Shows & Projects
Welcome! This bit lets you know what I’ve been up to recently, as well as what performances and workshops are ready and available to book.
Current & recent work
I recently finished producing my first solo show Dry Season, which explores ideas around identity, aging, and menopause. I was awarded further funding from Arts Council England to expand the project with related poetry events and creative writing workshops.The overall project ran from 2019-2023, and the show and accompanying activities toured the UK from 2022-2023.
No further full shows are currently planned, but please get in touch if you wish to discuss bringing extracts of the show or a full performance to an event.
ONLINE EVENT
SpitFire is a poetry event produced and hosted by myself, and created to platform the talent, voices and experiences of older women and nonbinary poets and counter the youth-centric nature of spoken word.
Developed as part of my Dry Season project and initially online, this event now takes place in-person, most recently in partnership with The Arnolfini, Bristol.
POETRY FILM
On the Impossibility of Perpetual Motion:
In 2020 I was awarded one of 5 commissions from The Arts Institute to make work for their 5x5x5 series. I created this spoken word film in response to the Covid-19 crisis, focusing on the changes weve been forced to undergo, and the legacy of that.
You can watch it here.
Ready to book now
Booking enquiries can be submitted through my contact page. Visit my gallery page for images of previous events, possibly featuring me on an electric Stegasaurus.
Poetry performance
Contents variable. With discussion, this can be tailored around a theme. A standard set usually lasts 20-25 mins, but this can be negotiated.
Writing to commission (poetry, articles, etc.)
All themes considered. Please get in touch to discuss your requirements.
Storytelling performance and commissions
Contents and length variable. With discussion, this can be tailored around a theme. Please get in touch to discuss your requirements. Previous performances have included
- A re-telling of The Ballad Of Tam Lin for a Valentines Day dining event.
- An all-ages exploration of the myth and folklore surrounding mushrooms, commissioned by Forever Fungi for a local community event.
- Storytelling on the theme of the environment, for the Radical Herbalist’s Gathering
- Storytelling on the theme of the natural world and local wildlife, commissioned by the Avon Wildlife Trust.
- Storytelling on the theme of nature and space, commissioned by Liberty Rocks Productions.
Workshops
Workshops can be delivered around various aspects of poetry, performance and storytelling. Please get in touch to discuss your requirements.