JESSICA BARK

JESSICA BARK – DIRECTOR

 

Where Are You From?
Nottingham

What Are You Most Enjoying About Your Role:
Working with the cast on characters invented by themselves and seeing them develop week to week.

What Are You Most Excited About in The Theatre Company?
Putting on a farce.

What Do You Think Is the Most Vital Aspect of Creating a Successful Performance?
Respect and team work.

What Are Your Plans After University?
Working in the industry for two years before heading to Drama School to study an MA in Classical Acting.

Favourite Playwright and Why?
Christopher Marlowe. His detail to language in establishing his characters is incredible! His history as a person is also so interesting.

Favourite Play and Why?
Doctor Faustus.

What’s The Best Performance You’ve Seen?
A tie between –
Hamlet at The Crucible/
The Jungle Book at my brother’s primary school in which he played Baloo! It made me the proudest sister in the world

If You Were Stranded On a Desert Island and Could Only Take Three Albums, What Would They Be and Why?
SIA – This is Acting
First Aid Kit – The Lion’s Roar
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!
When I hear any of these albums it puts me in a slightly better mood.

If You Could Live Anywhere in The World, Where Would It Be and Why?
San Marino in Italy. Or maybe Penzance… But Cardiff is nice… Or maybe London…

Favourite TV Box Set:
Blackadder.

Sum Up Your Theatre Company in Three Words:
Most definitely bonkers.

Favourite Stand Up Comedian:
Jimmy Carr

Favourite Joke:
It’s too inappropriate to post on social media.