Breach is an award-winning theatre and film company led by Billy Barrett, Ellice Stevens and Dorothy Allen-Pickard. We work closely with our Executive Producer Sally Cowling.
We uncover stories that captivate us – from an experiment into teaching dolphins English, to a rape trial in Renaissance Rome, to the impact of homophobic legislation in the 1980’s- using them to provoke a set of different perspectives and to illuminate the times in which we live.
There’s a rigour to our research and a playfulness to our work; combining a forensic documentary approach with bold and inventive devising. We are always in search of the “truth” about big issues, without claiming any sort of objectivity ourselves. Our shows are full of subversive humour and unafraid to be passionate and political.
Our playtexts are available to buy here.
“Constantly pushing at the boundaries of theatre ... in a short career [Breach] have reinvented what we mean by verbatim and documentary theatre””
“Consistently exciting”
Dorothy is a filmmaker and multidisciplinary theatre-maker from South-East London. In 2019, she received the BFI New Talent Award and was named as one of Broadcast’s Hotshots. She has a particular interest in merging aspects of documentary, fiction and theatre to explore subjects such as mental health, disability and the social and political changes that affect those who are marginalised. She’s the co-founder and video editor of the film journal Another Gaze and a member of the award-winning multimedia theatre company Breach. Recently, Dorothy completed an MA in Directing Fiction at Goldsmiths University and is currently developing her debut dramatic feature, Weekend Dad.
Ellice is a writer, theatre-maker, performer and co-found of Breach. As a writer, she has co-written all of Breach’s theatrical shows. Her recent performance credits for the company include It’s True, It’s True, It’s True and Artemisia on Trial. Outside of the company, Ellice has worked as a devisor and performer with companies such as The Handlebards and Barrel Organ. She also recently worked with the National Gallery as a presenter for their documentary to accompany their Artemisia exhibition. Ellice has previously fulfilled a place on Clore’s Emerging Leaders course, nominated and funded by New Diorama Theatre’s Female Leadership Fund.