Biography

I am a theatre maker originally from York, a lover of tea and woolly socks. In my practice as a freelance practice as a designer/maker, I can usually be found making shows in strange places, the occasional short film, puppets, and generally telling stories in many different ways.  I am an award-winning designer/art director and an artist with Bath Carnival.
I am currently a resident artist at Puppet Place in Bristol and I split my time between Bristol & London.

Upcoming projects

Designer, DIRT!, She Said Jump, (2025)
Set Designer, The Last of the Pelican Daughters, St Edwards, (2025)

Designing & Devising

Set & Costume Designer, Table, Director Jack Gogarty, Italia Conti, Spring season (January – March 2025)

Set & Costume Designer, The Maladies, Director Funlola Olufunwa, Italia Conti, Sprint season (January – March 2025)

Set & Costume Designer, Italia Conti, Women Playing Hamlet, Director Rosa Compton, Italia Conti (October – November 2024)

Set & Costume Designer, Italia Conti, Shakespeare in Love, Director Richard Pepper, Italia Conti (October – November 2024)

Set & Costume Designer, St Edwards School, Our House (musical), Directors Sam Munday-Webb & Kat Eden, Olivier Theatre St Edwards. (June – November 2024)

Set/Costume & Puppet Designer, BSA, The Watsons & Mr Burns: A Post-Electric Play, Directors Renato Allen & Paul Ansdell, Pegasus Theatre Oxford. (April – May 2024)

Associate Designer, Dear Young Monster, Designer Cara Evans, Director Sammy Glover, Writer & Performer Pete MacHale, Bristol Old Vic Weston Studio (January –  March 2024)
WhatsOnStage awards nominee 2025 | Best Studio Production

Designer, Dirt!, She Said Jump, R&D 101 Outdoor Arts (September 2023 – Present)

Puppet Designer, Deviser & Fabricator: DYCP Grant Albie the Albatross (September 2022 – July 2023), 

Set Design & Fabrication (short film) Discover-eye  Director Matthew Gilpin, Bristol 48hr puppet film challenge( November 2022) 1st place, Best of Bristol, Participants’ choice, puppetry awards

Set & Costume Design  Midsummer Nights Dream, Director Hannah Drake, Insane Root Theatre, Eastville Lido, Bristol (May – August 2022)

Whilst Studying:

Set Designer The American Clock, Directed by Gretchen Egolf, Webber Douglas Studio (September – December 2018)

Designer & Deviser – Romeo and Juliet, Directed by Yael Shavit, St Peters Church (April – July 2018)

Designer & Deviser – Odd Affinities (Peter Walsh), Created by Katy Hoste, Cara Evans, Becky Turner & Erin Guan, Regents Park (May – July 2017)

Puppet Making & Designing

Puppet Dresser Arabian Nights, Puppet Designer Sam Wilde, Associate Puppet Designer Hannah Southfield, Bristol Old Vic (September – November 2023)

Puppet Maker  The Book Thief, Puppet Designer Sam Wilde, Puppet Supervisor Hannah Southfield, (July – August 2023)

Lantern & Puppet Maker Galatea, Co-production: Wildworks, Marlborough productions, Not yet a robot and Andy Kesson, Brighton Festival (April – May 2023)

Support Artist & Maker. Lamplighters CIC (Sept 2022 – Present): Glow, Bristol (September 2023), Under the Some Sky, Bristol (March 2023), St Patrick’s Day Parade, Bristol (March 2023), Bump in the Night, Bristol (Sept-Oct 2022)

Making & Painting

Support Artist Bath Carnival, Lead Artist Hannah Southfield (2022 – present)

Mural Artist, Twert Lush, Bath Carnival (September 2023)

Art Department & Painter (Short Film). Teething Problems, Production Designer Florence Scott (October 2023)

Freelance Scenic Artist Contained Creative, Oxford (2022 – present)

Freelance Scenic Painter EPS Oxford (2022 – present)

Scenic Painter & Maker – Pinocchio, Designer Ryan Dawson Laight, Creation Theatre, Oxford Northwall Theatre (December 2021)