The Care Experience – An evening of music and poetry

Venue: The Corn Hall

Various musicians and poets will use music and words to reflect the experience of being brought up in care including Eric Sedge, Anna Ryder and Steve Banks.

Steve Banks

Since graduating from drama school in his native Manchester back in 1994, Steve has had a long and varied career in the arts; His first acting role was as a bare-knuckle fighter at the Oldham Coliseum and he later toured internationally with the National Theatre and has played such diverse roles as Romeo and Moors Murderer Ian Brady.

He is a writer, director and actor with a wealth of experience in all three disciplines. Steve enjoys working with his local community whenever he can; he wrote ‘Olive Edis – A Picture of Inspiration’, a show performed by a youth theatre to coincide with Olive Edis celebrations and exhibitions. He also wrote and directed ‘Kinder Shores’ a critically acclaimed play on the important subject of children in care, again using local children and actors.

Steve is proud to be a helmsman on the Sheringham RNLI Lifeboat, on which he has served for more than 18 years. When his schedule allows it, Steve also leads tours on his original Sheringham Ghost Walks.

Anna Ryder

“Where have you been all our lives! We enjoyed the show so much! Your songs are so original, personal, yet for everyone.”

Anna Ryder is a musical dynamo; an original and inventive singer-songwriter whose exuberant humour and joyful presentation is matched only by her outstanding musicianship. Her songs are simultaneously thought-provoking, poignant and humorous.

Eric Sedge

Born and raised in a rural backwater in the East of England, Eric found early success as songwriter and multi-instumentalist in folk duo “The Broadside Boys” performing on TV and radio, and at folk clubs and festivals including Cambridge folk festival, and FolkEast.

Running time to be confirmed.

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