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HIKS & VLEK – CLOWNS AT WORK

HIKS & VLEK – CLOWNS AT WORK

Hiks and Vlek are different. They are two highly talented, multi-professional breadwinners with widely useful qualifications. The clerk in...

PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS

PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS

At the University of Leeds, I have been leading practical sessions for postgraduates and early-career researchers across schools and faculties,...

GLOBE BERLIN SUMMER SEASON 24

GLOBE BERLIN SUMMER SEASON 24

In this year's season I will be returning as Lady Capulet in ROMEO AND JULIET, and as Maria in MARIA STUART. PERFORMANCE DATES: 13/06/2024...

MAIA – SHORT FILM TRAILER

MAIA – SHORT FILM TRAILER

A while ago, I was commissioned to translate the short story MAIA which features in Fabienne Hollwege's interdisciplinary book project “To LIVE...

GLOBE ON TOUR 23

GLOBE ON TOUR 23

I'll be performing the Globe productions on tour in Germany at the start of this year. DATES: THE TEMPEST 14/02/2023 | Theater Ibbenbüren ROMEO...

AS THE CROW FLIES IN THE U.K.

AS THE CROW FLIES IN THE U.K.

My show is coming to England! We're performing it in my translation on these dates: 17 November 2022, Waterside Arts Centre, Manchester 18...

AS THE CROW FLIES

AS THE CROW FLIES

"The script, staging and performances were subtle, supple and revealing by coasting humour rather than pity. The production navigated so well...

GLOBE BERLIN SUMMER SEASON 22

GLOBE BERLIN SUMMER SEASON 22

I’m back at the Globe to revive the three productions from the previous years. For dates see below. THE TEMPEST 6/9/10/11/12 June 2022 9...

BETWEEN THE ACTS

BETWEEN THE ACTS

A  rehearsed reading of Virginia Woolf's last novel (adapted for the stage by Eleanor Lybeck and Rosie Lavan) at the Liverpool Everyman. I read...

ROMEO AND JULIET

ROMEO AND JULIET

"Both Lord and Lady Montague are played by an imposing matriarchal figure (Wiebke Acton) who fills both roles admirably" Souwie Buis ,12th Sept...

MARIA STUART

MARIA STUART

„Fabelhaft zwischen Leidenschaft, äußerer Gelassenheit und innerer Verzweiflung getroffen von Wiebke Acton.“ Ulrike Borowczyk, 09.08.2021,...

THE TEMPEST

THE TEMPEST

The Globe Theatre’s 2020 sell-out production of “The Tempest” (Director: Jens Schmidl) is returning this summer with me performing the airy...

Podcast THE MiSSiNG

Podcast THE MiSSiNG

I have just finished recording for the true crime podcast series THE MiSSiNG-VERSCHOLLEN. In the German version of the podcast I voice the main...

DIE LETZTEN REPORTER

DIE LETZTEN REPORTER

I created the English translation and subtitles for the German documentary DIE LEZTEN REPORTER (Director: Jean Boué), a film about three local...