He is an amabassador for Alabaré Christian Care, a charity supporting homeless adults, young people, veterans, and those with learning disabilities based in his home city of Salisbury, and a patron of Studio Theatre Salisbury and Salisbury Literary Festival. His advocacy work on behalf of writers and writing includes currently serving as Chair of the Society of Authors' Scriptwriters Committee and as a committee members of the SoA Sustainability Committee, and as a member of the Writers Guild of Great Britain negotiating team.
Writing
Norris's early plays were produced by his company Up in Arms, usually on tour and often in partnership with other theatres.[5] Following the success of his first full-length play Visitors,[6] he began to write for other companies, and has since worked with Salisbury Playhouse,[7] the Bush Theatre,[8]Oxford Playhouse, the Arcola Theatre, the Royal and Derngate, Out of Joint, and the Bridge Theatre, among others. His first novel, Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain, was published in 2016; he has since published three other novels, including Undercurrent in 2022, and two books of non-fiction.
