Norwich Actor and Playwright
Marie Cooper, is a Norwich actor and playwright, and bouncy, thrill-seeking introvert, with levels of optimism that have been known to get her into a pickle.
She loves her work and the magic of becoming another person on the theatre stages and in public spaces, in and around East Anglia and her beautiful home city of Norwich – The City of Stories and Unesco City of Literature.
Marie is particularly fond of playwriting and also experimented with writing short screenplays in 2020. Not tethered to a particular genre, Marie loves exploring with her writing, trying new things, seeing things from different perspectives and mashing things together to see what happens.
Marie is a strong believer that life is too short and sometimes you just need to embrace your heart’s desires, jump off a cliff and build your wings on the way down.
Marie has never had aspirations to become a famous actor. Her work as a professional actor brings her joy and she considers herself privileged to have found the work that she loves.
Marie is a member of:
Equity
A proud member of Equity. “A union of more than 45,000 performers and creative practitioners, united in the fight for fair terms and conditions in the workplace.
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB)
“The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) is a trade union representing professional writers in TV, film, theatre, radio, books, comedy, poetry, animation and videogames. Members also include emerging and aspiring writers”
Honor Roll Playwrights
“Honor Roll is a brilliant advocacy and action group of women+ playwrights over forty, whose goal is our inclusion in theater. We celebrate diversity in theater, calling attention to the negative impact of age discrimination alongside gender, race, ethnicity, faith, socioeconomic status, disability, and sexual orientation in Theatre.”
CAST
Simulated Patient and Roleplay Training service.
Norfolk Screen – Cast and Crew
Norfolk Screen is “committed to developing, supporting and promoting a thriving TV, film and digital media industry and culture within Norfolk, whilst aiming to provide opportunities for the local filmmaking community.”
East Anglian Actor’s Network
“a local non-profit resource for professional actors”.
Norfolk Background Artistes
Local background work in Norfolk.
Film Suffolk East Anglian Cast and Extras
FILM Suffolk is a non-profit organisation that supports local filmmakers and facilitates screen productions in the region”
Shared Journeys
Working in the creative industries is an enriching and rewarding journey to be on and Marie feels privileged and lucky to have had the opportunity to share her path with some amazing people.
Marie Cooper has trained with:
Norwich Theatre Royal
The Royal Shakespeare Company 2016
John Wright Clowning School
Empty Vessel
Chalk Circle Theatre Company
Access Creative College
Berlin’s Theatre Fragile
Cast role-play training service
Some of the organisations Marie Cooper has worked with:
Berlin’s TheatreFragile and the Norfolk and Norwich Festival
Fairground Frights at Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach
Dreamstone Productions
Cast
University of East Anglia
Norfolk Background Artistes
UEA’s MA Scriptwriting Showcase
NUA student filmmakers
Hack Theatre Scratch It
The Common Lot
The Slow Theatre Company
Sewell Barn Theatre
The Great Hall Theatre Company
The Maddermarket Theatre’s Mad24
OUT140
Norwich Spooky Parade
If you need an actor/performer for your project or you would like to know more about Marie and her work, please get in touch. She loves her work and hopes that this is apparent in the energy that she brings.
