The Act of Living


Mark Stanley
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plays Tom from the
age of 7 until old age
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Mark has acted in numerous amateur stage productions since studying theatre at college. Having started out in musical theatre, appearing in productions of Oliver!, Oklahoma and The Sound Of Music, he has since taken on several leading and supporting roles in plays including Dial M for Murder, Hound of the Baskervilles, And Then There Were None and The Importance of Being Earnest. Mark has also directed several productions including An Inspector Calls and Outside Edge. He is excited to be acting in this year’s festival for the first time, having previously won an award for the one-act drama The Monkey’s Paw which he directed back in 2008.
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The play is co directed by MIchaela Revel Maton and Dan Price
Laura Jacobs
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plays Evelyn
from 7 years old
until old age.
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Laura studied performing arts and theatre studies at college, which gave her the opportunity to be an extra in BBC’s doctors and several performances including twelfth night and Our Town. Laura then joined Stourbridge theatre company appearing in conspiracy to murder. Laura is really excited to be a part of the festival for the first time, in a beautifully poignant play, the act of living.
Tickets are available -
from The Norbury Theatre box office
01905 770154
The Worcestershire Theatre Festival is...
An annual one-act drama festival in which drama groups from across the area compete for a number of prestigious trophies and awards. The winner and runner up can opt to go forward to the quarter of the All England Theatre Festival.
Not for profit
Run by volunteers; a non-profit initiative and is in its 79th year! Every Spring, one-act plays are performed in front of an esteemed professional adjudicator and you, the audience. The performances are between 20 and 55 minutes long, ranging from comedies to thrillers to highly-emotional dramas, dance, music and indeed any form of performance theatre.
Adjudicated
Each performance is critiqued by the adjudicator in front of the audience as soon as it has finished. The adjudicator marks each production for acting, direction, stage presentation and dramatic achievement.
We encourage everyone to come along and watch all of the performances.