I am a director & dramaturg. Originally from the Northwest, I am based in London & work anywhere & everywhere. I am interested in text-based theatre that is intuitive, impactful, anarchic & alive. In 2023/4 I was Resident Assistant Director at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. I am a reader for the Bruntwood Prize & a visiting tutor at Rose Bruford College, Manchester Metropolitan University & the Birkbeck Theatre Directing MFA. My most recent project as Director & Dramaturg was shortlisted for the Bruntwood Prize 2025, Papatango Prize 2024 & Theatre503 International Playwriting Award 2025.

Recent work —

Assistant Director → Two Gentlemen of Verona, dir. Joanna Bowman, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford, Jun-Aug 2025
Director → Fieldfare, Camden People’s Theatre, London, Mar 2026
Dramaturg & Director → Corpselight by Daniel Grimston, Bruntwood Prize Shortlist 2025, Papatango Shortlist 2024, Theatre503 International Prize Longlist 2025, Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass PYP Winner 2023

Coming up —

Associate Director → Midsummer Night’s Dream, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London, Jun-Jul 2026

Fieldfare, Camden People’s Theatre, London, Mar 2026
The Welkin by Lucy Kirkwood, Rose Bruford College (2025)
Trespasses by Daniel Grimston (Short film) Pentabus (2024)
Simon Stephens and Carmen Nasr Present: A Night of New Work , Royal Exchange Studio (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, Drayton Arms Theatre, Etcetera Theatre (2022)
Paper Boats by Amara Heyland and Áine McNamara — Devised, part-verbatim piece exploring the experience of female prison-leavers in the UK, Town and Gown Theatre (2021)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, dir. Atri Banerjee (2026)
Two Gentlemen of Verona, dir. Joanna Bowman, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford (2025)
This Room Now by Chris Thorpe, (short film), dir. Atri Banerjee, Gate (2025)
Three New Playlets by Aaron Kilercioglu, Sonali Battacharya and Chris Thorpe, dir. Atri Banerjee, Gate (2024)
Sweat by Lynn Nottage, dir. Jade Lewis, Royal Exchange Theatre (2024)
Shed: Exploded View by Phoebe Eclair-Powell, dir. Atri Banerjee, Royal Exchange Theatre (2024)
Brief Encounter by Noel Coward, adapted by Emma Rice, dir. Sarah Franckom, Royal Exchange Theatre (2023/4)
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, adapted by Tanika Gupta, dir. Pooja Ghai, Royal Exchange Theatre, (2023)
Corpselight by Daniel Grimston (Papatango Shortlist 2024, Theatre503 Longlist 2025, Bruntwood Shortlist 2025, Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass PYP Winner 2023)
Reader for the Bruntwood Prize (2025)
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 (2024)
Olive Morris Play by Nana-Kofi Kufuor, Workshop, Royal Exchange Studio (2023)
Manchester Metropolitan University: Visiting lecturer, Filmmaking BA, Directing Fiction: Introduction to Working With Actors (2024-26)
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester: Schools Day Facilitator (2023)
Birkbeck College, Theatre Directing MFA: Workshop Leader, Dramaturgy and the Actor’s Process (2024/5)
Rose Bruford College: Acting BA Visiting Tutor and Director (Shakespeare, Scene Study, Meisner Technique, Dramaturgy; Audition Panellist/Workshop Leader (ongoing)
Birkbeck MFA in Theatre Directing 2022-24

I am a freelance access support worker for disabled & neurodiverse artists seeking Arts Council funding. I have supported funding journeys for artists from all disciplines & backgrounds, facing diverse barriers to access. I'm always happy to connect with new artists about access support, DYCP/NLPG grants or collaborating on an application.

Access Support Work