JOSEPHINE LARSEN - actor, director, teacher, founder of ART14
"I started learning the art of acting when I was 11 yrs old.
It literally saved my life. Over the years I have developed a fascination for the human creative spirit and the vital importance of learning to ACT as a path towards greater confidence, authenticity, creativity, SELF-EXPRESSION and SELF-EMPOWERMENT. My teachings have evolved out of many personal experiences in the professional theatre world, and in life, both good and bad. The methods I use are drawn from a rich background in many different acting styles and techniques, which I have developed, through existential necessity, into a unique teaching system - ART14."
JOSEPHINE has a formal education (Bristol Old Vic Theatre School 1971-4) + a qualification in teaching Performing Arts (Cert ED FE 2003), as well as over 50yrs practical experience in teaching Acting and Impro skills, in three different languages (English, German and Danish). She is also an NLP Master Practitioner (INLPTA - 3 yrs) and has a Certificate in Humanistic Counselling and Clinical Hypnosis.
Parallel to this, she has been blessed with a pioneering professional career in Classic Stage, Dance, Experimental Theatre, Cabaret, Burlesque, Rock Opera, T.V., Radio and Film, both in England and in Europe, while working with some of the greatest artistic talents and minds. IMDb - click link for past film productions.
For more about the ART14 school of thought, read Josephine's BLOG titled: THE ART14 SYSTEM posted in 2024. Or her book titled: THE POWER OF ACTING published by Clink Street in 2016.
JACK LANGLOIS - actor, singer, writer, composer
JACK owes his discovery of theatre to his love of dance and movement.
'Without first experiencing the joy of rhythm and sound I may not have dared step onto stage at all!"
An audition for a play named ‘Walking, Falling, Getting up… again’ was my first experience of acting and I loved every moment of devising, rehearsing and eventually performing the play based on Terry Real’s ‘I don't want to talk about it’. Since then Jack has regularly attended classes with Josephine Larsen as well as numerous other classes and workshops.
"Performances with Art14 have been a huge success and have brought to light, other skills I have discovered, not just in performing, but also writing, songwriting and music production."
Outside of theatre Jack works as a carpenter. He is an avid Badminton player, loves good food and sometimes attempts to cook it, and occasionally dj’s at parties/club nights under various alias’s such as Djack, Lank Jagois and Dj Daddylonglegs.
KERRY STEVENSON - actor, writer, clown, shape-shifter
KERRY has been a consistent presence in the ART14 advanced group for almost 3 years and has loved every minute of risk-taking in class as well as curating self-written pieces for two absurd shows. You might find her inhabiting an AI cat (CatGPT), an old controlling wife, a human chameleon, or a multi-personality mask wearer. She loves to clown, to move, to shape shift and challenge the audience to think differently and feel deeply.
"I can’t recommend Josephine and these groups more highly for stretching yourself, leaping off the edge, and finding new ground you didn’t know existed before."
For over 25 years, Kerry has been in a whirling romance with theatre that has led her to Edinburgh Fringe, Theatre of Awakening, NU Theatre in Nottingham, and several local play groups around South England.
LUKE BOVEY - front of house, security, magician
LUKE - SHORT BIO coming shortly