THE MOONLIGHTERS COLLECTIVE
The Moonlighters Collective
We Are
We are a female-led theatre company originally from Cumbria, working across the UK.
Our work is feminist, socially relevant, and often relates to our northern roots. As a female-led company, we place a strong emphasis on telling stories from the female perspective: creating complex female roles and providing more opportunities for women in the industry.
We are currently preparing to tour our one-woman show Ophelia, after completing an R&D last summer (2023), supported by the Arts Council, Theatre by the Lake, and dramaturgically by Box of Tricks. Ophelia, explores teenage mental health in Cumbria, interweaving Shakespeare and local folklore. During the R&D we provided accessible workshops for Cumbrian teenagers from secondary schools, youth theatres, the Young Farmers groups, and the Pride in North Cumbria youth group.
Our previous work includes original plays Dear Beryl (Arts Council funded) and I Am Not Your Woman, (5* British Theatre Guide), the former exploring technology, the rise in social media influencers, and the privatisation of healthcare, and the latter exploring society's response to sexual assault. We also reimagine classical work, through our current project Ophelia, and our very first project Macbeth, which engaged young people in classical text for the first time. Alongside our main projects, we run events - from Writers Nights with a focus on writers in the north of England, especially those in Cumbria, to comedy events which the aim of elevating emerging LGBTQ+ and female comedians.
The company is led by Hannah Roze-Lewis and Amy Allenby.
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Gwyneth Evans in 'I Am Not Your Woman'
2018
Meet the Team
Hannah and Amy are the co-artistic directors and producers
of The Moonlighters Collective. Both from Cumbria, they have been working together for a number of years with a shared interest in political and feminist theatre and elevating the voices of northern artists, women, LGBTQ+ creatives, and working-class creatives.
She/Her
Hannah Roze-Lewis
Co-Artistic Director & Producer
Hannah is the founder and Co-Artistic Director of The Moonlighters Collective. Raised in Cumbria, she trained as an actor at LIPA, graduating in 2020. In 2016 she directed and produced Macbeth for the company, then wrote, co-produced, and performed in I Am Not Your Woman in 2018-19, Dear Beryl in 2020-21, and most recently Ophelia.
Outside of The Moonlighters Collective, Hannah works as an actor, director, writer and facilitator.
She/Her
Amy Allenby
Co-Artistic Director & Producer
Amy joined The Moonlighters Collective as Co-Artistic director in 2019, running the company alongside Hannah. Prior to this, she performed as 'Kim' in the EdFringe run of I Am Not Your Woman and has since also performed in and co-produced Dear Beryl. She also co-hosts Writers Night.
Also raised in Cumbria, Amy trained as an actor with the National Youth Theatre in 2015 and with Project A at Newcastle Theatre Royal, where she graduated in 2019. She has worked extensively with theatre in education and community theatre companies, creating and touring socially engaged work to schools and communities. She is extending her training by studying Contemporary Performance Practice at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.