ABOUT

MY APPROACH:

My approach to directing puts collaboration with audiences at the heart of the work. I aim to carve out space for imagination and suggestion, especially using music, imagery, and improvised or make-shift moments. I encourage performers to explore their own unique voices, as well as looking for ways to dismantle barriers between ‘audience’ and ‘artists’. 

Like most freelancers, I wear a few different hats…

STAGE MANAGEMENT:

I trained in Theatre Practice at Central School of Speech and Drama, and have worked in professional theatre ever since.

My recent stage management work includes: WONDER BOY (UK TOUR) for PW Productions & Bristol Old Vic; JENŮFA at the Royal Opera House; THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE at the National Theatre and in the West End; and THE CHOIR OF MAN in the West End.

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CREATIVE WORK:

I have an MA in Directing from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where my debut production of HOW MY LIGHT IS SPENT by Alan Harris at the Wardrobe Theatre was awarded the 2022 Elsie Roberts Directing Prize, and later had a professional run at London’s Riverside Studios.

More recent directing credits include work as an Associate Director for Tom Morris (War Horse), and a series of ongoing partnerships with writers developing new work. These include: MAN EQUALS MAN by Bertolt Brecht (adapted by Nidhi Krishna) at Omnibus Theatre; KENSINGTON’S BOTTOM: A QUEERIOD DRAMA by Rae Skerrett at the New Wimbledon Theatre (Studio); JUGGLING ACT by Tamsin Pearce for the Open Stage Festival; and WRITER’S BLOC: MONOLOGUES at Bristol Old Vic, developed with MA Writing students from BOVTS.

Alongside my freelance work, I also developed projects and organisational funding as an Associate Producer for Waterperry Opera Festival from 2018 - 2022. My credits as Creative Producer for the festival include: THE ELIXIR OF LOVE; HANSEL AND GRETEL; COSI FAN TUTTE; THE MAGIC FLUTE; THE FAIRY QUEEN; PETER AND THE WOLF; and QUARTET FOR THE END OF TIME.

ASSISTANT DIRECTING:

In 2023 I assisted Tom Morris’ semi-staged tour of Handel’s MESSIAH (produced by Wild Arts), travelling with the production and adapting the staging to suit different spaces as required.  In 2024 I returned to support the revival of the piece as an associate director, including a London debut at St John’s Smith Square.

I have held similar touring assistant/associate roles for Opera Brava’s productions of TOSCA, LA TRAVIATA, and LA BOHEME.

In 2022 I was awarded support from the Ken Pickering Future Directors scheme, enabling me to assist on Lazarus Theatre’s radically re-imagined HAMLET at Southwark Playhouse, in partnership with the Shakespeare For Schools project.

Further assistant director credits include: HENRY VI by William Shakespeare (dir. Gemma Fairlie) at Bristol Old Vic; THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT by Stephen Adly Guirgis (dir. Nik Partridge) at The Station; and TREASURE ISLAND (dir. David Thackeray) devised with the Central School of Speech and Drama’s Youth Theatre company. 

FACILITATION / RESEARCH:

As a facilitator I have led workshops for secondary school students through the National Theatre’s Discover Creative Careers scheme, as well as running week-long R&D projects and workshops for actors and writers at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. These included research projects into digital theatre, exploring the potential opportunities and pitfalls of Virtual Reality and AI as theatre-making tools. 

Further recent research has included a Bloomberg Workshop for the Young Vic, investigating the effective set-up and use of Hybrid Work Space technology in rehearsals.