Sue performs with the Olivier award winning Showstoppers The Improvised Muscial, performing in the West End, Edinburgh Fringe and national tours.

She was a series regular for series 1 and 2 of the BAFTA nominated CBBC sketch show Definitely Not Newsround (for which she wrote her own characters) and was a series regular for series 2 and 3 of BAFTA nominated sketch show Class Dismissed, also for CBBC.

Sue has taken  four character shows to the Edinburgh Fringe, one of which “Creatures” won a ThreeWeeks Editor’s Choice Award. Her numerous characters include an elderly mermaid, a folk singing Tony Blair, Andy Warhol in a giant can of soup and a horse who has had plastic surgery to become a unicorn.

She also performs with two-prov group BEINGS and guests with GTI, The Playground and The Actors Nightmare as well as hosting her own character cabaret night.

Sue has a podcast with fellow comedian Gemma Arrowsmith hosted by The British Comedy Guide.

“First class comic acting” (The Guardian)

“A Perfomer with depth and range; able to read the audience with the precision of an old hand…a fantastic character comedian” (Chortle)

She trained at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Maeve is one of the producers and performers with Ladyprov, one of Hoopla’s most popular improv nights, and previously performed with Upstairs Downton the improvised Downton Abbey show.

Maeve trained in improvisation at The Second City, Hoopla and The Spontaneity Shop. She studied an MA in Acting at Arts Ed London, and an MA in Drama at National University of Ireland, and is one of Hoopla’s most experienced teachers.

Her theatre credits include the world premiere and British tour of Peter James’s The Perfect Murder, the Caribbean tour of Sea of Souls, the British premiere of Laura Stevens’ And The Little One Said, and more.

Maeve has experience as an Arts Educator with clients including Shakespeare Schools Festival, London Transport Museumn, Studio 23 Youth Theatre, Arcola Theatre and more.

She is the co-founder and Director of Devise Works communication skills company. She also works as a Performance Coach in corporate training and personal development, specialising in Leadership and Rapport, Spontaneous Communication and The Perfect Pitch.