I am an early-career producer and theatre maker specialising in bold musical theatre or creative work with queer/ecological themes. I have links to London and the South West.

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EDUCATION

University of Exeter (2018 - 2021)

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BA English & Drama (1st Class)

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• Studied a range of literary works and theoretical approaches, as well as theatre practice

• Undertook student research fellow role with Exeter Decolonising Network

• 8,000 word dissertation exploring queer ecological performance in Derek Jarman’s garden (80%)

 

Modules include: Theatre for a Changing Climate (73%); Queering British Film and Television (76%); Culture, Crisis and Ecology in a Postcolonial World (70%); Staging The Text (71%).

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Dr Challoner’s Grammar School (2011 - 2018)

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A Levels: English Literature [A*], Government & Politics [A], History [A], Extended Project [A*]

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AS Level: Government & Politics [A*]

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10 GCSEs: 8 A*s, 2 As, 1 B

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RELEVANT TRAINING

 

National Youth Theatre (2015 - present)

 

Participated in an intensive intake course with director Hamish MacDougall in 2015. This:

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• Radically developed my ability to work within an ensemble

• Introduced me to a myriad of different performance forms

• Expanded my creative network to a national level

 

National Theatre Youth Programme (2016 - 2018)

 

I have participated in 3 Space To Create courses with the National Theatre. These courses have:

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• Broadened my awareness of the UK cultural landscape

• Provided connections with professional artists and companies

• Enabled me to perform to the public outside the National Theatre building or in the Dorfman

• Allowed me space to refine my creative practice through collaborative play

 

Artists included: Matt Woodhead from LUNG Theatre, Kane Husbands from The Pappy Show, Eva Sampson and Teresa Burns from How It Ended, and Rachael Young and Malik Nashad Sharpe.

 

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

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Press & Marketing Officer EXETER FRINGE FESTIVAL August 2021 onwards

 

 

Producer GROW YOUR OWN (R&D) Nov 2020 onwards

 

Maketank & Exeter Decolonising Network

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• Liaising with young artists across musical and theatrical disciplines

• Writing and designing pitch document to send to venues

• Communicating with external partners (EDN) and venues (Maketank)

 

Producer SHINE LIKE THE SUN Feb 2020

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Exeter Phoenix, Spotlights Show Choir

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• Led company of over 50 young performers in production

• Created and oversaw four-figure budget

• Wrote two successful funding applications

• Communicated with creative and production teams

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Producer EXPRESSING YOURSELF Nov 2019

 

Exeter Lemon Grove, Spotlights Show Choir

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• Supervised a comprehensive company rebrand

• Managed significant audition process for choir and band members

• Built schedule alongside creatives, and booked rehearsal space

• Provided welfare support for company

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Producer SPRING AWAKENING May 2019

 

Kay House, Shotgun Theatre    

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Assistant producer BONNIE & CLYDE Jan 2019

 

Exeter Phoenix, Shotgun Theatre 

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ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

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Student research fellow EXETER DECOLONISING NETWORK September 2020 onwards

 

This is a student-staff collective for writing, thinking and sharing matters related to decolonial and antiracist praxis within and beyond the university. My role has included:

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• Planning and running external speaker events, specifically about decolonising creativity

• Assisting with the maintenance of social media accounts, as well as the creation of a website

• Pursuing own projects aimed at decolonising student arts, such as Grow Your Own.

 

Facilitator OPENING UP EXETER May to August 2020

 

This movement aimed to protect a discussion space about social issues facing our student arts community. Myself and a group of facilitators organised online conversations, open to anyone, exploring topics such as diversity, wellbeing, and sustainability in our community. In my role, I:

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• Coordinated the scheduling and marketing of six online events

• Facilitated my own discussion on confronting the climate crisis in student creative work

• Followed up events with Sabbatical Officers, ultimately ensuring the provision of society diversity training by a qualified external company for the first time in the Guild’s history.

 

IT AND DESIGN SKILLS

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• Fluent with all Microsoft Office and Google Suite software

• Highly competent with Adobe Photoshop and Da Vinci Resolve

• Experience using Qlab and EOS Family Suite

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FURTHER TRAINING

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2019

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Felix Barrett Creating Ideas Workshop, Punchdrunk

 

2018

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Mogzi Bromley-Morgans Video Projection Workshop, NT

 

Rebecca Frecknall Directing Workshop, Almeida Theatre

 

Inua Ellams Writing Workshop, Almeida Theatre

 

2016

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Michael Bryher Theatre Producing Course, NT

 

2015

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Carolina Giammetta Acting For Screen Course, NYT 

 

 

FILM EXPERIENCE

 

Art department assistant at The Imaginarium Studios (2016)

 

Completed work experience within the art department for Breathe - directed by Andy Serkis. Assisting production designer James Merifield with his research into the film’s period, I also helped practically with the creation of props in Pinewood’s workshop. 

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This gave me the chance to experience working practically in an arts-based profession, as well receiving an insight to the balance between practical and administrative work that a career in film gives you. It developed my organisational skills significantly, and threw me in the deep end of working life (they were 11 hour days!). Following this, I was offered paid work afterwards but was unable to make the dates which were suggested.