THE ACTOR AS AUTHOR: CREATIVE PRACTICE & ACTIVISM

THE ACTOR AS AUTHOR: CREATIVE PRACTICE & ACTIVISM takes place on 17 November 2026. Venue: Grosvenor East Building, Manchester.

Location: GE 1.04 In this special talk, Ann will share the architecture of her creative process as an actor — opening up the methods, choices and personal practices through which she constructs performance and develops an authorial voice within acting.Drawing on her experience across stage and screen, she will also reflect on how artistic practice and activism can inhabit the same space: how the actor can move beyond representation to become an active creative voice, and how artistic authorship can engage with questions of identity, equality and social change.A conversation about craft, authorship, agency and the political possibilities of being an actor today. Acclaimed British actress Ann Ogbomo has built a distinguished career across film, television and theatre, with screen credits including Wonder Woman, Justice League, The Sandman, Krypton and World War Z. Her extensive stage career includes work with the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare’s Globe. Alongside her acting career, Ann is an activist and advocate for greater equality in the creative industries, including co-founding the campaign Hair and Make-Up Equality Now, addressing inequalities experienced by Black performers in film and television. Photo Credit: Rachell Smith