Artistic Director and Founder

Anastasia is a theatre and film director based in London who directs new writing and modern classics. Stylistically, she is interested in utilizing expressionistic devices, that enable the poetry of a piece to become its focal point, as this for her, is where stories start to shape into art.

Anastasia trained in MA Theatre Directing at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in 2019-2020. Recently she directed the critically acclaimed Offest finalist one-woman show 'Meat Cute' by Bibi Lucille which performed at Gilded Balloon for a month's run this Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023. She also directed the short film adaptation of Meat Cute scheduled for release. Further credits with Patch Plays include directing and co-producing ‘Birdie’s Adventures in the Animal Kingdom’ (Greenhouse Theatre 2023 and Harrow Arts Centre 2022) and ‘Blood On Your Hands’ (Cockpit Theatre 2022). She produces regular scratch nights with Patch Plays in residency with Vault Festival and is passionate about working with new writers on themes of climate change and animal ethics. She is excited about the work that Patch Plays makes - believing in the power of theatre to spark and continue dialogue about these important topics.

Further theatre credits include ‘Darkie Armo Girl’ (Finborough Theatre). Screen credits include ‘Meat Cute’ (2023), ‘Yoghurt is not sexy’ (2021), ‘Push’ (2021), and ‘Swipe Left’ (2020).

Associate Artist

Grace Joy Howarth is a playwright, author and composer from London. Theatrical credits include ‘Blood on Your Hands’ (The Cockpit, BBC Writers Room Longlist, Masterclass Pitch Your Play Longlist), ‘Birdie’s Adventures in the Animal Kingdom’ (The Greenhouse Theatre, Harrow Arts Centre, Polka Theatre R&D) and ‘She is Taken Lightly’ (Hope Mill Theatre). Her work has been produced in scratch nights across the UK, and she self-produced a radio play ‘Until We Can’t See the Sky’ on Resonance FM and Chapel FM. She has had over a dozen short stories published, holds a First Class degree in Songwriting, and works as a freelance sustainability writer.

Grace has worked with Patch Plays to bring ‘Birdie’ and ‘Blood on Your Hands’ to the stage, acting as writer, composer, co-producer and occasional costume designer. She looks forward to the future of these shows and the company, as well as developing new work focused on animal ethics and the climate!

Associate Artist

Bibi is an award-winning actress, having won the Starnow Award for Rising Star and the Women of the Future award (2021) for her contribution to Arts and Culture. Lucille studied acting at The Questor’s Youth Theatre in Ealing before beginning her professional career at the age of nineteen with a lead role in Noel Coward’s ‘This Was a Man’ in the West-End. Further credits include ‘Lipstick and Scones’ (Leicester Square Theatre and Edinburgh Fringe). ‘Richard III’ (Barons Court Theatre) ‘Hound of the Baskervilles’ (UK Tour, London Mayor’s Choice 2018). Screen credits include: ‘All Inclusive’, ‘Purgatory’, Amazon Prime’s ‘Trust’, ‘I Am Sophie’.

Following the pandemic, Lucille began writing her first play, ‘Meat Cute’ for Patch Plays’s first Scratch Night in 2020. She then developed the play with Patch Plays into a full-length show which debuted at The Chiswick Playhouse, Camden Fringe and the Bread and Roses. The play gained critical acclaim and became a finalist at the Offest Awards. ‘Meat Cute’ then performed at Vault Festival in 2023 and is currently being performed at Gilded Balloon for the Edinburgh Fringe in 2023.