Sharpe Academy opened in September 2008 with 6 students on register. Classes were originally part-time for ages 6-12 and based in Harrow-on-the-Hill, North West London. In 2010 Sharpe started to produce large scale musicals for young performers and the company had over 200 students participating in a range of weekly classes all based around singing, dance and acting. In 2011 Sharpe opened a theatrical agency to represent young performers professionally and over the years many have performed in the West End, International Tours, TV series, commercials and films.
In August 2016 Sharpe Academy broke the official Guinness World Record for the Fastest Theatrical Production ever staged when they produced Annie the Musical from start to finish in just 15 hours. Sharpe retained the world title for three years. In July 2018 Sharpe celebrated their 10th Anniversary with a large Musical Theatre Gala performance at The Watford Coloseeum with 600 students on register.
In September 2019 Sharpe became a full-time college with offering a specialist 3 Year Diploma and in Professional Musical Theatre and Acting. Just 7 months later COVID-19 forced the United Kingdon into lockdown and within 24 hours Sharpe had rebranded as Sharpe Online. Sharpe transfered the entire college timetable and part-time classes onto Zoom or Instagram LIVE and for the next 4 months ran over 800 classes not only for Sharpe students, but for thousands of students who joined them from around the world.
Sharpe moved into newly renovated college buildings based in Harrow Arts Centre in October 2020 and developed a 1 Year Postgraduate Course in Professional Musical Theatre & Acting. Sharpe continues to teach hundreds of part-time students each week and runs classes in Musical Theatre, Ballet, Tap, Modern and Acrobatics.In 2022 Sharpe relaunched their in-house agency and opened the books to more non Sharpe trained clients. The agency has grown from strength to strength and is now one of the UK's premier performance agencies for Musical Theatre and Cruise Jobs. At the time of writing this in September 2024 Sharpe clients are performing around the world in:
Musicals: The Greatest Days (Take That Musical)
Cruise Companies: Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Princess, P&O, TUI, SAGA, Phoenix, Ambassador, Viking, Marella, Fred Olsen, P&O Ferries
Resorts: Disneyland Paris, Busch Gardens Williamsburg USA, Parkdean Resorts, Butlins Resorts, Haven Resorts, Warner Leisure Hotels, TUI Blue Resorts, TUI Magic Resorts, Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi
Immersive: Monolopoly Lifesized London
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