This pandemic has to force us to make theatre differently and reconnect with its purpose. We like to argue that theatre is necessary....

You go into theatre knowing that it is going to be tough to make a living from what you do, but you do it anyway because it is more than...

Continuing on from my last post, which explored the mantra ‘Better Than Before’, I want to explore here more ways in which creatives can...

The simple phrase ‘Better Than Before’ is an incredibly useful mantra. If you’re a perfectionist, then it could be your new best friend!...

A THREE STEP GUIDE So, you’ve got an idea for a script. Great! You’re super excited. But then you sit down to write and wham! The...

I know these times are deeply worrying and for many of you being creative is a real challenge at the moment. Now is also, however, a...

Something that crops up a lot, both in my coaching work with writers and in my own practice, is the tendency we have to self-edit our...

I started off thinking about 5 plays that have influenced me the most. But then I thought it would actually be more interesting to look...

Something that comes up a lot in my coaching sessions is time. Not having enough time, things taking up too much time. Put simply, how do...

I’ve recently watched two cricket documentaries: - ‘The Edge’ – a brilliantly put together film looking at the England cricket team...

My first conception of the idea of coaching came through sport. And still, if you say the word ‘coach’ to me, I tend to think of someone...

These are strange, uncertain and worrying times, but there are lessons to be taken from our time shut up indoors. Things that we can take...

Sport and theatre are two things that are often kept very far apart. Possibly this is because a lot of theatre people aren’t necessarily...

The process of working with writers is an immensely rewarding one and on that is such a privilege and a pleasure. What I love most is the...

What really connects all my work, across all its different strands, are two themes: developing and sharing. The first is all about the...

We are living in some of the most uncertain and (frankly) unbelievable times at the moment. Although it is scary, it is also an...