All About Us :
We’re Maeve-Anne and Sophie!
We’ve been friends for years and no, we’re not related, despite the shared surname! But we’ve wanted to work together for years, so we’ve come up with
Prose & Concepts, our company that allows us to explore theatre in our own unique way.
Hiya!
Maeve-Anne Allen
Hi, I’m Maeve-Anne, I trained on the Acting with Musical Theatre BA Hons at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and I graduated last year.
Since graduating I have been in a variety of projects including voicing Farrah for the English Dub of Alrawabi School for Girls on Netflix, for the ‘Allo ‘Allo Comedy Dinner show I was Yvette and Michelle, I regularly Co-Host the Illustrated World Series that streams live on Twitch and we are proudly partnered with Adult Swim; and we have one coming up in December: https://www.illustratedworldseries.com/ https://www.twitch.tv/illustratedworldseries and most recently I played Marguerite Moynahan in The European Premiere of The Amityville Haunting by Cristofer Cooke at The Brookside Theatre.
Go and Check out my Spotlight https://app.spotlight.com/0458-0167-6581 and my Insta https://www.instagram.com/magic_in_your_plantpot/
Less formally, I love cats, plants and believe the superior Autumn into Winter drink is Chai Latte. I crochet a lot in my spare time and I love that buzz you get laughing with friends, which is why this Company is so important to me, creating things with a dear friend to bring people the sense of wonder and enthrallment I love to get when experiencing a good story. I also have two cats, Sorrel and Gideon (although they have not followed me into the acting world like Toffee has with Sophie).
If there’s anything at all you want to ask me, go ahead, I love a good chat!
Sophie Allen
Hi, I’m Sophie, and I trained at the University of Chichester Conservatoire receiving a 1st in Musical Theatre: Triple Threat BA Hons graduating in August 2019.
Over my career in theatre, I have pushed myself to try and have a role in almost every department of theatre. Working with universities, big regional theatres, small theatres, schools and youth groups, I have done anything from performing to technical to stage management to community to directing and producing. I think this is an important thing for a director to do, as it means I am aware of what I am asking of other teams – what their workload is. It also means I am an extra pair of hands that will roll my sleeves up and get stuck in. It helps you stay grounded while trying to push creativity!
In a rehearsal room I strive to have a collaborative and safe environment for all, and we play games and create rules of play as “constraints breed creativity!” My previous and current productions are having directed Young Garrick Burntwood Painting by Murders, along with two more upcoming shows! I have Assistant Directed multiple Youth shows and Community musicals from Animal Farm, Wind in the Willows, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Robin Hood. In April 2025 I will be Assistant directing and youth directing for the Lichfield Garrick Theatre’s professional show Pocket Dream with Artistic Director Daniel Buckroyd written by Elly Brewer and Sandi Toksvig.
Outside of work, I have my wonderful dog Toffee who I love to take away for little weekend breaks for walks and exploring! I also love chai lattes (I plan on stealing lots of these from Maeve-Anne) and reading a great fantasy adventure book. I am very much a people’s person and enjoy spending quality time with close friends. I am also partial to bribery through cocktails and chocolate…
If you would like to chat, bounce creative ideas or ask for advice as someone wanting to enter into the theatre industry, please reach out and I will do what I can to support.
Go and Check out my Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-allen-theatredirector and my Insta @sophie_allen_director
What We Do
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As we are both fervently dedicated to the arts, with our Company we aim to create joy, escapism and thought provoking performances in a space that gives actors the chance to play and explore and audience members the chance to enter another world for a few hours.