Pete Allen is the Director of the RC Sherriff Trust, a charity set up through the Will of the playright and author RC Sherriff. Prior to this he was The Arts Development Officer for Elmbridge Borough Council, where he was responsible for The Royston Pike Lecture Series. Previous to his work with Elmbridge Borough Council, Pete was co-founder and artistic director of Whirlygig Arts which ran CRYPT (Cranleigh Young People’s Theatre), CMYT (Chequer Mead Youth Theatre) and The Big Picture Young People’s Film Workshop. He co-founded Storm the Stage Young People’s Theatre for Mole Valley District Council and was the Director of The Together in Waddon Community Project. He has also worked extensively as a professional theatre director and film-maker.
Pete’s talk will be a fascinating story.