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

DIRECTING

2024

Wish You Were Here. Written by Sanaz Toossi. Gate Theatre.

The Good Iranian. Written by Arsalan Akhavan. Rug Entertainment/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 (Speak Up). Co-Curator & Director. Various Playwrights. Royal Court Theatre.

The Boy With Two Hearts. Associate Director to Amit Sharma. 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. National Theatre (Lyttelton).

Once Upon A Time in Nazi Occupied Tunisia. Assistant Director to Eleanor Rhode. Written by Josh Azouz. Almeida Theatre.

Welcome To Iran. Assistant Director to 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. 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. 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. The Space Theatre.

2016

Wilde Tales. Written by Sepy Baghaei. 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. City of Sydney Library.

2012

Grimm Tales Co-Director. Self-produced. TAP Gallery/Sydney Fringe Festival.

Something To Be Done. Written by Gabriel McCarthy. Short+Sweet Sydney.

PLAYWRITING

2024

Untitled Commission. Currently in development with Theatr Cymru. 

2023

A Good Day Will Come. Workshop – National Theatre Studio.

2018

CITIZEN. Self-produced & directed. The Space Theatre.

2016

Wilde Tales. Self-produced & directed. The Space Theatre.

AWARDS

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