CAST IRON THEATRE
BRIGHTON & HOVE
Theatre - New Writing - Performance - Improvisation - Podcast
BRIGHTON & HOVE
Theatre - New Writing - Performance - Improvisation - Podcast
Co-founded in 2013, Cast Iron's vision is to produce exciting new writing and explore creativity.
We produce short play nights, full-length work, host storytelling events and run workshops.
Listen to us on the Cast Iron Theatre Podcast as we talk about the business of making art.
In April 2020 we created Ironclad Creative, a not-for-profit focused on
supporting emerging creatives from Brighton and beyond.
In 2020 Cast Iron Theatre is proud to support - Brighton Women's Centre
We produce short play nights, full-length work, host storytelling events and run workshops.
Listen to us on the Cast Iron Theatre Podcast as we talk about the business of making art.
In April 2020 we created Ironclad Creative, a not-for-profit focused on
supporting emerging creatives from Brighton and beyond.
In 2020 Cast Iron Theatre is proud to support - Brighton Women's Centre
Andrew Allen
Andrew has taught drama for almost two decades, working with children, young people and adults. He teaches improvisation in corporate and community settings, and leads workshops and mentoring for emerging writers and directors.
Andrew hosts the Cast Iron Theatre Podcast and Friday Night Interview show. Trained in theatre-making and performance, he also writes and directs. His writing has been staged in Croydon, Chelmsford, Brighton, Reading, Edinburgh and London.
Andrew's current play is One Woman Alien with Katy Schutte. He has recently written a short story collection and has a number of short stories published by Candy Jar Books.
Follow Andrew on Twitter @my_grayne
Andrew has taught drama for almost two decades, working with children, young people and adults. He teaches improvisation in corporate and community settings, and leads workshops and mentoring for emerging writers and directors.
Andrew hosts the Cast Iron Theatre Podcast and Friday Night Interview show. Trained in theatre-making and performance, he also writes and directs. His writing has been staged in Croydon, Chelmsford, Brighton, Reading, Edinburgh and London.
Andrew's current play is One Woman Alien with Katy Schutte. He has recently written a short story collection and has a number of short stories published by Candy Jar Books.
Follow Andrew on Twitter @my_grayne
Michelle Donkin
Michelle is a producer, educator and creative practitioner. After script reading for the BBC Writersroom and Theatre 503, she went on to train in Screenwriting at NFTS and was the winner of the NBC Universal & SyFy Channel's Original TV Pitch Competition. Michelle writes for the stage, audio and the page. Her plays have been staged in London and Brighton.
Michelle is the Assistant Producer for Curated Acts at Reading Fringe Festival working with artists and performers from the UK, Germany, Armenia and America.
As an independent co-founding producer of Cast Iron, Michelle supports emerging writers to get their work on stage, in museums and outdoor spaces. She has mentored young creatives for the Pebble Trust Bursary at Brighton Fringe and coaches writers and producers around production, marketing and storytelling.
Follow Michelle on Twitter @michelledonkinW
Michelle is a producer, educator and creative practitioner. After script reading for the BBC Writersroom and Theatre 503, she went on to train in Screenwriting at NFTS and was the winner of the NBC Universal & SyFy Channel's Original TV Pitch Competition. Michelle writes for the stage, audio and the page. Her plays have been staged in London and Brighton.
Michelle is the Assistant Producer for Curated Acts at Reading Fringe Festival working with artists and performers from the UK, Germany, Armenia and America.
As an independent co-founding producer of Cast Iron, Michelle supports emerging writers to get their work on stage, in museums and outdoor spaces. She has mentored young creatives for the Pebble Trust Bursary at Brighton Fringe and coaches writers and producers around production, marketing and storytelling.
Follow Michelle on Twitter @michelledonkinW