John Allen

John joined the Society in 2002 and has been a regular member of the men’s chorus ever since. Prancing on the boards is something of a departure from his usual theatrical work as John was trained in Technical Theatre at Central School in London. He worked in London for a short time then moved to Harrogate Rep and York Theatre Royal before joining Joan Knight to light a season at Perth Rep.

From Perth, John joined Andre Tammès to form Northern Light in Edinburgh where he has been ever since, still working in Technical Theatre but mainly on the design and fit-out of new and re-furbished performance spaces. His most recent and current projects are the Barbican refit and the transformation of The Cottesloe Studio at the National Theatre into The Dorfman.

Joining Dunfermline G&S is a return to John’s roots. His parents met in an Amateur Dramatic Society before the second World War and John joined a number of small societies in South London while he was still at Alleyn’s School. He was also a member of the National Youth Theatre, and there you did everything when you were a “techie”, from building the scenery, to running the shows, to enhancing the crowd scenes!

John is also a member of the Fife group ‘Cantamus’ who regularly perform concerts throughout the Kingdom in aid of charity.

Appearances with Dunfermline Gilbert & Sullivan Society

	2016	The Yeomen of the Guard	First Citizen
	2015	The Gondoliers	Francesco
	2014	The Pirates of Penzance	Samuel
		and every show in between	Chorus
	2009	The Yeomen of the Guard	First Yeoman
	2008	HMS Pinafore	Chorus
	2007	The Gondoliers	Annibale
		and every show in between	Chorus
	2002	The Yeomen of the Guard