An Autumn Festival of Norfolk Signature Project
THE NORFOLK ACTORS COMPANY is the new name for our Central Productions at The AUTUMN FESTIVAL of Norfolk. Since we began staging plays in 2010, our focus has been to bring rarely seen plays to Norfolk, examples being, The Rainmaker by Richard Nash & Jean Cocteau’s The Eagle Has Two Heads. We have also had adaptations especially written for the festival such as Melvyn Bragg’s highly acclaimed production of King Lear In New York in 2016 as well as world premieres of our devised play, Hamlet: The Undiscovered Country (2012) and the groundbreaking inclusive Boy In The Lighthouse Central Production of 2018.
The Norfolk Actors Company ethos is to work with our core group of actors who often return to work with us on a yearly or by annual basis, as well as welcoming in new people to the festival.
We work with professionals who may have just landed in Norfolk, as well as those returning to the arts.
Our policy of working with amateur actors from across the county ensures we bring together some of the best performers available, often with decades of practical experience behind them; as well as those just starting out. We also give real hands on proper theatrical experience, preparing people for drama school, with many of our actors gaining entry to some of the UK’s best training establishments including Bristol Old Vic Theatre School; we also offer opportunities for graduates from drama schools. Each season we work with students, graduates and alumni through our partnership with the University of East Anglia.
Each autumn the festival’s Artistic Director Stash Kirkbride holds Open Door Workshops which are designed as a sharing for those interested in joining the company the following autumn.
These workshops are open to actors, as well as those interested in working on the production behind the scenes.
The Norfolk Actors Company is produced by the PBSK Partnership and is a Not-For Profit, community interest project. We work with people from all backgrounds, ages and abilities.
If you’d like to get in touch email info@autumnfestivalofnorfolk.org
