Debbie Issitt

by Colin

Debbie kicked off cultural exchanges for me and an excellent start it turned out to be. Debbie left school at 16, tried various jobs, all unsuccessfully and then went to study acting. It was she said,"Where she wanted to be."

She laid out for the audience her journey as an actress, writer and Director. She formed the Company 'The Snarling Beasties', a description she said of male genitalia.Her plays, which travelled the world from festival to festival,were designed to have visual impact with a strong mime and black comedy content.

Debbie is now a film director, influenced by the work of Mike Leigh and Ken Loach.She works completely Ad Lib keeping crew and directors in the dark until the commencement of each day's filming.

There was much a writer could learn from Debbie and the time flew by.