Ambitious and focussed programme manager specialising in youth participation, creative careers and accessibility. Six-plus years’ experience producing programmes engaging young people with established partners and arts professionals across creative industries. Adept at managing partnership projects nationally and locally, from R&D through to delivery and evaluation on time and in budget. Now looking for a new opportunity to continue working directly with creative organisations and partners to help young people develop their confidence and feel empowered to learn
Projects
- Old Vic Theatre MakersCurrently Assistant Directing the Old Vic Theatre Makers programme! A UK-wide free training programme for ages 18–30, where participants can explore contemporary theatre-making practices and gain a toolkit of skills that will enable them to begin developing their own work. The programme culminates in a scratch night at a professional theatre venue in Feb 2024.
- Foyle Young Poets 2023 Award Ceremony at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare's GlobeThe Poetry Society has announced the top 15 winners and 85 commended poets in the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2023 at a special celebration at Shakespeare’s Globe, London. National Poetry Day (5th October 2023) was the perfect occasion to reveal the latest winners of this leading award for young writers. Young poets travelled from all across the UK to take to the stage of the Globe’s Sam Wanamaker Playhouse with The Poetry Society. Friends, family, educators and literary experts heard re
- Find Your Poetry DayEvent produced in partnership with Southbank Centre and the National Poetry Library, featuring workshops by Rachel Lewis and Francesca Beard, and readings from Jane Yeh, Jade Cuttle and Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award-winners, and library tours. The day was hosted by Dan Simpson.
- The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2023The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award is the biggest poetry competition for 11-17 year olds in the world. Since it began 25 years ago, the Award has kick-started the career of some of today’s most exciting new voices. Past winners include Jay Bernard, Sarah Howe, Helen Mort, Phoebe Power, Caroline Bird, Mukahang Limbu, Richard O’Brien and many more incredible poets. More than 6,600 poets aged 11-17 submitted over 15,800 poems into this year’s competition. Young people from 119 countries enter
- Young Changemakers: The Lift Off | BarbicanThe Young Changemakers was initiated to put young people at the heart of decision-making processes at the Barbican. Selected from over 250 applications, seven Young Changemakers worked with the Barbican team between November 2022 – July 2023. They were asked to engage with and interrogate a series of co-created questions related to the Barbican’s Creative Vision, plans for the upcoming building renewal, and their organisational culture.
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Work history
Assistant DirectorThe Old Vic Theatre
London, United KingdomFreelance
Providing workshop administration and delivery support to the programme Director.
- Assisting workshop planning and facilitation, creating resources, communicating with
participants and staff and looking after session admin including registers, resources, travel and petty cash. Responsible for the pastoral care for all participants.
- Supporting the direction of a scratch event. Managing rehearsal and tech schedules.
Consultant/ChangemakerBarbican Centre
London, United KingdomFreelance
Advising the Artistic Director, CEO and Barbican Centre Board on a strategic level to ensure the artistic and political ambitions of the organisation are met.
- Examined the Barbican's new participation policy. Reshaped aspects of the venue's offering for young artists to ensure the voices of creatives were embedded in the strategy.
- Found local community groups to create partnerships events.
- Presented findings and recommendations to the City of London Board. Developed a proposal for a residency scheme for underserved artists. This will evolve the artistic programme so that there is a pipeline from creative learning to mainstage productions.
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Skills
- Artist Programming
- Community Art
- Arts Education
- Performing Arts
- Engagement
- Theatre
- Poetry
- Event Management
- Facilitation
- Project Management
Education
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MA Creative Writing Poetry University of East Anglia
- Norwich, United Kingdom
Distinction
BA EnglishQueen Mary University of London
- London, United Kingdom
First-Class
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Awards
Cornelia Cooke Prize for Academic ExcellenceQueen Mary University of London
Achieved highest grade in BA English amongst my cohort in 2017.