ABOUT US
Powerhouse is a feminist, queer, neurodiverse creative company specialising in theatre and short film. We are committed to amplifying female and non-binary voices in unexpected ways that creates a space of reflection, challenge, and contemplation. It is our mission to start a conversation - not one that necessarily leads to a consensus, but one that allows people to get used to one another and the variety of challenges that shape our realities.
Claudia Vyvyan
(they/them)
Founder, Creative Director, Resident Writer
Claudia is a London-based writer and theatre maker recently focussed on radical fiction and revolutionary imaginaries (KING CLAUD). Claudia is motivated by political collaboration and creative adventure in storytelling with the aim to join, uncover and amplify with other misrepresented and systemically silenced voices. Author of 'Awaken the Feminine Divine' an anthology, Claudia was shortlisted for Hope Mill Theatre's 'Through the Mill' national playwriting competition with 'We're Few and Far Between' which debuted at the White Bear (2022). Claudia writes short films, plays, poetry, fiction, short stories, and social theory.
Claudia is a graduate and Senior Academic Scholar at the University of Cambridge specialising in transnational sociology and radical theory.
Instagram @claudiavyvyan
LinkedIn @Claudia Vyvyan
Flora MacAngus
(she/her)
Co-Founder, Managing Director, Lead Actor
Flora is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Powerhouse Performances C.I.C. She has worked in the creative industries from 5 years, as an actor, writer and producer both in the UK and Internationally.
Flora was the lead actor for four runs of Claudia Vyvyan's one person play 'Permanent Marker' which received 5 star reviews.
As a Channel Islander, Flora continues to develop the creative scenes in the Channel Islands having directed her first short film 'Infinitely You' which was filmed through the Kino Project in Jersey CI. 'Infinitely You' was selected to open the 13th Parish film festival.
Flora is a University of Cambridge graduate and specialises in the transnational sociology of Education.
Instagram @flora_macangus
LinkedIn @ Flora MacAngus