THEATRE MAKING & WRITING
As a writer, my first show, FATTY FAT FAT, won the VAULTS Origins Award for Outstanding New Work in 2019 and following this, completed a sold out 5* run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe and had its final performances in Soho Theatre's main house in September 2021. I am currently performing BLUBBER, which follows my quest to reconnect with my own body through synchronised swimming, care and whales. It is supported by VAULT Festival, artsdepot, Cambridge Junction, MAST Studios Southampton and Arts Council England. It was the runner up for the Oxford Samual Beckett Theatre Trust award, and after a successful run at Summerhall during 2024’s Edinburgh Fringe, it will be touring both nationally and internationally in 2025 & 2026.
AS A THEATRE MAKER/writer:
Shortlisted for the Popcorn Award 2024 for BLUBBER.
Longlisted for Channel 4 Screenwriting Course 2021
Completed Dramaturgical Approaches to Youth Theatre Lab, with Buzz Network in Stavanger, Norway- March 2023
Runner Up in the Directing/Theatre Making Category for Evening Standard Future Theatre Fund Award 2021
Roundhouse Resident Artist 2018-2019 & artsdepot Artist Residency in 2021.
Member of Roundhouse Poetry Collective 2017-2018- led by Bridget Minamore
Associate of National Theatre of GB
Writer of Camp Phoenix, a new play commissioned by Zest Theatre, for year 5 & 6s about transitioning into secondary school. On tour across the UK in Spring 2024, which received 4* review in the Guardian.
Lead & Associate Artist on projects with the Donmar Warehouse. Most recently co-creating a new piece with local 16-18 year olds, as part of the Local Residency programme. Previously, devising creative responses to work on the main stages as part of Take the Lead.
Lead Artist with The Yard Theatre, creating a new piece of work with 11-15 year olds over 6 weeks this summer, to be shared as a gift with members of the local community. Previously, Assistant Director on Yardlings: Bigger & Yardlings: Big. Bringing together pupils aged 4-7 & 7-11 from 3 hyperlocal school’s weekly to create experimental cross art form work, inspired by them - Sept 2017- Aug 2020.
selected other experiencE:
Bespoke Workshop Creator, invited to devise & deliver custom-made workshops around the themes and process of my artistic practice. Commissioned by Battersea Arts Centre, The Roundhouse and the National Theatre, and many others.
Lead Artist with Soho Theatre, working alongside Stories & Supper a Waltham Forest based organisation that supports locally based refugees to deliver workshops exploring storytelling- Nov 2021
Workshop Manager at National Theatre- supporting the digital delivery of the Young Producers Course for 16-21 year olds, led by Tobi Kyeremateng & School of Hope led by The Paper Birds. June-July 2021
Creative Facilitator Trainer, delivering immersive sessions on behalf of Central School of Speech & Drama for TUI staff, on how to facilitate confidently and creatively. Working in Mallorca in March & April 2018 and 2019.