About Us
OLD FRUIT JAR PRODUCTIONS absolutely thrive on telling stories and showcasing our collective talent for all things creative.
This arts organisation was founded in 2019 by some of Liverpool’s finest creative talent dedicated to telling stories in the most imaginative, engaging, and thought-provoking ways possible.
THE TEAM
Alex carr
JORDAN BARKLEY
florence king
ALEX IS A WRITER/DIRECTOR WHOSE POST-UNIVERSITY CREDITS INCLUDE A PLETHORA OF SHORT FILMS, MOST RECENTLY NEEDS MUST WHICH EARNED ALEX SEVERAL ACCOLADES AND AWARDS INCLUDING AN AWARD FOR BEST INDIE SHORT FILM, AND A NOMINATION FOR BEST DIRECTOR. OTHER CREDITS INCLUDE DIRECTING OFJs WOYZECK, NETFLIX’S THE IRREGULARS, A CONTENT CREATING ROLE
ALEX IS A WRITER/DIRECTOR WHOSE POST-UNIVERSITY CREDITS INCLUDE A PLETHORA OF SHORT FILMS, MOST RECENTLY NEEDS MUST WHICH EARNED ALEX SEVERAL ACCOLADES AND AWARDS INCLUDING AN AWARD FOR BEST INDIE SHORT FILM, AND A NOMINATION FOR BEST DIRECTOR. OTHER CREDITS INCLUDE DIRECTING OFJs WOYZECK, NETFLIX’S THE IRREGULARS, A CONTENT CREATING ROLE WITH STRAWBERRY FIELDS, AND DURING THE SUMMER OF 2021 WORKED CLOSELY WITH NATIONAL THEATRE CONNECTIONS TO FILM SEVERAL OF THEIR PRODUCTIONS, WHICH LED ON TO WORK WITH SCHOOLS AND YOUTH THEATRE PROGRAMMES TO PRODUCE AND SHOOT CONTENT.
florence king
JORDAN BARKLEY
florence king
FLORENCE IS AN ACTOR/MUSICIAN WITH OVER FIFTEEN YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE. AFTER GRADUATING FROM SALFORD UNIVERSITY FLORENCE HAS PERFORMED ON STAGE AT THE ROYAL EXCHANGE AS KLARA IN MISS JULIE, HAS APPEARED IN VARIOUS RADIO PLAYS AS A VOICE ACTOR FOR BBC RADIO FOUR AND APPEARED IN MANY ORIGINAL WORKS ACROSS THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAN
FLORENCE IS AN ACTOR/MUSICIAN WITH OVER FIFTEEN YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE. AFTER GRADUATING FROM SALFORD UNIVERSITY FLORENCE HAS PERFORMED ON STAGE AT THE ROYAL EXCHANGE AS KLARA IN MISS JULIE, HAS APPEARED IN VARIOUS RADIO PLAYS AS A VOICE ACTOR FOR BBC RADIO FOUR AND APPEARED IN MANY ORIGINAL WORKS ACROSS THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND SUCH AS DETECTIVE JANE SHIPLEY IN FELL. SHE PLAYED THE ROLE OF MARIE IN OLD FRUIT JAR PRODUCTIONS’ WOYZECK IN JANUARY 2020.
JORDAN BARKLEY
JORDAN BARKLEY
JORDAN BARKLEY
JORDAN IS A LIVERPOOL ACTOR HAVING STUDIED PERFORMANCE FOR MANY YEARS. HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A NUMBER OF NORTHERN BASED PLAYS SUCH FILMS SUCH AS A SACRED THING (ORIGINAL & UK/IRELAND TOUR), AND CURIOUS IMPOSTER’S MARY & JOSEPH, HE HAS ALSO APPEARED IN INDEPENDENT SHORT FILMS FROM LOCAL DIRECTORS SUCH AS MORNINGS, AND HUMAN: IN CONTEXT.
JORDAN IS A LIVERPOOL ACTOR HAVING STUDIED PERFORMANCE FOR MANY YEARS. HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A NUMBER OF NORTHERN BASED PLAYS SUCH FILMS SUCH AS A SACRED THING (ORIGINAL & UK/IRELAND TOUR), AND CURIOUS IMPOSTER’S MARY & JOSEPH, HE HAS ALSO APPEARED IN INDEPENDENT SHORT FILMS FROM LOCAL DIRECTORS SUCH AS MORNINGS, AND HUMAN: IN CONTEXT. JORDAN ALSO WORKS CLOSELY WITH YOUTH GROUPS IN PRESCOT AND IS A GROUP LEADER FOR SOME EVENTS AND COMMUNITY BASED PROJECTS IN PRESCOT.
christina rose
ANTHONY ROBERTS
ANTHONY ROBERTS
CHRISTINA IS AN ACTRESS AND VOICE ARTIST FROM WIGAN. SINCE LEAVING THE MANCHESTER SCHOOL OF ACTING AND AMAW, SHE HAS PERFORMED IN VARIOUS THEATRE PRODUCTIONS AND INDEPENDENT SCREEN PRODUCTIONS INCLUDING ANGELA IN IN THE HEART OF THE WASP'S NEST AND MOTHER IN OLD FRUIT JAR PRODUCTIONS' WOYZECK.
ANTHONY ROBERTS
ANTHONY ROBERTS
ANTHONY ROBERTS
ANT IS A FORMER YEP (YOUNG EVERYMAN & PLAYHOUSE) ALUMNI AND HAS PERFORMED IN THE HARD-HITTING DRAMA BOTTLENECK AND AS ANDREWS IN WOYZECK AMONGST OTHER ROLES ACROSS THE INDEPENDENT THEATRE NETWORK IN LIVERPOOL. IN 2021 ANT MADE HIS DEBUT SCREEN PERFORMANCE IN THE AWARD-WINNING SHORT FILM NEEDS MUST FROM CREATIVE DIRECTOR ALEX CARR.
RACHEL MCGRATH
ANTHONY ROBERTS
RACHEL MCGRATH
RACHEL WAS A MEMBER OF THE LIVERPOOL EMPIRE YOUTH THEATRE AND IS A VOCAL COACH AT THE ARTZ CENTRE, A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS. RACHEL STUDIED PERFORMING ARTS, PERFORMING IN SHOWS SUCH AS TEECHERS, CHICAGO, AND ROCK OF AGES. RACHEL PLAYED MAGGIE IN OLD FRUIT JAR’S WOYZECK. OTHER ROLES INCLUDE; MORTICIA IN THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSI
RACHEL WAS A MEMBER OF THE LIVERPOOL EMPIRE YOUTH THEATRE AND IS A VOCAL COACH AT THE ARTZ CENTRE, A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS. RACHEL STUDIED PERFORMING ARTS, PERFORMING IN SHOWS SUCH AS TEECHERS, CHICAGO, AND ROCK OF AGES. RACHEL PLAYED MAGGIE IN OLD FRUIT JAR’S WOYZECK. OTHER ROLES INCLUDE; MORTICIA IN THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL, HOPE IN URINETOWN THE MUSICAL, MISS BELL IN FAME THE MUSICAL, WENDY DARLING IN PETER PAN THE BRITISH MUSICAL, GERTRUDE MCFUZZ IN SEUSSICAL.