Grace Church

Gutternsipe Theatre Company are in the process of creating our first collaboratively written and devised piece 'Cubicle'. 

The Snow Queen was a devised piece by Minotaur Theatre Company based on the original fairytale by Hans Christen Anderson. It was performed at The Garage Theatre in Norwich in May 2014. I played the role of the narrator. 

In March 2014 I co-directed Marina Carr's  By the Bog of Cats  for Minotaur Theatre Company, directing a cast of twelve for a 4 week period. 

I performed in UEA's second peformance of Eve Ensler's  The Vagina Monologues , which took place in March 2014 in order to raise money for Leeway Charity. I performed the monologue titled 'My Angry Vagina'. 

In Feburary 2014 I played Maria Feletti in UEA Drama Society's production of Dario Fo's political farce,  Accidental Death of an Anarchist. 

For our third year production we adapted Sir Phillip Sidney's  The Old Arcadia  for the stage. I was part of the scriptwriting team responsible for translating this 16th century romance into a vibrant play which was able to enrapture a 21st century audience.  Arcadia was performed in December 2013 alongside Shakespeare's  As You Like It,  a play sharing similar concerns such as the notion of bucolic bliss residing in the countryside contrasted with the decorum, corruption and 'painted pomp' of the 16th century court. I played the role of Gynecia, the Queen of Arcadia. 

In March 2013 UEA drama in conjunction with the Norfolk Chamber Orchestra performed T H White's  The Sword in the Stone with music composed by Benjamin Britten to celebrate  the centenary of Benjamin Britten. The piece was directed by actor and director Holly Maples and included physical theatre, song, dance and stage combat. I played the roles of Madame Mim and Lady of the lake as well as being part of the ensemble. 

In January 2013 I directed a performance of Edward Albee's  Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?  performed in the intimate setting of the UEA Rehearsal room. The show was well received and earnt me recognition as a director within the UEA drama department. As a result I was asked to direct the play  All is Well  by well-known writer Bill Gallagher (Lark Rise to Candleford, The Paradise, Clocking Off, Darkle) for the 50th anniversary celebrations of UEA.

In June 2012 as part of my degree I played the role of Lucie Cabrol in Complicite's  The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol.  The role required elements of physical theatre, dance and song. I received a first class grade.

In March 2012 I was involved in a performance of Harold Pinter's  The Birthday Party performed in Union House at UEA in which I played the role of the young naïve neighbour Lu Lu.