A studio held specifically for the work. A place for actors, writers and creative practitioners who are serious about their practice and committed to their creative life here in Norfolk – with space to rehearse and make, a curated programme of sessions, and a warm community around them. Book by the hour, half or full day – rates and details here.
Or come along to one of our Still Room workshops and creative sessions – open to all abilities.
For actor development, residencies and intensives, visit Sawtooth.
Rehearsals
For the same reason that artists have studios, The Still Room exists to offer the same conditions to actors, playwrights and creative practitioners who need dedicated space to return to to develop serious work.
The open layout, moveable furniture and generous floor space make The Still Room well suited to rehearsal, script readings, scratch work, voice and movement, writing residencies, facilitated workshops, one-to-one coaching and self-tapes.
Photography and Content Creation
The room is south-facing, and abundant natural light creates clean, flattering conditions without heavy artificial lighting. It works well for headshot and portrait sessions, product photography, video recording and content creation. A range of photography backdrops can be made available on request. We are also able to offer in-house headshot photography at affordable rates.
Workshops
The Still Room runs a curated programme of workshops – drawing on the quality of the space, the particular character of Keswick Hall, and a community of practitioners and makers in Norfolk.
The sessions are designed to offer something genuinely worthwhile: time to make, to listen, to draw, to move, to sing – in a setting that takes the work seriously. All abilities and levels of experience are welcome.
Still Sundays: monthly taught Life Drawing
10.30am to 12.30pm – £25 per session
A monthly life drawing session at Keswick Hall, guided by an experienced tutor, with a different live model and focus each time.
There is something particular about a Sunday morning. The building is quiet, the light at Keswick Hall falls clean and unhurried across the room, and that quality of stillness tends to carry into the work itself. Each session begins fresh: a new model, a new set of constraints, a different invitation to look closely and respond honestly.
Your tutor will guide you through each session with clear instruction and individual feedback. All abilities and experience levels welcome. Materials are provided, or bring some of your own if you choose.
2026 dates:
- 5 July
- 23 August –
- 27 September –
- 25 October —
- 15 November –
- 13 December
Still Sundays: monthly Meditation and Sound Bath
Monthly, 3.00pm to 5.00pm, arrivals from 2.45pm — Tickets from £12.50
Each session is beautifully designed specifically for the room and for the month: rooted in the seasons, the landscape and the particular character of Norfolk, its topography, its history, the quality of its light and its long, quiet stretches of land and water. Poetry and song are written for each occasion. Nothing is repeated. Nothing is generic.
You will be guided through breathwork and a short meditation before moving into an immersive sound bath, using a range of instruments chosen for the session. The experience is designed to slow the body, settle the mind and open a different kind of attention.
2026 dates:
- 26 July
- 23 August
- 27 September
- 25 October
- 15 November
- 13 December
Still Saturdays: Printing Circle
Monthly — dates and times below – £35 per session including materials
A monthly printmaking session at Keswick Hall, guided by an experienced printmaker.
There is a particular moment in printmaking that is unlike anything else: the lifting of the block, the peeling back of the paper, the first sight of what you have made. You cannot entirely predict it. That is part of what makes it worth doing.
Each session is open to everyone. No experience is needed and no particular outcome is expected. You will be guided through the process, supported at every stage, and given the space to work at your own pace. The atmosphere is relaxed and the guidance is skilled. What emerges is entirely yours.
2026 dates:
- 18 July – 12.00pm – 2.00pm
- 29 August – 10:30am-12:30pm
- 19 September – 10:30am-12:30pm
- 24 October – 10:30am-12:30pm
- 7 November – 10:30am-12:30pm
- 19 December – 10:30am-12:30pm
Acting for Confidence
Weekly, Wednesdays 6.45 – 9.15pm
9, 16, 23, 30 September and 7 October 2026 at The Still Room
A five-week foundation course for anyone drawn to the stage who doesn’t yet believe they could step onto it.
Working with experienced acting coach Jacqueline Silver and psychotherapist Catherine England Johnson, who shares insight throughout, you’ll explore what confidence actually is, through a mixture of practical acting and group discussion, you’ll meet the things that hold you back – self-doubt, imposter syndrome, the voice that says you’re too late or not ready – and discover, through doing, that confidence is found through action.
Week One – What does acting mean to you? Beginning with yourself: what you bring, how you inhabit space, and what stepping onto a stage means to you.
Week Two – What does it mean to work with someone else on stage? Discovering how you respond, adapt and connect when another person shares the space with you.
Week Three – What happens when we become an ensemble? Finding your place within a group and the confidence that comes from working as one.
Week Four – What changes when someone is watching? Exploring the moment of being seen, and what we imagine an audience brings to the room.
Week Five – What does it mean to be witnessed? Not as a performance to be judged, but something real, witnessed, and experienced together.
Your facilitators
Jacqueline Silver trained as an actor at The Poor School in London and qualified to teach acting at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She has spent over twenty-five years working in arts and education, including as a secondary school headteacher and for the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She is the founder and director of The Still Room and her work is grounded in each person being supported to share their most honest work.
Catherine England Johnson is a highly experienced psychotherapist. On this course she works in a non-clinical capacity, bringing psychological insight to the meeting point of psychology and performance. Her contribution helps participants understand the inner experience of taking creative risk – not just what happens when they step onto a stage, but why, and what gets in the way.
Dates: Wednesday 9, 16, 23, 30 September and 7 October 2026
Time: 6:45pm – 9:15pm
Location: The Still Room, Keswick Hall, on the edge of Norwich, ten minutes from the city centre with free parking on site
This is a grounding: in what it means to perform, in what confidence actually is, and as a supported path onto the stage.
If you’ve always wondered whether you could take that first step – this is where you find out.
How to apply
This course is offered through a short application process to ensure it’s the right fit for you. To apply, please get in touch at info@thestillroom-norwich.co.uk telling us a little about yourself and what draws you to the course. We’ll be in touch to confirm your place. Places are limited.
Once confirmed, a deposit of £70 will be payable to secure your place and payment plans are welcome.
Suitable for anyone aged 18 and over. No previous experience required.
Price: £225 plus VAT
Independent Sessions
If you would like to discuss using the space to run your own session or series and feel it would be a good fit for the space, please get in touch.
