It’s Christmas show season again. My feed is full of rehearsal shots, first-day selfies, opening-week buzz. New beginnings everywhere you look. But not me. Not this year. This year, I went up for five Christmas shows and I didn’t get any of them. One, I met every single criteria in the job description – but I didn’t even get an interview. One went to a local artist – fair enough but there ARE no local producing theatre opportunities where IRead more
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Building Brave Spaces
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week 2025, so it felt like a good moment to challenge myself to write something to mark the occasion – so here is a practical look at how I try to embed mental health awareness into the culture of the rehearsal room, every single day. Risk, Rest, Repeat – Directing with Mental Health in Mind We’ve all been talking about safe spaces lately – and rightly so. In theatre, where the work is emotional, physical, personal, andRead more