ACTRESS
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Zoie has had a long and varied acting career including stints in PARADOX with Tamzin Outhwaite (Clerkenwell Films/BBC Worldwide), BLUE MURDER, HOLBY CITY, DOCTORS and EMMERDALE, but is probably best known for her role as Staff Nurse Meryl Taylor in ITV's THE ROYAL (Series I-V), for which she was shortlisted as 'Best Newcomer' in the National Television Awards.        

Despite screen success Zoie's background lies firmly in the theatre, where she has performed in numerous No.1 tours, ranging from classics such as Coward's THE MARQUISE and Wilde's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST to comedy greats EDUCATING RITA (with Stephen McGann) and Camoletti's BOEING BOEING via new writing and devised work including LOST TIME (BAC) and Lucy Kirkwood's tense two-hander PSYCHOGEOGRAPHY (Southwark Playhouse).

​She is currently in continuing development for the musical, LIFE BY MISADVENTURE, after rehearsed readings at Latitude festival and The Wild Project, New York.

STORYTELLER

​Zoie conjures up visual and musical feasts as a solo weaver of stories:

- Her  latest award-winning story weaving show with Twice Shy Theatre, HYPNAGOGUE, premiered at Vault festival, Waterloo.
Here it won the coveted After Dark Award, before visiting The House of Togetherness (Covent Garden) and Wilderness Festival.
The company were then invited back for Vault Festival for a second year. 
This show combines hypnosis, improvised storytelling, song and a healing live soundtrack to take the audience on a deep and transformational journey

-IN UMBRA - Improvised story magic with live hand shadow puppetry from Drew Colby of Finger and Thumb Theatre

- APOKALYPSIS - Story-weaving and myth reimagined with accompanying live improvised art with painter, Jamie Zubairi;
- Delving deep into musical story odysseys with live music and soundscapes from Desmond O'Connor

Recent gigs include story weaving at Rumpus,  A Curious Invitation and a residency at 'LifeDeathWhatever' for The National Trust as well as many festivals, including Latitude, Kelburn Garden Party, London Togetherness festival, Crystal Palace Overground, Secret Garden Party and Wilderness
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She is also one half of THE SHADOW TRAVELLERS, an improvised story duo taking the storytelling scene by storm.
With fellow storyteller and performer, Eleanor Buchan, she uses site specific, improvised story to make deeper connections with the psyche of her audiences as they perform at gatherings, ceremonies, festivals, corporate trainings, theatres and found spaces all over the UK and abroad. They are currently running Moon Cycle Tales, a weekly story weaving to coincide with the phases of the moon.
SINGER / CHOIR LEADER

Zoie is a professional singer, playing gigs around the world from Amsterdam to India to The Maldives.
She is also an established choir leader,  running singing events and workshops , a weekly community choir - Herne Hill Harmony, and several women's choirs with South London SINGING MAMAS. Check out her song-sharing YouTube Channel.

She also specialises in running Pop-up Choirs and workshops at festivals (including Latitude, Shambala, Wilderness Festival)
​and in corporate and INSET training settings.

Zoie is also a published songwriter and is currently writing a song book for community choirs, due for publication in 2021.
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​See www.zoiesings.com for full info
PUPPETEER / ARTISTIC DIRECTOR / PRODUCER
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 Zoie is founder, Artistic Director, choreographer and principal puppeteer for the multi-award winning company,
 TWICE SHY THEATRE. 
Since the premier of the TWICE SHY PEEP SHOW, starring their life-size bunraku puppet stripper,
for Latitude festival 2013, they have performed worldwide.
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From alternative cabaret (winners of BEST ALTERNATIVE ACT at the LONDON CABARET AWARDS) to dark fetish events via creating bespoke work for the ICA, Modern Panic and The Curiosity Cabaret they have performed everywhere from art galleries to brothels to idyllic private party venues in exotic locations.
Twice Shy specialise in creating dark and challenging art works and installations in the least expected places, for unsuspecting audiences!

See www.twiceshytheatre.com for full info
DIRECTOR
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Zoie directs regularly in  her role as Artistic Director for Twice Shy Theatre and  occasionally takes on outside directorial roles.

Shows include:

LUCID - Norwich Puppet Theatre & Latitude Festival

ROYAL VAUXHALL -  National tour with Dysphoria Arts

APOKALYPSIS - HClub, London

THE LITTLE GIRL WHO WASN'T THERE - London Wonderground

SOHO KNOWS - Carnesky's finishing School, Soho

IMBOLC: A City Ritual - RVT
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AGNES OF GOD - Leeds Workshop Theatre

ONCE BITTEN - Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow

"Once Bitten...is the theatre that cabaret has been threatening to make since the neo-burlesque revival sneaked vaudeville in the back door... plays the traditional cabaret structure like a choreographer using ballet technique, as a foundation for a meditation on failure, love and insecurity" 
​Vilearts, Glasgow ****
WRITER / POET
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 Zoie has had poetry published in New York with 'Love Calls' in 2012 and 'Writing on the Moon' in 2016.

Her latest play, LUCID, was premiered at Norwich Puppet Theatre before going on to Latitude Festival.
​She is currently working on script development with a view to a larger scale production.

She also co-conceives and writes all pieces for Twice Shy Theatre.

Zoie is also a songwriter and is currently writing a song book for community choirs, due for publication in 2021/22.
 (M)OTHER

Always ready for a new challenge, she is also a poet and visual artist.

She  is currently juggling motherhood, story weaving, puppeteering, acting,  choir leading, voice over work,  and several writing and producing projects!