
Welcome
TheArchive is a theatre company based in the UK that focuses on bringing fresh new theatre to new audiences.
TheArchive wants to make accessible, engaging and unique theatre that will change the public perception of theatre and what it can be.
TheArchive has one main goal, to make theatre the most engaged with art form on the planet.
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Get to Know Us
TheArchive is a theatre company based in Liverpool that focuses on bringing fresh new theatre to new audiences. TheArchive have one main goal, to make theatre the biggest form of media in the world. TheArchive wants to make accessible, engaging and unique theatre that will change the public perception of theatre nationwide.
Meet the Team
We are a team of artists, motivated to make a change

Director/Actor
Ava Benkova
Ava (she/her) is a queer actor and director from Slovakia, currently based in Liverpool. She has lived there for a majority of her life until she moved to California at the age of 16 to study acting at the Idyllwild Arts Academy. Thanks to a lot of traveling, she was able to learn how to speak 4 languages fluently. Ava’s favorite way of exploring characters is through movement and physical theatre. Alongside acting, she has a passion for directing.

Director/Actor
Samuel George-Thomas
Samuel (He/Him) is a Welsh Theatre director who has a passion for live performance in all it's forms, with a love for thought-provoking theatre that reflects the issues we face in today’s society, but is always up for a laugh too! Sam strives to make theatre which combines surrealist techniques with a naturalistic that reimagines what theatre can be, with the dream that it will encourage even non-theatre goers to immerse themselves in a unique experience.

Writer/Actor
Hosanna Starkey
Hosanna (she/her) is a playwright and actress originally from Gloucester, currently based in the North West. Her first play ‘Armed Robbery and Suicidal Intent’ was performed to a sell-out audience at the Black E theatre. Seeking humour in dark topics is becoming something of a speciality. Having taught youth theatre classes since she was 17, Hosanna values seeing young people engage with the arts and she promotes the fact that drama school can be accessible to all.












