What shows or projects have you done with ETT?
Othello in Dubai and Shanghai
Finish the sentence: Touring is important because…
it connects new and diverse areas and people with great theatre.
Where is home for you?
Brockley, South East London
Where is your home away from home?
Cardiff – I was born there, still have family there and have worked there a few times in recent years. I feel comforted and at ‘home’ in Cardiff.
Which city was your favourite to visit on tour with ETT?
Shanghai – it was like nowhere I’d ever experienced before, hectic and fast-paced but so interesting. Incredible food too.
What gem did you discover on tour with ETT?
Lots of us in the Othello company got matching Feiyue trainers – as recommended by Richard – from a woman selling them for about £3 in the Former French Concession area. Total bargain!
What are your touring essentials?
I would always aim to pack light, but inevitably that doesn’t happen. It is guaranteed I will take way too much stuff with me so my ‘essential’ would be to shed clothing items.
Touring is important because it connects new and diverse areas and people with great theatre.
In an ideal world, I want to be out and about trying food from wherever I am visiting. I love cooking at home but when I'm touring I definitely want to be tasting food from new and exciting places.
What’s your go-to recipe whilst on tour?
In an ideal world, I want to be out and about trying food from wherever I am visiting. I love cooking at home but when I’m touring I definitely want to be tasting food from new and exciting places.
What, for you, makes a good piece of art?
Something that resonates or connects with people.
What have been your career highlights so far?
Ross & Rachel which we did in Edinburgh and then toured, Othello with ETT, Nora: A Doll’s House at the Citz in Glasgow.
Window or aisle seat?
Window.
Favourite way to travel?
Train.
If you could have any superpower, which would you choose?
Invisibility – so. much. fun.
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