Kimberley James
Show Runner, Head Writer, Director
Kimberley has a long standing love affair with Austen’s life, works and times. Having graduated from The University of Winchester with a degree in English having studied adaptations of Mansfield Park at length as part of her dissertation; she went on to the University of Southampton where she graduated with a Masters in Eighteenth Century Studies (which might as well have been a Masters in Jane Austen). Having worked as a volunteer at Jane Austen’s House Museum for a number of years, she now works as the Marketing Manager at Gilbert White & The Oates Collections down the road from Chawton in neighbouring Selborne. It is a little bit of a running joke amongst friends about how far her Jane Austen obsession extends, so you can imagine her delight at being able to put her pet little project, From Mansfield With Love, into creation. She is very grateful to Katie Raw for listening to her rambles of how one might adapt Mansfield Park for YouTube, and not only take her seriously but also give her the means and the support to make it a reality.
Kimberley has a long standing history with working with Foot in the Door Theatre, since Much Ado About Nothing, she has since performed in many of their shows, most recently as Helen of Troy in Doctor Faustus and Bianca in both their 2013 and 2014 productions of The Taming of the Shrew. Despite a brief stint as Choreographer for A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream, this is Kimberley’s first time behind the scenes and is very grateful for this opportunity to not only write, but direct, as well as the 101 other things she is dabbling in for the first time.
Selected Productions
Foot in the Door Theatre
The Taming of the Shrew Tour (2014) Performer
Doctor Faustus (2014) Performer
The Taming of the Shrew (2013) Performer
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2011) Choreographer / Performer
Much Ado About Nothing (2010) Performer
Other Companies
Doctor Dolittle (2014) Performer - G.G
West Side Story (2013) Performer - S.J.P
Annie (2012) Performer - G.G
The Boyfriend (2007) Performer - L.M.C.S
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