Marlene McKenzie
Social Issues Performing Artist
Email: info@moovilletheatre.co.uk
Mobile: 07736337365
I am also DBS checked/chaperone/arts award trainer in bronze and silver/mentor/and director.
Authentic. Powerful. Honest. Performer/Director/Writer
Live In your Truth and Encompass your power
Marlene McKenzie is a Social Issues performing artists and is also the Founder and Creative Director of Mooville Theatre (CIC registered 2014).
Marlene graduated from Birmingham Theatre School in 2004. Since graduating, Marlene's performances include:
Birmingham REP Theatre, Coventry Belgrade Theatre, Language Alive/The Play House, Women & Theatre, The Drum Arts, ICU Transformational Arts, The Other Way Works, Open Stage Productions, Kajans, Letters To Eric, and The Shaw Theatre. Part of the Blacktress Theatre festival. She played Mother in Inside Out, Short film that won at the Black International Film Festival and Marlene performed in the BBC Drama, written by Lenny Henry and filmed by Red Productions, Danny and the Human Zoo, as Valda Graham.
Apart from working as an actress, mentor and one to coach Marlene loves working with children and young people and hence why Mooville was established to set up the M.A.I project. Mooville Arts Initiative, believing every young person deserves to access arts.
Marlene is on the Writing West Midlands Diversity, Inclusivity & Relevance Sub-Committee
Training/Qualifications
2008-2009 NCFE level 2 Work based support mentoring
2004-2005 OCN in workshop/project planning delivery skills
2002-2004 HND Performing Arts - Theatre Acting at the Birmingham Theatre School
2001-2002 Open Access Acting Course at Birmingham Theatre School
1999-2001 ‘A’ Level Drama and Media Studies at Josiah Mason College
Work Experience
May 2004
Theatre Experience
Stella Don't Forget di Rush. Mooville Theatre Marlene McKenzie
Sprite/Mum Looking In Looking Out. Mac Arts Centre Marlene McKenzie
Cheryl LITE Warwick University/MMT Marlene McKenzie
Number 3 Them and Us Letters to Eric Tracey Street
Cheryl LITE Mooville Lorna Laidlaw
Laila Back 2 Backs Women and Theatre Janice Connolly
Ensemble Out of the Flying Pan Letters to Eric Tracey Street
Cheryl LITE Creative Leap Marlene McKenzie
Miranda All Good Things… The Play House Deborah Hull
Woman 2 Shag around Open Productions Emma Clayton
Belief Beyond Belief Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham Mem Morrison
Ayesha For The Love of Auset The Drum Paul Savage
Woman / Singer Don Quixote Birmingham Rep Theatre Chris Bond
Witch The Witches Birmingham Rep Theatre Jonathan Church
Kate Big School Coventry Belgrade Julia Smith
Marlene Open House Birmingham Rep Theatre Steve Ball
Lady Macbeth Macbeth Patrick Centre Chris Rozanski
Second Woman Terrorism Stephen Joseph Theatre Chris Rozanski
Wife/Chorus Wounds to the Face Coventry Belgrade Studio Tracey Street
January 2024
Film & Television
Marlene A Mother's Fear Mooville Productions Marlene McKenzie
Cheryl. LITE 2020 Mooville Productions Marlene McKenzie
Valda Graham Danny and the Human Zoo Red Productions (BBC) Destiny Ekaragha
Mum Inside Out Rights of passage productions Daniel Anderson
Bertha Cyber Grannies BTS Media Mark Presdee
Emma What’s The Deal? Aston Media Nick Birch
Geraldine CAMHS Television Junction Yvonne Davies
Workshop Experience
2020-2021 Butterfly Project. Drama facilitator /Film Director. Mooville Theatre
2019-2019 Embodied Islands Theatre Practitioner/teacher/director Warwick University
2018-2019 Mini Moo's summer school Creator/head Drama Teacher/Director Mooville Theatre
2017-2018 Mootual Respect Project coordinator/facilitator Mooville Theatre
2016-2017 Drama Expressions workshop faciliator/mentor Mooville Theatre
2015-2016 #THISGIRLBRUMGIRLCAN Workshop facilitator Mooville Theatre
2014 -2016 Butterfly Project Project Coordinator/deliver Mooville Theatre
2011-2012 After School Club Drama Teacher ICU
2011-2011 Body Image Project coordinator/facilitator Marlene McKenzie
2010-2010 Drug awareness Teacher/Actor The Play House
2009-2010 Drama Empowerment Director/mentor St Albans Academy
2008 -2009 CAMHS Role play/Director The Play House
2008-2008 Stepping into Workshop Facilitation Flying Start 2008
Workshop Leader
2007- 2007 Our Story Workshop Facilitation Summerfield School
2007- 2007 Story Telling Workshop Facilitation Gallery 37
2007-2007 The Struggle Performance/Workshop BAYC
2007-2007 Scooby Doo Workshop Facilitation Hippodrome Theatre
2006-2009 Mrs. Martin Actor/Role play Nelson Training /Optima House
2006/2008 Chocolate Factory Workshop facilitator Newman College
2005-2006 Confidence Teacher/Actor Flying Start 2006
2006-2006 The Missing Workshop facilitator Birmingham Repertory/
Manuscript Summer Project
2006-2006 Music History Workshop facilitator College High School
2005-2005 Homing Instinct Stage Manager The Other Way Work
2004-2005 Witches Workshop coordinator Birmingham Rep/Flying start
Commissioned Work
"I was told that I wasn't a writer."
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Runnymede Future: Funders Conference -A poem A Message to the funders 2021
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Bethel Health & Healing Network - A Poem for Volunteers week Am I a Superhero? 2021
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Momma’s Login I am only a Mum Poem 2023
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Terrance the Turtle – A Short interaction children’s show for 21 Pirates family day event 2023
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Hairdressers- A short play for Year 10 girls at Holyhead School Presentation evening Performance 2023
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Don’t forget the Rush Mooville&Edgbaston Community Centre a Play for Windrush 75 Year 2023
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Blast Fest Uk -Mr John Crow a short story part of Folklore day October 2023
