acting career
Naomi has recently completed a successful run at The Polka Theatre of Alan Ahleberg's The Jolly Postman, where she performed a dizzying array of comical and magical fairytale characters. From a house proud Wicked Witch to a loveable Prince Charming ("Cortes, a versatile actor, makes a lovely toff-ish Prince Charming" - The Stage). She has also made her CBBC debut as the no-nonsense Sergeant Theresa Singer in their hit series Crisis Control.
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In The Twits, a raucous tale by Roald Dahl, Naomi danced, sang and hung upside down as Mrs Mugglewump using "wonderful physical theatre" (Nigel McFarlane, Bolton Evening News) to evoke sympathy from her audiences. The production was a huge success at the Octagon Theatre in Bolton and later transferred to London for another season. Melvin Burgess's Bloodtide was adapted and directed by Marcus Romer, Artistic Director of the award-winning Pilot Theatre. Naomi brought the character of Melanie to life in a production that was "visually arresting and energetically performed" (Northern Echo). |
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For Action Transport Theatre she worked as an actor with local artists and musicians in Gogo, a co-production in South Africa with Vuluvulani Theatre. She also performed in Tselane’s Song (Unicorn Theatre), a stage play based on a South African folktale. |
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Naomi has also performed for Oily Cart Theatre. Her first production was Under Your Hat, which saw Naomi "floating around to great comic effect" across the ballroom floor at the Royal Festival Hall. This was followed by Boing!, an interactive show for children with complex disabilities and Jumpin' Beans (Time Out Critics Choice), Oily Cart's first show for six-month-to-two-year-old audiences. Naomi also performed in Shared Experience's After Mrs Rochester (Time Out Live award 2004) and her other theatre credits include The Fireflies (Josette Bushell-Mingo); Going, Going, Gone! (The National Trust); Footsteps of the Hummingbird (Arnolfini Arts Centre, Bristol); Just Be Good to You and The Magic Drum (national tours). |
Her television, film and radio credits include Alliance Home Improvements (Commercials Unlimited), Surprising Joy (BBC Radio), Woven Lives (Red Earth Productions), The Test (The Video College), Out of Order and Brothers and Sisters Dropping Knowledge (independent film).
Naomi trained at the University of Bristol, gaining an Honours degree in Drama: Theatre, Film and Television.