Outside Eye / Director / Dramaturg

In these roles I can be part of your process from as little or long as is needed.

My way of working is to serve the people making the work with care. I’ll help you have a good process and establish sustainable approaches.

The way I work is to help other people in realising their intended creative vision.

I have a the ability to translate my experience of the work through different perspectives: the first time audience member, the seasoned creator, the professional supporter, or whatever the people and project need. This is useful for guiding the work towards known goals or exploring interesting unintended territory.

I focus on process and connection in my work, helping the makers understand themselves and their ideas more fully.

In this role I have worked across a huge range of stage disciplines including:

• performance
• clown
• new writing
• fooling
• live art
• puppetry
• dance
• circus

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Performer / Deviser / Actor / Fool

I love performing so deeply and my joy at getting to do this work is the engine of my creativity in the room and on stage.

I bring a constantly evolving awareness to my performances, always open to finding the show in the moment with that particular audience.

In solo or ensemble work I remain playful and sensitive to those delightful connections that complicité can bring.

I have performed across a range of stage disciplines and can access many states of play:

• fooling*
• multiple styles of clown
• improvisation
• acting
• bouffon
• physical theatre
• live art

*Fooling is an emerging form, it involves a solo performer who enters the space with no preconceived ideas and finds a unique show that night in the moment as a conduit between their inner world and the audience. It is a powerful and exciting mode of play where anything is possible.

In rehearsals I channel this love into a welling up of creative ideas and flowing dialogue and interplay with other people in the room. Sharing ideas and creative space with others is such a rewarding process. If you want to bring a responsive, caring and dedicated artist into your process then get in contact.

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Workshops

I have delivered workshops since the early days of my career and I really enjoying passing on the skills I have gathered.

I can create bespoke workshops tailored to specific needs of an artist or company, or you can select one from my collection of existing workshops.

For schools, colleges, universities and acting schools I offer workshop packages that can develop over several weeks or terms, helping your students build skills and explore a deeper engagement with technique and practice.

I work in a way that priorities safety, consent, and discovery. I start with a plan but I’m not stuck with one, remaining responsive is vital to delivering the work that’s needed that day.

Workshop Subjects:

• Fooling
• Devising
• Playful Performance
• Games for actors
• How to be an outside eye
• Communication for creative companies
• Start Your Own Artist Led Collective
• Dreamer, Maker, Editor
  • Creative community building, with Lina B. Frank.

Neurodivergent Navigation

If you’re neurodivergent and looking for help navigating life, work, relating, then get in touch. I’ve developed a practice which offers space for reflection, conversation, planning, and external accountability.

I know what it’s like having some combination of autism and ADHD, so I enjoy offering support to others who are dealing with the ways in which their wiring makes life harder than it needs to be.

I have a whole website dedicated to this work, check it out here:

https://www.nd-n.co.uk