Jess Morrissey, contributing writer
Originally from Swansea, South Wales, Jess studied Drama and French BA Joint Hons at university. She was heavily involved with both the Dance and Musical Theatre Societies throughout her studies. Whilst on her year abroad in Paris she was fortunate to study Theatre at La Sorbonne Nouvelle for one term. She gained work experience with Canal Plus, then went on to shadow the in-house theatre company, La Compagnie de la Reine at Théâtre Montansier, Versailles.
A keen theatre-goer, Jess critiqued theatre for a couple of years for an online publication before attending drama school in London. Since graduating in 2014, Jess has enjoyed performing in a number of theatre productions, cabarets and films (short and feature-length) and launched her own production company in 2016.
How many times have you walked past a busker? Have you ever been so affected that you’ve stopped and listened, or do you turn up your own music and rush on? Busking It, written and performed by Danusia Samal, mixes music, anecdotes and a bit of artistic licence to share some of her experiences of ten years of busking in London tube stations. It provides a compelling insight into this ‘underground’ world.
Boisterous, bonkers and brilliant: Told by an Idiot presents Napoleon Disrobed: A Comic Alternative History at the Arcola Theatre.
Well this is a night of jolly good fun. Daisy and her comrades most certainly pull it off in this utterly spiffing revival of Denise Deegan’s award-winning play.
Forced Entertainment is an award-winning company that has been thrilling, insulting, enlightening and confusing audiences for over thirty years. In that time the troupe has garnered an avid following, both in Britain and abroad.
Picasso, by the late Terry d’Alfonso, marks the launch of London’s newest venue, The Playground Theatre. Located in Latimer Road, West London, this building has evolved from bus depot to experimental workshop space to theatre.