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My career has naturally evolved from teaching and coaching acting into directing theatre and film. My work focuses on intimate, relationship based stories with a view to examining what it is to be human in all its dimensions. My creative process is concerned with developing and creating character driven pieces that demand detailed, nuanced performances and fully realised characterisation.

The actors performance is the beating heart of any production I work on. I hope to engage and move audiences on a fully emotional level. There is a story to get involved with, a journey to embark on and characters to engage with. My aim is to move the audience out of their heads and into their hearts and keep them there. I want audiences to feel more.

I’m a firm believer that a finely acted, well written, creatively produced piece of Theatre, Film or TV is one of the most effective ways to understand what it is to be human and lead us toward how we might go about living a more meaningful life.

THEATRE

I have directed plays at West End and Off-West End theatres including Trafalgar Studios and Park Theatre:

SOME GIRLS (Off-West End Awards nominee for ‘Best Director’ & ‘Best Production’), LUV (Off-West End Awards nominee for ‘Best Director’), TWO FOR THE SEESAW and MISS JULIE.

FILM

I have also worked as director, writer and producer, on Features and Shorts which have been recognised with awards at various International Film Festivals including:

LE CINEASTE: Cannes Film Awards - Best Independent Feature Film, Toronto Independent Film Festival - Best International Film, Montreal Independent Film Festival - Best Picture, Berlin Movie Awards - Best Picture, WorldFest Houston - Best Feature, Las Vegas Movie Awards - Best Picture, WorldFest Houston - Best Feature, Venezuela Five Continents Film Festival - Best Comedy.

A BIT OLDER & A LITTLE BIT TALLER: Berlin Independent Film Festival - Best Short, Indie Spirit Colorado - Best International Short, WorldFest Houston - Best Comedy, Barcelona Film Festival - Excellence in Filmmaking, Portobello Film Festival - Best Comedy.

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THEATRE

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Remember that you’re a storyteller