CV
EDUCATION
National Theatre Directors Course
2023
Introduction to Directing with Katie Mitchell
2020
MA Advanced Theatre Practice
Royal Central School of Speech & Drama
2014
Bachelor of Performance
Australian Academy of Dramatic Art
2010
EXPERIENCE
2026
Education, Education, Education
Written by The Wardrobe Ensemble
LAMDA
Long Way Home
Written by Layla Warren
Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh Fringe
Great Expectations
Adapted by Neil Bartlett
ArtsEd
2025
Daytime Deewane
Written by Azan Ahmed
National Theatre of Parramatta
Electronic City
Written by Falk Richter
University for the Creative Arts
2024
Wish You Were Here
Written by Sanaz Toossi
Gate Theatre
The Good Iranian
Written by Arsalan Akhavan
Just The Tonic, Edinburgh Fringe
Chambers of the Heart
Written by Hassan Abdulrazzak
Liverpool Arab Arts Festival
I Am Lysistrata
Written by Carmen Nasr
Makani/Park Theatre
Darknet
Written by Rose Lewenstein
ArtsEd
2023
A Good Day Will Come
Written by Sepy Baghaei
Workshop: National Theatre Studio
Trust
Written by Falk Richter
University for the Creative Arts
2022
Sokhan Begoo: readings from contemporary Iranian plays
Co-Curator & Director
Various Playwrights
Various Playwrights
Royal Court Theatre
The Boy With Two Hearts
Associate Director to Amit Sharma
Adapted by Phil Porter
Adapted by Phil Porter
Wales Millennium Centre / National Theatre (Dorfman)
Attempts On Her Life
Written by Martin Crimp
University for the Creative Arts
Habibti Driver
Written by Shamia Chalabi and Sarah Henley
Octagon Theatre
2021
Manor
Staff Director to Fiona Buffini
Written by Moira Buffini
Written by Moira Buffini
National Theatre (Lyttelton)
Once Upon A Time in Nazi Occupied Tunisia
Assistant Director to Eleanor Rhode
Written by Josh Azouz
Written by Josh Azouz
Almeida Theatre
Welcome To Iran
Assistant Director to Nadia Fall
Written by Nadia Fall
Written by Nadia Fall
BBC Radio 3
2020
Staring at a Nan Goldin Photo
Written by Francis Grin
The Space Theatre (online)
May Day
Written by Grace Chapman
The Space Theatre (online)
Welcome To Iran
Assistant Director to Nadia Fall
Written by Nadia Fall
Written by Nadia Fall
Theatre Royal Stratford East/National Theatre (Dorfman) [Cancelled due to Covid-19]
Welcome to Mine
Written by Francis Grin
The Space Theatre
2019
Reasons To Stay Alive
Assistant Director to Jonathan Watkins
Adapted by April de Angelis
Adapted by April de Angelis
Sheffield Theatres/English Touring Theatre
Othello
Assistant Director to Richard Twyman
Dubai Opera House & Great Theatre of China. English Touring Theatre
Mycorrhiza
Written by Luke Stapleton
The Space Theatre
2018
Little Women
Adapted by Rachael Claye
The Space Theatre
Othello
Assistant Director to Richard Twyman
English Touring Theatre
As You Like It
Assistant Director to Max Webster
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
CITIZEN
Written by Sepy Baghaei
Self-produced
Self-produced
The Space Theatre
2016
Wilde Tales
Written by Sepy Baghaei
Self-produced
Self-produced
The Space Theatre
2015
Re: Memory
Self-devised & produced
Old 505 Theatre
2013
Body Language
Written by Luke Holmes
Brave New Word/107 Projects
Grimm Tales
Co-Director
Self-produced
Self-produced
City of Sydney Library
2012
Grimm Tales
Co-Director
Self-produced
Self-produced
TAP Gallery/Sydney Fringe Festival
Something To Be Done
Written by Gabriel McCarthy
Short+Sweet Sydney
AWARDS
Nominated: Sydney Theatre Award for Best Production for Young People for Daytime Deewane
2025
Nominated: Off West End Award for Best Production (Play) for Wish You Were Here
2024
Shortlisted: Women’s Prize for Playwriting for full-length play A Good Day Will Come
2023
OnComm Award for Online Shows: May Day
2020
Joint Winner: Mercury Monologues Competition, for monologue A Good Day Will Come
2020
Longlisted: RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award
2019
Ian Potter Cultural Trust Award
2013
Guildford Academic Associates Scholarship
2013
Winner: Best Production, for short play Something To Be Done, Short+Sweet Sydney
2012
Nominated: Best New Talent, for work as an actor & director, Short+Sweet Sydney
2012