INK Festival 2025 will be 24th – 28th April – Save The Date!

INK Team

Trustees

Chair: Anthony Mackintosh with John Bainer, Ben Elder, Rob Gildon, Julia Sowerbutts and Simon Trewin

Patrons

Helen Atkinson Wood, Esther Freud and Luke Wright

Artistic Director

Julia Sowerbutts email

Associate Directors

Jane Zarins email and James Christopher

Festival Manager

Cate Evans – email

Assistant Festival Manager

Tor Stewart – email

Festival Manager’s Support Team

Merlyn Agnew-Haycraft and Phoebe Segal

Marketing and PR

Sally Ball – email and Angela Alvarez – email

Grants

John Bainer, Merlyn Agnew-Haycraft and Phoebe Segal email

Administration

Lena Joffe

Sponsorship and Halesworth Liaison

Cate Evans and Mark Williamson email

Fund Raising Events

Cara Duffy

Technical Manager

Dave Hermon – LX Professional

Production Assistant

Ruth Lewis-Smith

Photography

Martin Smith – Origin8Photography

Accounts

Heidi Gatfield – email

Independent Auditor

Peter Hennem

IT Support

Lee Cockerill – Suffolk IT Services

For all other enquiries email the team

INK Team

Julia Sowerbutts

Artistic Director

Julia Sowerbutts is Artistic Director & Co-founder of INK. Julia studied at Durham University, London Drama Studio and at UEA, gaining distinction in a Theatre Directing MA. She has worked extensively as an actress, director, and producer and formed INK particularly to enable creatives, whatever their experience.

Jane Zarins

Associate Director

As former Head of Drama in both Suffolk and Norfolk schools Jane has extensive experience of working with young people. She is a passionate advocate of INK Festival and INK’s extensive work in the community, to engage new writers and promote new writing. The cherry on the cake is getting to direct some wonderful and exciting new work!

James Christopher

Associate Director

James Christopher is an associate director of INK. Previous lives include film critic of The Times, theatre critic of the Sunday Express, and deputy theatre editor of Time Out.

Latest INK News

16.04.24

Theatre bosses make a plea at INK Festival

Theatre bosses have criticised the diminishing amount of funding available for the arts The INK festival in Halesworth, Suffolk, held a panel discussion on the state of the sector. Julia Sowerbutts, the festival’s artistic director, …

30.03.24

ART@INK

This year we have the most extraordinary art show of more than 200 works which has been curated by Michael Fitzroy of Fitzroy Modern Art, Norfolk. Stunning works from Mary Webb, Fred Ingrams, Cornelia FitzRoy, …

2.03.24

PLANET INK

Suffolk, our home, is a region under threat by climate change and energy concerns. Our coastline is dissolving, and present measures to address these issues are poised to ruin our beautiful natural environment, endanger biodiversity, and …

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