Quick intro to me

I was born and bred in sunny Bolton, Lancashire   I studied Drama at Lancaster University, then trained as an actor with David Johnson (Oldham Theatre Workshop). More recently gaining an MA in Directing at Academy of Live and Recorded Arts.

15 years experience as a freelance  Acting tutor in various schools and institutions throughout the Northwest, including Arden School of theatre, Bolton University, Actors Lab, First Take School of Acting and Northern Ballet School. 

Experienced teaching most genre's and styles. Specialisms include; Techniques for exploring acting through improvisation, improvisation for creativity (Kieth Johnstone) and Improvisation through creative movement. (Michael Chekhov & Jaques Le Coq).  

Experienced in leading and facilitating vulnerable and challenging groups, working as a Drama facilitator for prisons and young offenders institutes in the North West,  (See menu for full breakdown of recent teaching positions and breakdown of recent works.)

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Ethos

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I believe strongly in the fundamental value of nurturing and encouraging creativity. In rehearsal my focus is on creating a safe culture where actors and performances can be vulnerable and adaptable and constantly changing.

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Allow actors to learn from playing and doing not talking.  To encourage actors to get out of their heads and to play outwards. To challenge actors to create physically from the start.

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I also love to challenge the nature of an audience.  An audience is central to everything, but it must also be challenged and provoked. 

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