DIRECTING (selected)
* = world premiere
Parasocial Activity* by Briony Martha
Silly Mission Productions & Gallus / Gilded Balloon Patter House, August 2026
New one-woman play at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for four weeks utilising live mics and puppetry.
Hater* by Gawa Leung
Brava Guava Productions / Gilded Balloon Patter House, August 2026
Highly stylised, multi-role ensemble play performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for four weeks (brand new version of previously presented show). Utilised physical theatre and ‘audience choice’ voting on casting (rehearsed & created three versions of show randomly voted on before every performance).
Transit* devised by the Company
Halfpace Theatre:
The Cockpit, July 2026 (one week)
Arches Lane Theatre, September 2026 (one week)
Devised ensemble piece utilising physical theatre, creative captions, music, poetry, dance and multimedia. Two weeks.
Grave Matters* by Mackie Reyes
Union Theatre, May 2026 (one night)
Coatlicue Theatre / Lion & Unicorn (Camden Fringe), August 2026 (three nights)
New surreal horror-comedy about grief, belief and bureaucratic confusion utilising ensemble, physical theatre.
Cosmic Circus* by Emma King and Heidi Pepper
British National Science Fiction Convention, April 2026
New narrative circus piece teaching astrophysics through sci-fi movies, aerial silks, poi, and acro dance. Presented on one night of the convention and is now building towards a schools tour.
Do Astronauts Masturbate in Space* by Briony Martha & Zak Reay-Barry
Théâtre de la Manufacture des Abbesses in Paris, June 2025 (120 seats, three days)
Hope Theatre, London, July 2025 (two nights)
Greenside Riddles Court, Edinburgh, August 2026 (four weeks)
Filmed version selected for 10 film festivals including Cine Paris Film Festival (Winner - Best Artist Feature Film), Folkestone Film Festival, Istanbul International Spring Film Festival, and Toronto Global Film Festival
New dark comedy exploring government control and parenthood with physical theatre and text.
Intransigent Lines* by Lizzie Milton
Bloomsbury Festival, October 2023 (one night)
The Yard Manchester, February 2024 (one night)
New ensemble, physical theatre, neurodivergent play with integrated access.
The Society for New Cuisine* by Chris Fung
Fun Guy Productions / Underbelly Cowgate, August 2023
New one man dark fable play performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for four weeks.
Transit* devised by the Company
Halfpace Theatre / The Space, November - December 2023
Ensemble piece exploring migration utilising physical theatre, live music, poetry, dance and multimedia, performed for two weeks.
Bluebeard* devised by the Company
Halfpace Theatre / Blue Elephant Theatre, October 2021
Ensemble physical theatre exploring folklore and true crime in residency at Blue Elephant Theatre, performed for one night.
Hill Behind the Hill* by Alice Dryden & Caleb Sharp
Tristan Bates Theatre, September 2023
New ensemble musical exploring mental health performed for three nights.
An Evening with Edgar Allen Poe* by Bryan Willis
United States tour, 2019 - 2026
Immersive one man show touring to schools and community spaces in Washington, USA (40-400 seats).
fester 2.0* devised by the Company
Halfpace Theatre / Bridge House Theatre, November 2022
Ensemble physical theatre piece exploring liminal spaces performed for two nights.
fester* devised by the Company
Halfpace Theatre / The Cockpit, August 2021
Ensemble devised physical theatre adaptation of Dr Faustus performed for two nights.
The Devil and the Shoemaker* adapted from Anton Chekhov
GITIS Theatre, October 2020
Physical theatre adaptation of Chekhov’s work, commissioned by the Russian Ministry of Arts & Culture and performed in Moscow for one night in a 250 seat theatre. Now filmed as part of the ‘Culture Code’ documentary.
Watson & Sherlock* by Safiya Warsame
ACT Theatre, March 2019
New play performed across two nights for the Young Playwrights Festival in a 90 seat theatre.
Legally Blonde by Benjamin, O’Keefe & Hatch
Seattle Musical Theatre, October 2018
Performed for three weeks at a 540 seat theatre.
As You Like It by William Shakespeare
REBATEnsemble, August 2018
Semi-immersive outdoor modern take on Shakespeare performed for three weeks with a capacity of 60 seats.
Peter Pan by Moose Charlap and Carolyn Leigh
Kitsap Forest Theater, May - June 2018
Outdoor production performed for two weeks in a 900 seat ampitheatre.
feed\back* devised by the Company
MAP Theatre / 12th Avenue Arts Center, July 2017
Devised ensemble physical theatre piece and performed for three weeks in a 70 seat theatre.
Kiss Me, Kate by Cole Porter
Seattle Musical Theatre, April 2017
Performed for three weeks at a 540 seat theatre.
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
UW Cabaret Theater, June 2016
Performed for three weeks in a 60 seat theatre.
Urinetown by Mark Hollman & Greg Kotis
UW Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center & Theatre, March - April 2016
Performed for two weeks in a 160 seat theatre.
AWARDS
2026 Fringe First Award – Parasocial Activity
2026 Fringe Theatre Award (Gold) – Parasocial Activity
2026 OffMainStage Award Nomination, Best Director – Grave Matters
2026 OffMainStage Award Nomination, Best Company – Grave Matters
2025 OffFest Award Nomination – Do Astronauts Masturbate in Space?
2025 Fringe Theatre Award – Do Astronauts Masturbate in Space?
2025 Untapped Award Shortlist – Transit
2024 OffComm Award – Transit
2023 OffFest Award Nomination – The Society for New Cuisine
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Master of Fine Arts (Distinction) - Theatre Directing
East 15 Acting School (2021)
Directing & Biomechanics Certificate - Active Analysis & Stage Plastics
Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (2020)
Bachelor of Arts - Drama (English minor)
University of Washington (2016)
Training: Physical theatre (viewpoints, biomechanics, Lecoq, mask, clowning, ensemble compositions), aerial circus, devising, multimedia design, improvisation, movement direction