One of the UK’s best-known TV actors said she hoped a talent search would help raise money for a community theatre in Norfolk.
Sheringham Little Theatre said it faced a “black hole” in its finances following last week’s Budget, because of changes to employers’ National Insurance contributions.
Suranne Jones, who starred in BBC dramas Dr Foster and Vigil, said she would support it by launching a playwriting competition for local writers.
Funds would be raised by selling tickets to the performances of the winning entries, with the theatre’s president Jones giving an on-stage critique afterwards.
