About Us
A Letter From Keith and Beth
Co-Founders of Avalon Theatre Company
Dear Educator,
For the past few years, we have received many emails from you asking about Avalon Theatre Company. We are so very grateful that the performances we shared with you and your students meant as much to you as they meant to us. Avalon Theatre Company was a labour of love and we truly thank you.
Because of your support and your desire to give your students professional, English-language plays, we are very happy to continue our endorsement of Calliope Theatre Company.
Created by Zoe Kaye and Meg Thurin (actresses you may remember from many Avalon performances!) along with Matthew Lloyd, Calliope Theatre Company features the same high quality shows and study guides that we have carefully designed to “Educate, Enlighten and Entertain!”
So we encourage you to let Calliope Theatre Company ‘set the scene!’ We look forward to sharing the magic of live theatre with your students... and having them join us for the fun on stage!
Sincerely,
Keith Harle and Beth Thordsen
Calliope Theatre Company – Consultants
Avalon Theatre Company- Founders
MEG THURIN
(Co-Founder / Creative Director / Actress)
Meg graduated from John Cabot University with a Bachelor of Arts and received her postgraduate degree from the Istituto Arte Artiginato e Restauro, Rome, Italy. Since moving to Portugal in 2009, Meg has worked with Avalon Theatre Company, participated in various voice-over projects and performed in a TV sitcom pilot filmed in Lisbon. She also aids in and supervises the costume and set design and construction. Meg is a co-founder of Calliope Theatre Company.
MATTHEW LLOYD
(Co-Founder / Business Director / Actor)
In his work with The Ferndown Drama Group, Huntington Drama Group, Chesil Theatre and the Royal Navy Theatre Association, Matthew has acted in a variety of full-length works including pantomimes and dramatic plays such as Wind in the Willows and Pygmalion. Matthew has directed such works as The Anniversary and Steel Magnolias and has served as Stage Manager for a variety of theatre companies. Matthew has an MBA from Cranfield School of Management. After his 17 years in the British Royal Navy (including time spent with NATO, Portugal), Matthew moved permanently to Cascais. Matthew is a co-founder of Calliope Theatre Company.
Mariana Mourato
(Actress)
Mariana studied acting in New York City at the Stella Adler Studio and graduated in 2020. She has worked extensively with the Lisbon Players Theatre Company and acted in film and TV productions, including an episode of the German TV series Bella Block. Her stage performances include Miranda in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Helena in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Miss Casewell in Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap. Mariana is looking forward to her third year working with the Calliope Theatre Company.
ZOE KAYE
(Co-Founder / Former Actress)
Originally from Herefordshire, U.K., Zoe was a co-founder member of Calliope Theatre Company until leaving the company in June 2019.
Stori MareE
(Former Actress)
From the USA, Stori was an actress with Calliope Theatre Company from 2019 until September 2022.