As well as working as a Theatre Director I also freelance as a theatre facilitator and acting Tutor. Below is an abridged CV of the last few years including those projects.
2024 Orange Tree Theatre ‘Guards At The Taj’ - Director
By Rajiv Joseph.
2024 Young Vic ‘MANTELPEACE’ - Lead Artist
Facilitating sessions in alternative education provision including PRU’s, YOI and S.E.N.D. Using material created for a mixed-media ‘exhibition’ in the Maria and Clare studios at The Young Vic exploring boyhood and manhood.
2023/24 Playful Productions - Associate Director
6 week R&D of a new musical adaptation of a much-loved family film.
2023 East 15 ‘Platform’ - Director
BA Acting third year showcase in The Corbett Theatre at East15.
2022-23 Donmar Warehouse – Resident Assistant Director
Assistant Director on in-house main stage productions, including taking understudy rehearsals. Leading R&D’s & rehearsed readings, writing and organising script reports within the literary department. Assisting and leading workshops with the participation department. Assistant on: ‘Trouble in Butetown’ ‘When Winston Went To War With The Wireless’ & ‘Clyde’s’.
2022-23 Immediate Theatre ‘Pressure Drop’ – Director
Yard Theatre & Schools tour. ‘Pressure Drop’ by Anna Bennett. Funded by Idris Elba, the piece takes a look at the environmental pressure on four young people growing up in Hackney & the systemic challenges of the structures around them.
2022 The Bush Theatre – Assistant Director
Assistant on ‘The P-Word’ by Waleed Akhtar dir. Anthony Simpson-Pike, a piece challenging the hostile environment and homophobia in the UK and Pakistan.
2022 East 15 ‘Brecht’ Devising project– Director
Directing BA second year students Devising piece inspired by Brecht and using Brechtian
techniques to explore political issues students are passionate about.
2022 Clapham Omnibus / Rose Bruford SW– Director
Directing ‘Second Person Narrative’ by Jemma Kennedy with foundation students from RBSW. A piece that questions our perspectives through the lens of one woman’s life.
2022 Central School of Speech and Drama – Director & Tutor
‘Hopes & Dreams’ spring term project with CSSD’s Youth Theatre. Also ‘introduction to acting' & ‘acting for camera’ for ‘Short Courses’.
2022 LAMDA – Acting Tutor
Working on the 4 week Shakespeare summer school at LAMDA, focusing on acting technique.
2022 Paines Plough – Assistant Director
Assistant Director on ‘Sorry You’re not a Winner’ by Samuel Bailey, dir. Jesse Jones. Visiting director for tour venues at Plymouth Theatre Royal, Bristol Old Vic & Northern Stage.
2022 ALRA South –Director & Visiting Tutor
‘Acting Technique', ‘Audition Technique', ‘Classical Text’, ‘Contextual Studies’ & ‘Devising’ projects.
2021 imPOSSIBLE Productions – Project Co-ordinator
Working on ‘ARRIVAL’ closely alongside director Matthew Dunster to assist the rehearsal and integration into the piece of 40 UEL performing arts students. The piece focused on those that came from around the world to make East London their home.
2022 DreamArts- Facilitator
Working on the ‘City Lions' project to introduce disadvantaged youth in PRU's and across Westminster to the cultural opportunities in the borough. Facilitating in house workshops and visits to outside arts venues.
2020-21 Odd Arts – Freelance Facilitator & Forum Theatre Spectactor
Leading workshops & delivering issue based creative programmes with vulnerable and excluded groups including supporting one to one, tailored S.E.N sessions. As ‘Spectactor’ in Forum theatre sessions - touring educational spaces with short issue-based plays and using improvisation to creatively respond to the material.
2021 The Hope Mill Theatre School – Lead Acting Tutor
As The Hope Mill’s inaugural Lead Acting Tutor along with delivering the classes it was my responsibility to plan the curriculum and outline the vision for the school’s approach to teaching acting. Working with young people of all different age groups, backgrounds and needs to develop their talent.