Norfolk Actor and Playwright
Spent a fantastic few hours with Summer Isle Films filming a Christmas Commerical, down in the beautiful town of Woodbridge in Suffolk last night. A pretty little place, just off the coast, with the most charming streets lined with independent stores.
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We have just started rehearsals for ‘Someone Waiting’ by Emlyn Williams with the Great Hall Theatre Company in Norwich. I had a great first rehearsal on Monday. I always love the first one. It’s like Christmas. Meeting a whole new group of people, all coming together with a shared goal and a real passion to create something special. Continue reading “Acting as if there is Someone Waiting”
I’m re-starting the My500Words challenge. Why? Sadly, I can’t go to either of my writing classes any more. Continue reading “Write Here. Write Now”
I never thought that I would ever use the words ‘I am sad to be letting go of Margaret Thatcher’. Our run of Moira Buffini’s ‘Handbagged’ at Sewell Barn Theatre is complete. We are already history. Our wigs and costumes have been packed away and we have swept and painted the stage back to black.
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I know I’m always going on about serendipity, but Monday at 3pm was the deadline for my final MA coursework. At 3:05pm, I got an email asking if I would like to step in to help Sewell Barn Theatre. They’d lost one of their cast members because they were unwell. This left them needing someone to step in to play Margaret Thatcher. Back to acting within 5 minutes of my course ending.
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