Thom Bailey is a North Suffolk based freelance theatre director who is committed to engaging, educating, and connecting local communities through Applied Drama and Arts Education. Thom continues to produce a highly evidenced track record of planning and delivering numerous theatre arts projects throughout East Anglia and beyond.

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Recent work included a community focused Arts Council R&D entitled ‘Thas a Rummun!” – this project utilised word of mouth accounts/ stories from the residents of Great Yarmouth, Gorleston and Lowestoft to create a brand-new show about each town’s paranormal or unusual history.

 

Professional responsibilities include: 

Director of Imaginary Conversations CIC

Director of Man Alive Theatre CIC

NPO Project Board Member for The Seagull Theatre Lowestoft CIC

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Community theatre projects have included theatre work for The Voice cLoud, Suffolk Archives, St George’s Theatre – Great Yarmouth, the Seagull Theatre - Lowestoft, Beccles Public Hall and Theatre, Out There Arts, The Alzheimer’s Society, InAura, the Theatre Royal Norwich (Stage Two) Creative Matters programme (2018/ 2025), the Wellbeing Service (NSFT) and MensCraft, Norwich.

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2025 and 2026 will include forays into Gig Theatre, Verbatim Theatre, Forum Theatre, Docu-Drama, Immersive Theatre and new writing, as well as investigating new ways to present historically distant texts.

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​Services:

1:1 Acting Tuition

Freelance Directing

Drama for Wellbeing classes (one off or course based)

Consultation, planning and delivery of bespoke drama/ theatre workshops.

Available for community projects. E.g.: Verbatim, Forum, Playback, Theatre of Self Expression, Improvisation and Devising, etc.