Act & Play 7-11 Spring 2022 Project

22 January 2022 - 02 April 2022

VANESSA SAMPSON | CO-LEAD FACILITATOR 
AMY ALLEN | CO-LEAD FACILITATOR 

Vanessa Sampson 

Vanessa is LAMDA trained actor with acting credits in theatre, radio, film and voiceover.  She hasexperience of working with children and adults of all ages in the arena of drama-based facilitating and forum theatre over several years.   She has worked in school and corporate settings, outreach community projects and with underrepresented groups covering social issues including mental health.    

She is passionate about the power that drama can have in changing an individual’s outlook, along with providing young people and underrepresented groups with a creative platform to voice their thoughts on issues that matter to them. She loves being part of this process, and watching children and adults develop and grow in confidence.   

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!