Our Team

Our youth theatre team have extensive industry knowledge, experience and performance background, as well as a passion for theatre for young people.

Kim Southey

Managing Director

Training: RADA & Birkbeck

CEO & Founder of Mimic Theatre Company and Mimic Stage School, Kim is also a Director and Writer. She completed her MA in Text and Performance at RADA & Birkbeck before a Graduate course in Directing with Katie Mitchell and the Advanced Playwriting Programmer with Theatre 503. Kim's work has received four and five star reviews as well as publication in Chewin the Fat magazine. Writer/Director credits include: 30 Minutes (Intermission/N16), Growing Pains (RADA/Hope). Director credits include: The Frontier Trilogy (Sense of Place), Bag Lady (Actor Awareness). Assistant Director credits include: Gertrude the Cry (N16), Twelfth Night (UK Tour).

Shaun Nolan

Membership Administrator

The Arts have always been the foundation of Shaun's life and now, he loves working with people who have that similar kind of passion. What Shaun believes is so wonderful about working with educators in the Arts is getting to see people inspire others with their passions and open minds to something new. As well as working with a number of theatre schools and production companies to help bring this work to life, he is also starting on a career in writing, acting, directing and producing work of his own, His stage work includes "Paper Dolls" (Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2018), "Paper Dolls & Other Shorts" (Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, 2019), "A Place Set Aside for Sleeping" (The Limelight Theatre, 2022), and "Party Baggage" (The Drayton Arms Theatre, 2024), as well as countless other audio and film projects.

Abbie Reck

Assistant Show Producer

Training: Buckinghamshire New University

Abbie is a graduate of Dance and Performance where she specialised in Jazz. She performed in countless shows locally throughout her childhood and has danced since the age of three. Abbie has many ISTD certificates in modern, tap and ballet and she also taught locally at the Niki and Barbara Dance Academy, Shooting Stars Academy and Expressions, where she directed two award-winning productions: Annie and Camp Rock. She also founded an award winning Musical Theatre Society at University. Since 2019, Abbie has been teaching Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre at Mimic Stage School. In 2023 as well as continuing to teach and direct shows, Abbie became Mimic Stage School's Vice Principal.

Megan Crook

Production Assisstant

Megan has been a part of Mimic since 2021. During her time at Mimic, she has performed many roles such as Princess Fiona in Shrek and Nancy in Oliver. Alongside Mimic, Megan trains at NBDA, where she is currently working towards Intermediate Modern and Tap and Grade 6 Ballet. She has also achieved her Gold Medal in Tap, as well as Gold Medals in Acting and Verse and Prose with LAMDA. She is a keen musician and plays the clarinet, guitar and piano. Megan is also a part of the Emil Dale UK Associate Programme and holds a Diploma in Musical Theatre from the London College of Music Examinations.

Edie Spencer

Company Stage Manager

Edie is a skilled technician and musician holding a BSc degree in Live Sound & Lighting Technology from the University of Hertfordshire. She works full time as a Technician at a college and is actively involved in various freelance technical roles. A long-term member of Mimic Theatre Company, Edie has taken on several significant roles with show credits including: Deputy Stage manager for Camp Rock and Oliver as well as Stage Manager for Matilda, Les Miserables, Scherazade and Peter Pan. She also served as Sound No.2 and Stage Crew for Beauty and the Beast pantomime. In her freelance career, Edie has toured the UK visiting various theatres and gaining extensive experience. Additionally, she is an accomplished musician, holding Grade 8 Viola and Grade 6 singing. Edie is an active member of a local choir and has performed at prestigious venues like the Royal Albert Hall with the Hertfordshire School Symphony Orchestra. She loves working with Children and finds immense joy in watching them grow and succeed. She eagerly anticipates supporting their creative development in future shows.