MAEVE HOOK
DIRECTOR, WRITER, ACTOR, PUPPETEER
Maeve (she/her) is a director, writer, performer, puppeteer and co-founder of TART Theatre Collective.
Maeve’s directing work has been seen nationally and internationally with new work POLES: The Science of Magnetic Attraction (Premiere, Australian Fringes tour and award-nominated Edinburgh Fringe season, 2022). She most recently directed devised physical theatre work “Back Pocket” (TART). Her original show ‘Ladies Write Letters of Lemony Love’ debuted at Digital Melbourne Fringe 2020, and was one of Broadsheet’s top five picks for the fringe.
Maeve was a chosen playwright for ATYP’s Emerging Playwrights National Studio and Theatre Works’ “She Writes” program. Her play “Simple” was one of four finalists for The Cooper Prize (16th St) 2024.
In 2025, Maeve created the puppets and was puppeteer for The Tale of The Fire Pheonix, a shadow puppet work for children with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. As an actor, she most recently starred as Terra in the critically acclaimed Starweaver (Madness of Two/State Theatre Company South Australia). Other recent credits include Alannah Devlin in the Australian premiere of Crocodile Fever (TART) and the lead in award winning short film ‘Ballad’ (Dir. Roe Bonnici, Winner: Best Short Film - LA LGBTQ+ Film Festival).
Maeve has a rich performance history in circus, completed an apprenticeship with the QLD Shakespeare Ensemble, and is a BFA Acting graduate from QUT. In the final year of her studies, she received the Jennifer Blocksidge Memorial Award, allowing her to train with Shakespeare and Company (MA, USA) post-graduation. She has studied puppetry with Lemony S Puppet Theatre as part of their Puppet Lab (2024-25). She also has a passion for and extensive training in Motion Capture and Stage Combat with Captivate Action.
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