I trained as an actor at The Arden School of Theatre in conjunction with the Royal Exchange, Manchester – accredited by Manchester University. Upon graduation I worked extensively in theatre and several stints in Brookside on Channel 4.
I started my own theatre company and proceeded to tour several small-scale productions and one mid-scale production nationally as well as two runs at Edinburgh Fringe Festival. I also devised and toured Shakespeare shows to primary and junior schools as well as Comedy and Murder Mystery events.
I started training actors in 2005 at Arden School of the Theatre, then I became the Head of Postgraduate Studies and Head of Acting at ALRA. I have taught most aspects of acting (except dance!). I joined the team at Staffordshire University in 2016 where I have mostly focused on Acting for Camera.
I am passionate about acting and training committed actors and helping them work!
Professional memberships and activities
Member of Actors Guild
Am in Spotlight and Mandy.com
Fellow of HEA
Academic qualifications
PGCE Higher Education – Manchester Metropolitan
BA Acting – Manchester University
Expertise
Acting
Actor Training
Emotional Intelligence / Psychology and the Actor
Employability
Research interests
Acting Industry Developments
Incorporating Emotional Intelligence and Cognitive developments in training actors and personal development
Mindfulness
Enterprise and commercial interests
I still work as an actor – mostly recently in Coronation St and Emmerdale as well as Stage productions.
Teaching
Explorations in Acting
Play Production
Acting for Recorded Media
Explorations in Rehearsals
Final Film Project
Acting for Digital Media