Had a lovely few weeks with these fabulous students watching them develop their ideas into pieces of work which I hope they will learn from. Many have written for the 1st time. It always amazes me how actors have a natural flair for writing. A visceral understanding of what makes theatre. I hope they continue to write beyond this degree and we see some fledgling writers amongst...

Absolutely buzzing following a pretty mentally intense week of explorations It's always a joy to find a project where learning is your only option. Realising how much you don't know is exciting, exhilarating if not a tad overwhelming. Ok so I may over egg a little, but so many skills need to be nurtured, tested and pieced together for this vision to work. Keeping hold of our lead...

Am delighted to say I will direct one of my favourite musicals this year. The Last 5 Years is a beaut of a piece and I feel extremely honoured to have received funding from Arts Council of Wales amongst many other partners to achieve this little dream Touring; *Wales Millennium Centre *Aberystwyth Arts Centre *Galeri, Caernarfon *Blackwood Miners Institute *Theatr Soar, Merthyr *Theatr Ffwrnes,...

Today saw the end of a gracious project with some military wives.Learnt a lot about their resilience and strength and a nice reminder of how we need to nurture the community in which we live. Always. It is tough being thrown into a community which may not feel home. Which may be fleeting. I guess though, memories have to be walked and created wherever we go....

I have been working back in the classroom quite a lot recently. Both as a creative practitioner and a creative agent across the primary and secondary school sector in Wales. The Lead Creative Schools scheme run by Arts Council of Wales is there to hopefully fuel the new curriculum being introduced into Welsh schools during 2020. An outcome I am particularly excited about is a trip to...

I am so thrilled to be working with Eddie Ladd once again this year. Having coasted through a lovely development period on Rapture last year, I cannot wait to see how our practices will start to complement each others as we move forward with a brand new idea of...

2017 was a little busy so didn't get a chance to update this news page at all. So here I am doing so with a heap of images I guess. Just some of the lovely projects I got to direct, facilitate or plan. So grateful for the continued work and joy to work with some of the best creative talent around. Constellations, Spring Awakening, Sweeney Todd,...

We are thrilled with the success of our 10 Minute Musicals project. 5 vastly different pieces of work, 20 outstanding creators. Thank you all. An absolute joy.           Read More

Some sneaky pictures of our development work for Rapture by Carol Ann Duffy. We spent two weeks investigating our approach to lifting this exquisit text from page to stage. My vision for this piece was/is a dark, twisted, all consuming, ever present relentless gnawing at ones solar plexus. When a love affair quite literally knocks the wind out of you, one might partake in some unusual behaviours...

Huge thank you to Blackwood Miners and Creu Cymru for their support of Kiss Me Like You Mean It.    Our discoveries during the week were at times breathtaking, and solidified my ideas about projection mapping and my approach to the text. Read about the process via this blog by our assistant director Francesca Pickard    Can't wait to share this piece with audiences and...