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I’m an academic and theatre-maker based in Colchester, Essex. Here’s what I’ve been up to lately:

book cover: Canonical Misogyny: Shakespeare and Dramaturgies of Sexual Violence. Background is bright red, with white text. Actress Anna Vardevanian is depicted in an all-white nun's costume, and is kneeling and recoiling from the right side of the image. The photo is from the Cheek by Jowl production of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, and the photographer is Johan Persson, provided courtesy of ArenaPAL

Canonical Misogyny: Shakespeare and Dramaturgies of Sexual Violence is out now from Edinburgh University Press!

With feminist theatre collective Woe & Wonder, I am currently touring a production of A Two Woman Hamlet by Mara Sherman, Nicola Collett and Hannah Sweet. You can see more information here

My 2026 production of Shakespeare’s Richard II for Wivenhoe Open-Air Shakespeare has been nominated for five North Essex Theatre Guild Awards, including Best Production.

I am currently the Associate Dean for Access and Participation at BIMM UniversityI am responsible for strategy and planning in relation to widening access to our higher education courses, closing gaps in relation to outcomes, continuation, and attainment, and supporting all students to progress to fulfilling careers in the creative industries. I lead the writing and implementation our institutional Access and Participation Plan.

I am also the Development Editor for Shakespeare Bulletin. I lead on pre- and post-production initiatives to solicit high-quality articles from scholars at all career stages, develop ideas for new sections, help commission work, and pursue events and workshops to support authors. I also support the journal’s social media strategy.

I am the EDI Officer for the Society for Renaissance Studies.

Next up, I’m working on a project about embodied archives and communities of care in classical performer training — watch this space!

 


My main interests include:

Nora leading a theatre workshop. Photo by Christian Ludwig Hansen
Photo by Christian Ludwig Hansen

⇒Shakespeare and early modern drama

⇒Practice-as-research

⇒Sexual and gendered violence on stage

⇒Intimacy work

⇒Dramaturgy

⇒Adaptations of classical drama

I’m always happy to talk about future projects and potential collaborations.

Please feel free to email me or contact me through HCommons

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