Michele O’Brien is an actress, an award-winning story teller, presenter and early years practitioner.

“Michele O’Brien was the only choice, as we knew she would deliver imaginatively, theatrically and brilliantly” Elspeth McBain, Chief Executive, Lighthouse Poole July 2020.

As Associate Artist at Forest Forge Theatre Company Michele devised and developed her latest touring Arts Council England funded production The Ark and Dove, Directed by Lucy Phillips and written by David Howarth. Michele has also toured with their subsidiary company Bumblefly Theatre. Michele’s many Arts Council funded projects include":

The Spice Box written and devised with Amy Rose Mothers and Daughters: I’m Glad I Asked’ written with Katarina Redeva ‘LAND’ commissioned by the National Trust to interpret their 10 year LON strategy and devised with Director Amy Rose.

As Co-Director of Valise Noire Storytelling Theatre Co. Michele has delivered many National Heritage Lottery Funded projects. Believing in the importance of interpreting heritage through the Arts, she wants to make sure that the under-represented voice of women in history is recorded and shared. These projects include: Poppy Fields 1914-18 and Cargo with Hazel Evans, Sensing Helen with Tam Gilbert, The Ark and Dove with Colin Phillimore and currently Women of Words-Dorset with Alice Flynn.

Michele has also appeared in films made by State of Play Arts to commemorate the 1914-18 WW1 centenary: Aftermath, Tommy’s Girls. As an Early Years practitioner specialising in child-led art inspired by Reggio Emilia and Vivian Gussin-Paley, Michele is part of Babigloo Music for Babies using the techniques of Dr. Edwin Gordon and Professor Paulo Lamiero.

Other companies that Michele has worked with her in her long and established career are: Circo Atayde in Mexico, Max Hillman for his BBC Radio 4 Play Cocaine with Rhys Ifans and Robert Pugh and Produced by Kristine Landon-Smith, Quick Silver Theatre Co. Permutt and Hadley, Genius Productions, The Grove Theatre Co. and English Teaching Theatre Co.