I've got a bit behind... So here's my news in a nutshell!

A Place at the Table not only went ahead, to great critical acclaim and enthusiastic audiences at Camden People's Theatre and Southwark Cathedral as planned, but also had a one-off performance at Amnesty International. We've now started working on a new piece about the Balkans, peace and nonviolence. it feels like a massive turning point for the company. Pics of the show in situ at the Cathedral to follow soon.

I've been working as tour ...
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The 'Transformation and Revelation' exhibition has ended, though you can get the catalogue from the SBTD website as well as the National Theatre bookshop, online at Amazon and at various other leading bookshops. The last day of the exhibition included a symposium on site-specific theatre which quite a few of the exhibitors attended. So it turned into rather a lovely social event. My entry in the catalogue and exhibition is/was A Place at the Table.

Meanwhile, the project that I'm doing with Fa...
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With The Rememberers now taking a rest prior to touring, I'm full steam ahead with my next project: the Young Vic's Theatre Festival for Special Needs Schools. Directed by Abigail Graham and Rachel Bagshaw, it involves six special needs schools in the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark and is based around the idea of flying. It's a lovely project and is a good example of how, in the best outreach projects, you don't have to choose between participation and excellence. Hurrah to the Young Vic a...
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The Rememberers made it onto the local TV news yesterday. You can watch here on iPlayer - jump to 15 mins, 30 secs to see our segment. Some very nice reviews coming in too.



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I'm hoping this website will be easier to update than my previous one. It's all pretty fresh and new though, so please let me know if you spot any typos, bad links etc..

Meanwhile, the most recent show I've designed, The Rememberers, has just opened. It's a co-production between Apples and Snakes and Birmingham Rep - in fact it's the start of the Rep's out-of-house season, while the building is being refurbished and the new 'super library' is built.

Anyway, it's a great show. The description '...
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