Julie Campbell

My first loves were Performance and Literature. My free time as a child was largely spent in going to dance classes ( mostly ballet) and visiting the public library to change my books. I read voraciously.
My working life started in the family businesses . After a return to education I gained a degree and a teaching qualification. I became a Further Education Lecturer. After a master’s degree I eventually became a Head of Department and was in charge of Personnel and Staff Development at Chichester College.

I took early retirement and enjoyed time with my husband and family and pursued various hobbies and undertook voluntary work. Since 2009 I have attended, pretty well continuously, classes and workshops at Chichester Festival Theatre in Acting, Devising and Playwriting.i have performed on both the Minerva and Festival Theatre stages and even , once, at Fishbourne Roman Palace! During lockdown I was a member of CFT’s Elders Company and wrote and performed a videoed monologue that the theatre put, with others, on YouTube. I have written a number of monologues, sketches and short plays.

As well as performing myself , I love going to the theatre to watch a variety of plays. I most enjoy productions that are well constructed regardless of genre. It is lovely to see old favourites but new work can be exciting and thought provoking.

I believe that theatre is an essential part of community life. Creativity can bring great joy to those who are involved in its delivery and also to those to whom it is offered.
As playwrights we must endeavour to deliver as wide and as interesting a dramatic experience as possible.I am sure we can!