Lee
“My creative partnership with Wilkes Academy is truly something special, I’ve just completed one of THE most precious weeks of Dance. It’s actually quite hard to put into words what happened in that room, but I will say that these dancers are some of the most exceptional I’ve ever had the pleasure of getting to work with. I love you guys…..”
I.N.C Artists
“The Wilkes Academy/I.N.C collaboration been an incredible journey to be a part of…the professional training is unrivalled in the U.K, and the graduates we now represent are World class. The future is shining”