Karen Gorbutt

Highlights

• Acting has always been a big passion of mine and i have played a variety of roles in plays and on film. I am keen to now gain more acting experience and take on bigger and more exciting characters.
  
  Film/TV roles (starting with most recent):
  
  Paid supporting artiste in Eastenders
  Paid supporting artiste in feature film, Double Date
  Paid supporting artiste role in Holby City
  Speaking role in feature film, Alone
  Speaking role in student film, Immemorial
  Paid speaking role in student/corporate film, Everyday Sexism
  Extra in feature horror film 'The Rizen'
  Saleswoman (speaking role) in short film, Product Pitch
  Mother of bare knuckle fighter (speaking role) in student film 'Knuckles'
  Call centre worker and trader in corporate film
  Wedding guest (extra) in student film 'Sunday League'
  Secretary at conference in corporate film
  
  
  Amateur Acting Roles (starting with most recent)
  
  Jane Hopcroft in 'Absurd Person Singular' by Alan Ayckbourn at the Oast Theatre Tonbridge
  Ethel Bartlett in’ For Services Rendered’ by W. Somerset Maugham at the Oast Theatre, Tonbridge
  Ruth Ellis in ‘The Thrill of Love’ by Amanda Whittington at the Oast Theatre, Tonbridge
  Ruth in ‘White Lies’ a one act comedy by Richard James with the Otford Players, Otford
  Martha the landlady in ‘Murder Inn’ by Howard Voland and Keith McGregor with the Otford Players, Otford
  Nurse Fay MacMahon in ‘Loot’ by Joe Orton at the Oast Theatre, Tonbridge
  Mrs Bucket in ‘An Otford Christmas Carol’ (written by Otford Players), Otford Players, Otford
  Mrs Pankhurst and ensemble in ‘Oh What a Lovely War’ by Joan Littlewood and the Theatre Workshop, Oast Theatre, Tonbridge
  Ann Marten and gypsy in ‘Maria Marten/Murder in the Red Barn’ by Randall Faye, Oast Theatre, Tonbridge
  Debbie in ‘That Good Night’ by NJ Crisp, Oast Theatre, Tonbridge
  Neighbour and doctor in’ Lady in The Van’ by Alan Bennett, Oast Theatre, Tonbridge
  Madame Bonacieux in ‘The Three Musketeers’ by Alexandre Dumas, Oast Theatre, Tonbridge
  Maria Merelli in ‘Lend me a Tenor’ by Ken Ludwig, Oast Theatre, Tonbridge
  Elaine Harper in ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ by Joseph Kesselring, Oast Theatre, Tonbridge
  Wanda in ‘Imaginary Lines’ by Reggie Oliver, Oast Theatre, Tonbridge
  Cecily Cardew in ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’, Sevenoaks Players, Sevenoaks
  Anybody’s in ‘West Side Story’ by Arthur Laurents/Bernstein/Sondheim, Epsom Players, Epsom
  Albert Godby (ticket inspector) in an alternative version of ‘Brief Encounter’ by Noel Coward, a student film at Reading University
  Vera in ‘None the Wiser’ by, Anthony Booth, a student play at Reading University
  
  Other acting experience
  
  Sylvie, a prisoner, in ‘Who Will Carry the Word’ by Charlotte Delbo, a student play at Reading University which we then performed for 2 weeks at the Edinburgh Drama Fringe festival
  
  Dancing/singing performances
  
  Dancer / singer / ensemble in ’A Lad in the City’ at the Old Vic Theatre, London (a pantomime based on Aladdin, written by and starring employees of Morgan Stanley, who sponsored the theatre)
  Ensemble in ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ pantomime at the Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks
  Group and doubles routines in various amateur pole dancing shows.
  
  Directing experience
  
  ‘White Lies’ , a one act comedy, by Richard James, Otford Players, Otford
  ‘Crawl to Be Kind’ a one act comedy, by Troy Banyan, Otford Players, Otford