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LEAD FACILITATOR I AMY ALLEN

Amy Allen

Amy is an award-winning actor, comedy writer and offie-nominated director originally from bonny Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Theatre credits include: Sleepy Hollow (National Tour), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Petersfield Shakespeare Festival), Hamlet (Brighton Open Air Theatre); West End Girls (Live Theatre); Caliph (Vaults), Henry V (Petersfield Shakespeare Festival); Confessional, The Builders (Theatre503); A Tune of Two Muses (Arcola Theatre) and Scrooge You! (Arts Theatre-West End).

Film/ TV credits include: Happy Toys (BBC); Diagnosis (BBC); Joannie (Pulse Films); Grimsby Girl (ASC, Hidden Door); Pinky (ESA Films); Life Support (Spoon Jar Films); Fight (Signature Pictures) & numerous commercials across TV, Cinema and online.

Comedy includes: The Undercover Recruiter – (The world’s first Instagram Sitcom), Funny Gals Friday - Stand-up (Arts Theatre Cabaret Club), and self-penned comedy characters receiving much acclaim online, as well as achieving the top 20% of applications for the BBC Writer’s Room Caroline Aherne Bursay.

Jury by Martin Murphy, directed by Amy and performed virtually by the Park Theatre Company received an OnComm award in July 2020.

Amy has facilitated classes at Park Theatre since 2014. Her work centres on creating a fun, supportive atmosphere enabling participants to grow and develop, with the belief that creativity is key to building confidence, life-long skills, and that play is at the heart of everything we do!