About Me

TEACHING

I primarily work as an acting tutor. I’ve worked at drama schools such as the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, the Guildford School of Acting and Italia Conti, as well as at Academia Superior de Artes de Bogotá in Colombia. My teaching areas include: Acting Skills (Stanislavsky, Laban, Lecoq, Chekhov), Acting (Text), Shakespeare, Acting Rep, Audition Technique, Devising, Project, and Contextual Practice. I’ve coached foundation, undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional actors.

DIRECTING

I’ve worked as a director in drama schools and universities. Scripted productions include Time and the Conways, Hindle Wakes, Pomona, and Eden End. I’ve also directed the showcase and projects comprising of a range of materials. During the Covid-19 lockdown, I directed Weird Sisters – an educational film for Action to the Word.

ACADEMIA

My academic work has always run parallel to my practice. I was awarded the Embassy Scholarship at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama for my MA in Actor Training and Coaching, my thesis explored how yogic practice can support an actors work on Shakespeare. My PhD was at the Guildford School of Acting, funded by the Doctoral College at the University of Surrey. My doctoral thesis titled ‘Shakespeare’s role in Actor Training: balancing systems with the individual’ compares different approaches to Shakespeare and investigates the benefits of these approaching to actors both professionally and in training.

EDUCATION

My actor training was at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (formerly Birmingham School of Acting), and for 10 years I worked as an actor in the UK and Europe on stage and radio. In 2010, I spent a summer at École internationale de théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris. I also completed my yoga teacher training in 2019 in Rishikesh, India. I trained as an acting coach at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and completed my PhD at the Guildford School of Acting.