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CURRICULUM VITAE

QUALIFICATIONS

BA HONS APPLIED THEATRE AND COMMUNITY DRAMA

September 2019 - July 2022

A classification 2:1 degree from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

LICENCED CHAPERONE FOR CHILD PERFORMANCE

November 2023 - November 2026

DIRECTING

CO-DIRECTOR 
Unwritten

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Caucasian Chalk Circle

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR  
THE PERIODICAL

DIRECTOR
THE BEAUTY MANIFESTO

DIRECTOR
THE STRENGTH WITHIN ME​

April 2023

April 2022

Shortlisted for the Best Short Play Award

Performed as part of the 75th Annual Maidenhead Drama Festival. A one act play centred around the ideas of conformity, identity and youth rebellion in a dystopian landscape.  

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A devised piece performed with the young women of The Hive Youth Centre in Birkenhead centred around exploring the issues young women face today and what empowerment means to them

March - April 2024

A performance with the Oxford Playhouse Youth Theatre as part of National Theatre Connections Festival

July 2024

A devised piece of theatre created by the Oxford Playhouse Youth Theatre, co directed with Lauren Carter, all around the power of stories and who's right it is to tell them

July 2025

Directed by Emma Webb. Performed on the Oxford Playhouse Main Stage by the Oxford Playhouse Adult Company

AD/CO FACILITATOR
MANY HAPPY RETURN

 

May 2021

An outdoor promenade performance which celebrated the heritage and history of Tam O'Shanter Farm through the telling of stories of its history with the 'PHAB' Group, performed by various community groups from across the Wirral

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FACILITATION

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/FACILIATOR
OXFORD PLAYHOUSE ADULT COMPANY

January 2025 - Present

Assisting in the direction of weekly drama workshops with the adults 25+ of the Oxford Playhouse Adult Company

FACILITATOR
PRIMARY PLAYMAKER

September 2023 - March 2024 

September 2024 - March 2025

A 10 week project with the Oxford Playhouse facilitating Year 5 & 6 children in primary schools around Oxfordshire to each write their own plays, one of which in each class is chosen to be performed by professional actors at The Playhouse to the children themselves

LEAD FACILITATOR
PLAYHOUSE PLAYS OUT TOUR

June 2024 - July 2024

Touring production by Oxford Playhouse of 'Story Seekers' written by Tristan Jackson-Pate around schools and community groups, followed by a drama workshop revolving around the production.

CO-DIRECTOR/FACILITATOR
OXFORD PLAYHOUSE YOUTH THEATRE

September 2023 - Present

Assisting in the facilitation and directing of weekly drama workshops with the 12-16 year old young people of the Oxford Playhouse Youth Theatre

FACILITATOR
BRACKLEY YOUTH THEATRE

September 2022 - December 2023

Leading and facilitating weekly drama workshops with children of the Brackley Youth Theatre aged 5-16

LEAD FACILITATOR

JACK AND THE BEECHWOOD

Novemeber 2021

A pantomime performance with 7 – 12-year-olds of The Beechwood Little Centre Drama Club, focused on voicing the young people’s concerns and issues that they would like to see changed
in their area. The final performance was attended by local change makers and councilors.

FACILITATOR
AGENT ONLINE

April 2020

An online interactive escape room for children aged 8-12 who spoke predominantly BSL

A Week at Oxford Playhouse featuring my Primary Playmaker and Youth Theatre schemes:

PERFORMING

HOST
QUEERFEST

June 2024

Master of Ceremonies/Host for Oxford's first queer theatre scratch night at the Burton Taylor studio, in partnership with Oxford Playhouse and Pegasus Theatre

CO HOST
CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARDS

June 2024

Co-hosted with award winning children's illustrator Korky Paul in Birmingham, organised by the Federation of Children's Book Groups

STORYTELLER
OXFORD STORYTELLING FESTIVAL

August 2023

Featured performer at the landmark Oxford Storytelling Festival

STORYTELLER

June 2022 - Present

Longterm position storytelling at a young people/family museum in Oxford City Centre

PERFORMER/
FACILITATOR

MIDWINTER MYTH

December 2019

A performance aimed at primary school children in Merseyside, focusing on the sharing of folktales

WRITING

THE DAY WE SAVED CHRISTMAS

December 2022

A one act festive youth theatre play performed in Egerton Hall with Brackley Youth Theatre, telling a whimsical tale of friendship, magic, and the power of believing.

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