Fire and Folie Theatre

Based in both London and Sheffield, I am first and foremost a writer. From academic articles and blogs to spoken word poetry and scripts, I care passionately about the power of words to shape the world around us. It is, for this reason, most of my projects - but certainly not all - are led by me in my capacity as a writer.

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As Artistic Director and CEO of my new theatre company Fire and Folie Theatre, I will champion scripts and stories that are research and impact focused. This is the case with our projects in development (The Fire This Time and Phantasy and Pheremones) which are going through long and intensive R&D processes with Sheffield Theatres and Theatre Deli, respectively. This company hopes is to develop a creative developmental practice that is both effective and fulfilling in its aims to politically, emotionally, and intellectually challenge our audiences.

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This principle has also true for much of my previous works. From my plays Stuck and The Importance of Being (Somewhat) Earnest, performed at the Southwark Playhouse and Spotify respectively, to my spoken word poetry which has been performed across the UK and awareded Best Individual Poet, UniSlam 2021 and BBC Words First Finalist, 2022. This is to say that I have a long history of creative writing which I can only hope has given me the experience neccesary to continue to make great work.