CV
Directing
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All of Life’s Little Problems by Steve Connolly: Director (53Two, 2025)
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Rotten by Henry Pwyrell: Director (Salford Arts Theatre, Lived Experiences Scratch Night, 2025)
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare: Director (BarPop, 2024)​​​
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The Wönderful Everyday: Director/Writer/Assistant Producer (TheSpace & Queen Margaret Union, 2023)​
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Meet-Cute: Director/Writer (Queen Margaret Union, 2022)
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Don’t Mind the Gap: Director/Writer (Shortlisted for OUDS New Writing Festival Best New Play, 2020)
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Astropload Reload by Charles Pigeon: Director (OUDS, 2020)
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Bou-6 by Israel Lai: Assistant Director/Lighting Operator (dir. Tony Scharle, Oxford University Contemporary Opera Festival, 2019)
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Training & Work Experience
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Waterloo Road: Shadow AD (Rope Ladder Fiction/BBC, 2026)
Two weeks shadowing director Noreen Kershaw on set and in the edit, plus two days’ work experience on set in the AD department as a runner.​
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How to Make a Short Film: An Introduction to Filmmaking: (BFI, 2026)
Four-week online course about writing, directing, shooting and editing films.​
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A Taste of Honey by Shelagh Delaney: Observer Mondays Director (dir. Emma Baggott, Royal Exchange Theatre, 2024)
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Writing
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Transport Commission: Poet (The Horsfall, 2026)
Commissioned by The Horsfall on behalf of TFGM to write a series of poems inspired by my experiences of public transport. I refleced on the themes of growing up and connection.
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What’s in that closet?: Writer (Dir. Stewart Campbell/Qweerdog Shorts/Hope Mill Theatre, 2025)
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A Super Graphic Ultra Modern Christmas Carol: Writer (Dir. Sam Hey/Festive Qweer Shorts/Hope Mill Theatre, 2024)
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Just Kiss Her: Writer (Dir. Adam Cachia/Salford Arts Theatre, 2024)
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Mancbeth: Writer (Dir. Ella Kirk/Royal Exchange Theatre Young Writers’ Group, 2022)
Contributed the duologue Mancbeth, exploring northern identity and inclusion in the arts, to the Young Company’s final performance, Sorry We’re Closed, as part of the Theatre’s DISRVPT programme.
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Training & Work Experience
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Royal Exchange Theatre's Young Writers' Group: (Royal Exchange Theatre, 2022)
Selected for the Young Company cohort to attend weekly writing workshops and receive mentoring from Naomi Sumner Chan.
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Transcript to Script: turning oral history into plays for stage and radio: (Oral History Society, 2025)
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Workshops & Facilitation
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Nurturing Talent Artist Facilitator: (Create, 2026-present)
Programme for emerging artist facilitators to gain hands-on workshop experience in community settings working with vulnerable groups. Working as a supporting artist on Create projects alongside mentoring.
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Creative Engagement Volunteer: (The Octagon Theatre, 2026-present)
Supporting rehearsals of The Trials by Dawn King with the Young Octagon, a group for local young actors aged 16-21. Leading small group work and catching actors up who have missed rehearsals, generally supporting the director to running the rehearsal room and with safeguarding.
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Mini Met Artist Development Pod: (The Met Theatre, 2026)
Artist development programme allowing artists to experiment, programme and deliver their own events. Planned and delivered a ‘Playwriting from local queer voices’ workshop using local LGBTQ+ oral history interviews.
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Dance Teaching Assistant: (Gillian Garvey’s School of Dance, 2017-2018)
Teaching students from Pre-Preparatory to Grade 2 (toddlers to around age 9); led multiple lessons & small group work; choreography
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Additional Experience​​
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Oral Historian: (LipService Theatre, Funny Stuff, 2025 & IAP:MCR, Protest!, 2025)
These projects involved interviewing artists who emerged in Manchester in the 1980s and members of the community who protested for LGBTQ+ rights in Manchester in the 1980s respectively for archives at Central Library and exhibitions at Central Library and People’s History Museum.​​
Blood Beats: First Press: Content Creator (Box of Tricks Theatre, 2025)
Part of a collective creating Blood Beats Writers Groups’ first queer zine
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Judge: (Student Theatre at Glasgow’s New Works Festival, 2024)
Sat on an industry panel to select the winning play of the festival which would receive full funding for Edinburgh Fringe. Provided feedback on all plays performed.​
EdFringe Review: Reviewer (2019 & 2021)​
V-Card: Welfare officer (Dir. Alison Hall, Bread and Roses Theatre, 2020)​
Merrily We Roll Along: Assistant Stage Manager (Dir. Samuel Woof McColl, OUDS, Oxford Playhouse, 2020)
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F*cking Hell: Actor (Dir. Tash Saunders, Burton Taylor Studio, 2019)​
The Importance of Being Earnest: Actor (Dir. Skye Humbert, Regent’s Park College, 2019)
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Your Little Play: Actor/Voice-actor (Dir. Anna Myrmus, Michael Pilch Studio/Audible, 2019)​​
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Awards, Grants & Memberships
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Awards & Grants
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The Met Theatre Artist Development Access Fund (2026):
Recipient of a bursary to cover the fees for the National Film and Television School’s ‘Introduction to Short Filmmaking’ course.
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Manchester Pride: Superbia Fund (2024): Grant awarded for A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The fund supports the staging of Queer arts with a message to challenge discrimination and raise awareness of LGBTQ+ issues.
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STAG New Works Festival: Best New Play (2023)
Received funding for a nine-show run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2023 at TheSpace @ Niddry Street Lower Theatre.
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Royal Court Theatre: Introduction to Playwriting Group (Shortlisted, 2022)
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OUDS New Writing Festival: Best New Play (Shortlisted, 2020)
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Memberships
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Oral History Society (2025-present)
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Education & Qualifications:
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IDTA Pre-Associate 1 exam: Distinction (2018)
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IDTA Level 3 Certificate in Vocational Graded Examination in Dance - Intermediate (Ballet): Merit
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IDTA Level 2 Award in Graded Examination in Dance - Grade 5 (Tap): Distinction
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LAMDA Bronze Medal in Acting: Distinction (2017)