ABOUT

I’m a Derby-based playwright, digital theatre-maker, and software developer. I’m interested in how technology affects human relationships, so my work tends to veer towards sci-fi, speculation, and internet culture. I’ve written scripts for virtual reality experiences, branching visual novels, and hybrid online/onstage projects, alongside doing my best to represent the messiness and humanity of digital spaces on more traditional stages. My plays often feature robots.

I’m an Associate Artist of Chronic Insanity theatre company. In 2022, I was supported by funding from the Peggy Ramsay Foundation and Arts Council England’s DYCP scheme to further develop my practice as a digital theatre-maker. I’m currently working on a play blending AI and human performances which explores loneliness, estrangement, and the kinds of connection technology offers in a low contact world.

Recent commissions include: BECCA, a hybrid onstage/online performance (2023; Chronic Insanity); NEW LEAF, a virtual reality piece exploring climate anxiety (2022; Chronic Insanity / Cast (Doncaster)); and SNAKE OIL, an audio drama with integrated audio description which explores harm within the wellness industry (2021; Derby Theatre).

Previous work includes: PULL (2021), THE NEXT BEST THING (2021), ADA (2017), and STASIS (2015).

I’ve also worked with organisations, companies, and collectives including: New Perspectives Theatre Company, Encompass Productions, The Party Somewhere Else, Poetical Machines, Act 2, The Pensive Federation, and New Model Theatre.

Likes include running, YA fiction, and Captain Kathryn Janeway of the USS Voyager. Dislikes include books that have a map at the beginning.