About Me
I've been creating theatre for children for over 30 years. My productions have toured festivals, theatres and schools around Australia and overseas and I estimate that I've performed to over half a million children.
My performances feature innovative sets and puppets combined with storytelling and physical characterisation. That mix is designed to take the audience on a theatrical voyage. For me, creating a feeling of human-to-human contact and being linked as an audience is the essence of theatre, so I want kids to feel like they can talk to me during the performance and that we're all sharing the adventure together. My principal education is a BA (Theatre/Media) from Charles Sturt University, followed by further studies with John Bolton, John Wright, Philippe Gaulier and at the Desmond Jones School of Mime in London. I also completed a Master of Design (Film/TV) from Edinburgh College of Art where I explored storytelling techniques that mixed narration with puppetry. Contact Details |
My Shows
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I like generous, theatrically immersive performances where the audience are taken on extraordinary journeys that leaves them at the end seeing the world from a new perspective. I also like bantering with the audience and having that live-theatre 'this is happening for the first time now' feeling.
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I think of my theatrical style as 'animated storytelling', where the performance is built firmly on the foundation of a strong, well-crafted story. That is then enacted through narration and physical performance combined with visual elements such as puppetry, interactive sets and video.
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This site is for my work with children but I also create adult theatre and directing cabarets where I blend theatre's thematic concerns with cabaret's variety and exuberance. I also co-direct with Eliza-Jane Gilchrist, an immersive puppet company Such As They Are.
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