Acting
Naomi is a critically acclaimed actor and has performed in plays and musicals across the UK and in the West End. She has worked extensively with Sir Alan Ayckbourn on classic revivals and world premiere productions of his plays. Her performances have been praised in The Guardian, The Times, The Telegraph and The Daily Mail among others.
Naomi originated the roles of Linda in ‘Broken Water’ and Fiona in ‘We Started To Sing’ at The Arcola, Poppy in ‘Tender Loving Care’ at New Theatre Royal Portsmouth, and Georgia in ‘Angus Thongs and Even More Snogging’ at The Leeds Playhouse. Other stage credits include: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (The Ambassadors Theatre), Baskerville Mercury Theatre, Colchester), The Witches of Eastwick (The Watermill), 10x10x10 (Pleasance), Chavs (The Lyric Hammersmith).
Naomi can also be seen on E4’s Drifters and heard on Radio 4 comedy ‘Joseph Morpurgo’s Walking Tour’.
Improv
Naomi is a highly experienced improvised comedy performer. She was previously Artistic Director at leading London Improv Theatre The Free Association, where she still regularly performs.
You can catch Naomi at The Free Association in a variety of shows, including headline slots on Friday and Saturday evenings. She is a founding member of improv supergroups Groundhog and SORRY, who have enjoyed sell out shows at The Free Association and beyond. Naomi has performed with her various groups at The Arcola Theatre, Vault Festival, The Pleasance, The Edinburgh Festival Fringe and internationally in Berlin, Chicago and NYC.
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singing
Naomi originally trained as a classical singer but has a wealth of experience in Musical Theatre, Folk, Blues, Pop and Soul. She has performed in many Musicals and at several weddings and events.
‘‘Petersen sings beautifully’’. Dominic Maxwell, The Times
“It was absolutely lovely to have Naomi sing at the ceremony at my wedding. All my guests were so impressed by how beautiful her voice is. She was extremely well-prepared and I didn’t have to worry about anything!” Tara Chapman
Writing
Naomi has written about her experiences with anxiety and mental health in The Guardian and The Metro.
the guardian
I Battled My Anxiety By Making People Laugh. Funnily Enough, It Works…
tHe metro
Five Ways to Stop Anxiety Winning…
Comedy
Naomi has written and starred in two live comedy shows.
In 2014 she teamed up with writer-performer and all round excellent human Margaret Cabourn-Smith to create critically acclaimed two-woman comedy play ‘Do We Have To Decide Yet’, which played at The Camden Fringe.
In 2016 she took her debut stand-up and character comedy show ‘I Am Telling You I’m Not Going’ to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where it played daily at the Pleasance Courtyard and won praise from press and audiences alike.
