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Witch

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Janet Fullerlove [Witch] in performance. Photo: Ellie Kurttz
Janet Fullerlove [Witch] in performance. Photo: Ellie Kurttz
"Round about the cauldron go; In the poison'd entrails throw". Photo: Ellie Kurttz
Janet Fullerlove [Witch] in performance. Photo: Ellie Kurttz

Macbeth (2010)

Janet Fullerlove

Janet trained at Mountview. Classically trained in piano and fiddle, Janet began her career singing in London Gentlemen’s Clubs which led to her working in various bands; recording and touring internationally. She still occasionally sings in a 12-piece soul band. Janet began her theatre work through Theatre in Education tours.

Her theatre credits include: Sweeney Todd; West Side Story, Façade; (Pimlico Opera HMP Wormwood Scrubs and Wandsworth) Cheryomushki (Pimlico Opera, Lyric Hammersmith). For many years Janet was a comedienne in double act The Totally Naff Tarts both writing and performing in London and at festivals such as Edinburgh Fringe, for which she was mentioned in The Guardian’s Critic’s Choice and the Daily Express Best New Names. Janet has performed extensively in prisons and is currently writing a book on her experiences. In addition to performing Janet has delivered workshops and training, using drama techniques, to the corporate sector in writing and delivery; and forum theatre in the UK, USA and India.

Her film credits include: Longford. Her television credits include: Tipping the Velvet;, and in a production role: BBC News and Current Affairs.

Her voiceover work includes: The Wild Duck.

Much of Janet’s time in the past ten years has been spent actively restoring an Italian farmhouse with her husband.

 

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Actor's Bulletins

Performance

In her final interview, Janet Fullerlove (Witch) talks about Macbeth in performance, from the opening night to press night and beyond. ...

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Tech

This week, Janet Fullerlove (Witch) is in technical rehearsals, and talks about the experience of putting the play onto the stage, wearing costume for the first time and rehearsing the jig. ...

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Rehearsal: 2

In her third blog post, Janet Fullerlove (Witch) discusses Macbeth's second meeting with the witches, working with the production's choreographer, Javier de Frutos, and the role of music in the pro...

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Rehearsals: 1

In this second interview, Janet Fullerlove (Witch) talks about the back-stories of the witches, their first scene and the meeting with Macbeth upon the heath. ...

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Pre-Rehearsals

Janet Fullerlove (Witch) talks to Adopt An Actor about the 2010 production of Macbeth. ...

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