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andrew allen
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Writer, director, actor, creative coach, list maker. Credits include ONE WOMAN ALIEN, YEAR WITHOUT SUMMER, FOUR PLAY, THE CITY OF DR MOREAU, THE HAUNTING OF GABRIEL CHASE

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TONIGHT! DROP IN IMPROV!

A series of drop-in workshops in an encouraging and nurturing environment that’s perfect for improvisers at any level:

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Drop In Improv Classes from CAST IRON THEATRE: JANUARY 2026
A fun, inclusive and fast paced session of short form improv games for all skill levels, led by Andrew Allen
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January 25, 2026 at 3:15 PM
So you’re *not* supporting the second amendment anymore?
January 24, 2026 at 8:25 PM
One week til the deadline for playwrights (and expressions of interest from actors) for the next Cast Iron Short Play Night (performance date in March):

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OUR NEXT PRODUCTION
It's back! Catch six brand new pieces of writing from across the world for a script-in-hand rehearsed reading at Presuming Eds!Cast Iron Theatre celebrates 12 years of bringing new writing to...
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January 24, 2026 at 9:09 AM
The Traitors:

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January 24, 2026 at 8:55 AM
The Traitors.

Well. I was hoping for a (admittedly unlikely) twist there, but that was absolutely the only way it could’ve / should’ve ended. Very well deserved by those at the end.
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January 24, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Current research (with a coffee, natch) for my upcoming online course starting next month, WRITE THE PLAY!
January 23, 2026 at 4:36 PM
THIS SUNDAY! DROP IN IMPROV!

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January 23, 2026 at 1:07 PM
I’m watching Malcolm X for the first time and I know you all knew this back then but Delroy’s Oscar nomination is 30 years overdue
January 23, 2026 at 1:01 PM
I blocked everyone who hasn't got a part in my stage musical adaptation of 10 Things I Hate About You, so if you're seeing this, rehearsal will be at 8 on Monday. Scripts, music, etc will be given to you at the table read
January 23, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Tomorrow at 9am GMT I’ll be hosting the next Virtual Writers’ Space for Ironclad Creative CIC.

The sessions happen 11 times a week, are £3 a session (free if you’re a member of the Ironclad Creative Cauldron) first time? promo code FREE1 to see if it’s for you!

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January 22, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Tonight’s Traitors: now are we absolutely clear that tonight’s banishment will be the very last time a departing player will reveal if they’re a traitor or a faithful? Have we said it enough? No? OK, one more time -
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January 22, 2026 at 9:52 PM
It’s slightly weird that Stephen has survived banishment so far, and the only reason I can think of is that within the castle he must be simply delightful gorgeous company, and no faithful wants to countenance the possibility he’s a traitor.
January 22, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I’m confident I’m not the first person to say this, but it does seem the biggest crime Jade commits in the castle is to have the audacity not to smile a sufficient amount for others around her.
January 21, 2026 at 9:44 PM
The War On Greenland / Iceland continues apace*

*no penguins don’t live in either Greenland or Iceland but I don’t think that would make much difference at this point do you?
January 21, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Big ‘Year Eight!!! I can hear you from ALL THE WAY down the corridor!!’ energy from Claudia there
January 21, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Well now
January 21, 2026 at 7:34 PM
So Angela Rayner should’ve just said she ‘doesn’t do computers’?
January 21, 2026 at 6:08 PM
A low level fear / concern I have is that when I die, after about six months of inactivity on my social media, my accounts will be taken over by tedious conspiracy theory / racist / sexist / transphobic bots spewing all sorts of vitriol with my face attached
January 21, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Rewatching Casablanca this week.

Nearly 85 years old and still has a number of things to tell us about the world today.

« You might as well question why we breathe. If we stop breathing, we'll die. If we stop fighting our enemies, the world will die »
January 20, 2026 at 1:18 PM
At 9am GMT I’ll be hosting the next Virtual Writers’ Space for Ironclad Creative CIC.

The sessions happen 11 times a week: if it’s your first time, use the promo code FREE1 to see if it’s for you!

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Ironclad Creative CIC
Ironclad was created in 2020 as a place for writers, artists and theatre-makers to find each other, learn about the business of making art, and develop their skills.Founded by producer and writer coup...
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January 20, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Across the desk from two co-workers (who I don’t know that well). One casually says ‘oh when are we going to watch the hockey?’ and the other says ‘maybe tomorrow, Libby’s gonna watch it with us’ (1/2)
January 19, 2026 at 5:45 PM
You didn’t give me a cookie for not throwing a tantrum so I’m gonna have to throw a tantrum
January 19, 2026 at 2:07 PM
You know how some men, when faced with a woman who smiles tightly and says ‘sorry no I have a boyfriend’ then get really abusive and start proving her instincts completely correct?

Well anyway
January 19, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Actually it’s quite difficult to make sci-fi that *isn’t* woke
January 19, 2026 at 1:57 PM