JESSICA NORMAN
Writer, Producer & Consultant
Award-winning writer for stage and screen.
I'm a Hampstead Theatre INSPIRE 2022-3 writer, an alumnus of the Soho Theatre Writers' Lab and I'm currently on attachment to Oxford Playhouse as a Playhouse Playmaker.
My writing has been shortlisted for prizes including The Women's Prize for Playwriting, Papatango Prize, BBC Drama Academy and Originals Playwriting Award. My short film EMBRACEABLE YOU won 'Best Isolation Short' at the LA Motion Picture Festival in 2021.
I'm developing a slate of projects for screen, including an original psychological thriller, THE HEALING, with Story Films (THE THIEF HIS WIFE AND THE CANOE).
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Details of my work can be found on my agent's page here: Florence Hyde at United Agents.
I'm also a Creative Producer & Consultant.
I have ten years' experience creating innovative artistic programmes for some of the UK's leading Arts organisation & production companies.
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I was Creative Development Associate at The Old Vic where I developed new plays & performances, including: the ONE VOICE monologue series, working closely with Maxine Peake & Adrian Lester among others; creating programmes that reached over 30,000 people.
Before that I worked at Sonia Friedman Productions on over ten musicals and plays in under two years, including the development of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD.
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I now use my storytelling skills to create bespoke content, arts programmes & fundraising strategies for clients across the public, charity, arts & private sectors.
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Creative Consultancy.
Services
Storytelling
Storytelling is at the heart of everything I do.
Working with you to understand the story you want to tell, I create world-class, storytelling-led content, in formats your audience will want to consume.
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Listen to the acclaimed A VOYAGE TO ANTARCTICA podcast I created and produce for the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust here. Featuring guests including Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Dan Snow, Mya-Rose Craig (aka Bird Girl) & Dwayne Fields, and presented by Alok Jha (The Economist).
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Content Strategy & Creation
Building a creative programme or content strategy that’s right for you.
Whether that's podcasts, live events, films, blogs, webinars, or something completely new.
I think outside the box, to create and produce content that's innovative, engaging and always of the highest standard.
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Fundraising
And helping you fund it, too.
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Since 2022, I've written over £260,000 in successful bids to Arts Council England, National Lottery, as well as Trusts and Foundations.
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I've worked as fundraising consultant and grant writer across Arts and Charity sectors with organisations including Complicité and The Old Vic to create and execute tailored fundraising strategies.
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I also work as an Access Support bid writer for Arts Council Applications. If you have a project you'd like support with, I'd love to hear from you!
Some people I've worked with
Get in Touch.
If you have a project, an idea, or collaboration in mind, I'd love to hear from you.