As a director, dramaturg and outside eye, I support artists and groups to develop ideas, shape performance and explore how a piece communicates with an audience. I specialise in devised, participatory and autobiographical performance, including scriptwriting where needed.

I am Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Many Minds, a mental health and performance charity, where most of my directing practice takes place. I also work with performance artists, theatre companies, universities, schools, youth groups and charities. My work has been presented at Bristol Old Vic, RWA Bristol, The Wardrobe Theatre and Bristol City Hall.

Much of my practice is rooted in ‘outsider performance’ — making work with non-professional performance makers who may experience barriers to participating in the arts. I have particular experience working with people experiencing mental ill health, neurodivergence, learning disabilities and brain injury, including non-verbal participants and groups who don’t share English as a common language. trained in directing and jokering Forum Theatre with Cardboard Citizens and in The Silent Approach, a non-verbal rehearsal and directing technique created by director Vanessa Brooks.

I create playful, supportive environments where people can experiment, connect and create together. I’m interested in performance as a way of communicating and expressing feelings, and in the live relationship between audiences and performers. I can work with you from initial idea through to devising, scriptwriting, rehearsal, restaging and performance, as a director, dramaturg or outside eye.