I am a director & dramaturg. I am also a facilitator, support worker & teacher. Originally from the Northwest, I now live in London & work anywhere & everywhere. My work often focuses on new writing & working with texts at all stages of life, as well as actor-centred practice inspired by & rooted in Meisner technique. I am interested in text-based theatre that is intuitive, irreverent, alive & accessible. In 2023/4 I was Resident Assistant Director at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. I am a reader for the Bruntwood Prize 2025, & a visiting tutor at Rose Bruford College, Manchester Metropolitan University & Birkbeck College. My most recent project as Director & Dramaturg was shortlisted for the Papatango Prize 2024 & Longlisted for the Theatre503 International Playwriting Award.See my CV here.
Recently →
Associate Director → This Room Now by Chris Thorpe, dir. Atri Banerjee, pr. Gate Theatre, Mar 2025
Director → The Welkin by Lucy Kirkwood, Rose Bruford College, May 2025
Dramaturg and Director → Corpselight by Daniel Grimston, Papatango Shortlist 2024, Theatre503 International Prize Longlist 2025, Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass PYP Winner 2023
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The Welkin by Lucy Kirkwood, Rose Bruford College, May 2025
Trespasses by Daniel Grimston (Short film) Pentabus, July 2024
Simon Stephens and Carmen Nasr Present: A Night of New Work , Royal Exchange Theatre Studio, May 2024
Corpselight by Daniel Grimston (R&D and staged reading) Masterclass Pitch Your Play prize winner, The Other Palace Theatre, Victoria, August 2023
Blackthorn by Charley Miles, Bread and Roses Theatre, May 2022, Drayton Arms Theatre, April 2022, Etcetera Theatre, March 2022
Paper Boats by Amara Heyland and Áine McNamara, Town and Gown Theatre, October 2021 (Devised, part-verbatim piece exploring the experience of female prison-leavers in the UK)
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This Room Now by Chris Thorpe, (short film), dir. Atri Banerjee, pr. Gate Theatre, Mar 2025
Three New Playlets by Aaron Kilercioglu, Sonali Battacharya and Chris Thorpe, Gate Theatre, June 2024. Dir. Atri Banerjee
Sweat by Lynn Nottage, Royal Exchange Theatre, April–May 2024. Dir. Jade Lewis
Shed: Exploded View by Phoebe Eclair-Powell, Royal Exchange Theatre, February–March 2024. Dir. Atri Banerjee
Brief Encounter by Noel Coward, adapted by Emma Rice, Royal Exchange Theatre, December-January 2023/24. Dir. Sarah Franckom
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, adapted by Tanika Gupta, Royal Exchange Theatre, September–October 2023. Dir. Pooja Ghai
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Corpselight by Daniel Grimston, Papatango Shortlist 2024, Theatre503 Longlist 2025, Bruntwood Longlist 2025, Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass PYP Winner 2023
Reader for the Bruntwood Prize 2025
Fieldfare by Daniel Grimston, Court’s in Session, Royal Court, Theatre, August 2024
Foot & Mouth Play by Daniel Grimston, R&D, Royal Exchange Studio, June 2024
Three White Roses by Lauryn Redding, R&D, assisting Bryony Shanahan, Royal Exchange Studio, January 2024
Olive Morris Play by Nana-Kofi Kufuor, Workshop, Royal Exchange Studio, November 2023
The Jazz Section by Joy Gingell, Mariam Abdel-Razek & Laurence T. Stannard, Union Theatre, Southwark, October 2021
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Manchester Metropolitan University: Visiting lecturer, Filmmaking BA, ‘Directing Fiction: Introduction to Working With Actors’, 2024 & 2025.
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester: Schools Day Facilitator (Great Expectations), September 2023; Schools Workshop (Dracula), January 2024
Rose Bruford College: Visiting Tutor for Acting BA, Audition Panellist and Workshop Leader; Showcase Director, ongoing
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I trained on the Birkbeck MFA in Theatre Directing 2022-24 (Distinction). I was trained in Meisner technique by Raymi Ortuste Quiroga and Chaskis Theatre. I have also received training from NFTS.
Experience
I am a freelance access support worker for disabled and neurodiverse artists seeking Arts Council funding. I have a track record of supporting multiple successful funding bids by artists from all disciplines, backgrounds, and facing diverse barriers to access. I am always happy to connect with new artists about access support, DYCP/NLPG grants or collaborating on an application.Access Support Work
