WELL, HELLO THERE...
... thank you for your interest in my work!
I'm a neurodivergent, non-binary designer from London telling stories through theatre and visual art.
I love combining elements of different styles and practices to create experiences that transcend perception and allow people to connect on a different, more personal level - emotional, philosophical or otherwise. I adore colourful, extravagant, and thought-out aesthetics and always search for beauty among the ordinary and mundane. I like to work closely with a director, creating the world of the production as a co-creative team and developing their budding ideas into original designs that support and enhance the performance. I also enjoy the interplay between set and light and am always excited about the chance to collaborate with a skilled lighting designer!
Much of my practice draws on the artistic side of science or the scientific basis of art and I believe that the two worlds are much more closely intertwined than it may appear at first glance. Outside the theatre I'm a studied biotechnologist turned human geneticist, and currently PhD candidate in Psychiatry/Health Neuroscience at Cambridge. Especially the latter frequently informs my designs as I love to play around with the mechanisms of visual memory and perception!
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In what little free time remains I am a (rather vocal) advocate for LGBT+ issues and accessibility and am always especially thrilled to be working on projects with queer and/or socio-political themes. I use they/them pronouns.
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EXPERIENCE AND CREDITS
DESIGN FOR STAGE
2022
2021
2021
2020
2020
2020
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
Come Bargain with Uncanny Things (interactive)
Macbeth (immersive)
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
Guys and Dolls (musical)
Gargantua
Jonah on the Hill (opera)
CTRL-Z
Virtually Reality (immersive)
The Good Person of Szechuan
Cinemusical (musical)
The Threepenny Opera (musical)
The Grönholm Method
Production Design, Dir. Leo Doulton
Set and costume, Dir. Leo Doulton
Set, Dir. Louise Dai
Costume, Dir. Phoebe Rowell-John
Set and costume, Dir. Jordana Golbourn
Set, Dir. Izzy Collie-Cousins
Set, Dir. Izzy Collie-Cousins
Set, (also director)
Set and costume, Cheryl Wang
Costume, Mo Samn
Set and costume, Mo Samn
Set and costume, (also director)
Colab Tavern, London, UK
Theatre@41Monkgate, York, UK
ADC Theatre, Cambridge, UK
ADC Theatre, Cambridge, UK
Almeida Theatre, London, UK
Trinity Chapel, Cambridge, UK
Corpus Playroom, Cambridge, UK
Camden Fringe, London, UK
Bloomsbury Studio, London, UK
Little Theatre, Waterloo, CA
Little Theatre, Waterloo, CA
Bloomsbury Studio, London, UK
DESIGN FOR FILM AND DIGITAL PERFORMANCE
2022 The Misanthrope Costume, (also director) IDSA Events, Online, UK
2021 Gargantua Watch Set and costume, Dir. Jordana Golbourn Almeida Theatre, London, UK
2020 Who tells your story?* Production designer, Dir. Porsche Kemp Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
2016 Tales from the Inside** Set and costume, (also director) Rainbow Reels Film Festival, Waterloo, CA
EVENT DESIGN
2022 Wildcard - Expect the Unexpected May Ball Pembroke College, Cambridge, UK
2020 Gaia May Ball Pembroke College, Cambridge, UK
2018 Rhapsody Live Music Concert Shaw Theatre, London, UK
2016 So you think you can… Variety Show P.O.E.T.S., Waterloo, CA
2016 Theo Con - The Forest Live-action roleplay convention Various, Lippe, DE
2015 Winterité Variety Show Toro Blanco, Detmold, DE
ASSISTANT AND ASSOCIATE EXPERIENCE
2019-21 Resident Designer at the Almeida Theatre, London. Mentor: Bunny Christie
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2019 Groan Ups Set-dresser/Maker, Design by Fly Davis Vaudeville Theatre, London, UK
2019 Vassa Associate Designer, Design by Fly Davis Almeida Theatre, London, UK
2016 Cinderella CEO Costume assistant, Design by Helen Barton Lightning Banjo Theatre, Kitchener, CA
2015 Charlotte's Web Costume assistant, Design by Helen Barton Lightning Banjo Theatre, Kitchener, CA
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
*Winner
**Winner
Finalist
Nominee
Special Award for Best Visual Design
Audience Choice Award
JMK Award, with director Leo Doulton
Amnesty Freedom of Speech Award
SDW Video Challenge, 2021
Rainbow Reels Queer&Trans Film Festival, 2016
JMK Award, 2022
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2015
Who tells your story? (production designer)
Tales from the Inside (designer/director)
Nightwatchman (set and costume designer)
At the Break of Dawn (co-writer/co-director)
RELEVANT SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Artistic: sketching, storyboarding, illustration (watercolour/acrylic), sculpting, make-up, calligraphy, music composition
Technical: technical drawing/ drafting, woodworking, sewing (hand/machine), model making
Digital: Adobe (Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro), Windows (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), SketchUp, R
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Languages: English (native/bilingual), German (native/bilingual), French (fluent)
Academic: MSci Human Genetics (UCL 2018), PhD Candidate Health Neuroscience/Psychiatry (Cambridge, since 2019)
Qualifications: DBS-checked (Standard clearance, 2021), full international drivers licence (2011)
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