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Michelle Allen  
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Achievements:
Cast Iron Theatre - Produced over 48 community theatre events & short play nights 2013-now inc 5 full-length plays:
  • Snow Queen 2014
  • Model Organisms 2016
  • Cacophony - 2017
  • Year Without Summer - 2019
  • One Woman Alien - 2018-20

Assistant Producer of Reading Fringe Festival 2020, programming work & commissioned artist liaison worked in coordination with:
  • Kultramart - Dusseldorf/Blue Goat Theatre
  • MIHR Theatre in Armenia
  • Kelly Burke
  • Reading Climate Committee
  • ​Reading Dance
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​Commissioned by Reading UK (Living Reading) to devise & produce 7 works since Oct 2019: 
  • Brunel Storytelling - Oct 19
  • Reading Museum storytelling ‘Tiny Sparks’ - Oct 19
  • Walking Tour - River Kennet - Dec 19
  • Dickens The Signalman storytelling - Dec 19
  • Gingerbread Making & Storytelling Children’s show - Dec 19
  • Mindful walking tour & virtual video m around the River Kennet - Jun 20
  • Christmas Children’s animated story - Dec 20 
Ironclad Hub ​
  • Working with over 188 artists via The Ironclad Hu & provide low-cost training to 64 participants since Jan
  • Giving £835 of free scholarship places in 5 months
  • Partnering with Brighton Dome to run Creative Catch-ups
  • Funded by Sussex Community Foundation - providing 10x theatre training sessions.
  • Partnering with Brighton Fringe 2021: 2x bursaries for registration &  2 x Arts Industry / Participant Networking Events

Award Nomination: 
Cacophony -  Infallible Award for Theatrical Excellence Edfringe 2017
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Reviews:
​One Woman Alien - ‘A phenomenal show’ ***** Within her words 
‘The audience is laughing from beginning to end’ **** The Skinny 
‘Wonderfully frenetic’ **** Broadway Baby
‘An explosively funny parody and Ted Talk in one’ - Highly Recommended  Fringe Review
Year Without Summer - ‘A supple energy and – not easy – a nippy charm’ **** FringeGuru
Cacophony -  ‘face-achingly funny’  **** Three Weeks
Snow Queen - ‘Magical wonderment’ The Argus 
Short Play Nights - ‘Beautifully written, sharply played... the shining jewel’ The Argus  


Cast Iron Theatre
Brighton & Hove

Theatre - New Writing - Performance - Improvisation - Podcast


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