Helena Ascough - Preston is Punk

Preston is Punk is written and performed by Helena Ascough and edited by Lewis Gallagher.

About Helena Ascough

After leaving Blackpool and Fylde College with three Distinction* grades in BTEC Performing Arts, Helena has built up an extensive performance and acting CV, working for companies such as:

• Merlin Entertainments
• The Electric Sunshine Project
• The Touring Consortium Theatre Company
• Events Live
• Initiate Theatre

She has performed her solo spoken word shows at The Lancashire Fringe Festival and the Frontline Arts Festival and acted at the Spare Parts and Highest Point Festivals.

Helena teaches acting at EGG Performing Arts alongside TV actress Ella Grace Gregoire, and is an assistant teacher at The Pauline Quirke Academy.

Most recently Helena has been commissioned by They Eat Culture, The Brewtime Collective and Lancaster Arts.

Helena graduated this year with a first-class degree in Theatre and Performance from UCLAN.

Preston is Punk