Photo by Kalum Carter
I am an INTERNATIONAL THEATRE MAKER, CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT CONSULTANT, FACILITATOR, HOST, CLOWN and COMMUNITY ORGANISER.
My website needs some updating, but here you can get a feel for my work.
Play and community are at the heart of my practice. I create socially engaged, highly visual, physical and sensory performances- often interactive or immersive -frequently in non-traditional spaces. My favourite space to play is in the woods. Here you can find me dancing with the trees, and singing with the wind. Collaboration, silliness, celebration and radical care are fundamental to my work. I believe these enable inclusive, accessible and therefore rich and meaningful ‘playgrounds’ for all. I engage audiences who might not think theatre is “for them”, and together we bring more playfulness into everyday life.
Working across cultures and environments continues to inspire me. I regularly work in Malaysia, China, France and the UK, with past projects in Indonesia, Hong Kong, Italy, India and Canada. I am currently based in Bristol, UK.
I studied my undergraduate degree at GOLDSMITHS, University of London, specialising in Theatre Making, Applied Theatre and Post-Colonial Theatre. Later in 2018, I trained with master clowns at ÉCOLE PHILIPPE GAULIER in France, where I began to embrace the notion of failure. A lot of failure.. A lot a lot… Back in London, I trained with Clowns Without Borders in creative facilitation and trauma-informed practice.
Currently, I am an Associate Artist with Dogleg Theatre. Together we are proud custodians of THE WAITING ROOM- the infamous immersive theatre venue at Shambala Festival. I am a Co-Artistic Director of WAYANG KITCHEN, fusing food and performance, based in Malaysia. Round the table, we bring intercultural stories to life by playing with our food (supported by British Council funding).
I am also a core member of The Lost Cabaret, an international collective of experimental and absurd performance, and have been organising and hosting LOST CABARET BRISTOL for over three years. Alongside this, I engage in clown activism, taking playful resistance to the streets.
Recent work includes the conclusion of English Through Drama, developed with Bristol Old Vic Theatre, welcoming 128 refugees, asylum seekers and ESOL students since 2022. I co-founded SPILT INK THEATRE, creating Nest, a family show exploring migration and home, supported by Arts Council England, and an R&D into death and celebration through clown. I also facilitate music and movement with young people with special needs through Bristol Beacon’s Sunday JAM.
Intergenerational Nature Play and Play Sessions for adults coming back soon... Watch this space.