I am a Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Drama, Theatre and Performance. I am also the Programme Leader for BA (Hons) Performance. 

My current research interests are in four strands: 

1. Durational performance. I am interested in the relationship between performance duration exceeding 'smooth consumption' and the possibility of transformation for the spectator; in particular, why contemporary audiences might be drawn to durationally challenging performance. In relation to this, I have written a monograph (published by Intellect Books / UCP in 2022) titled Bergson and Durational Performance: (Re)Ma(r)king Time.  Reviews of the work are available here: Participations, PARtake, Journal of Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy. 

2. Digital skills training in performing arts education. This research aims to assess the current digital opportunities and challenges related to digital production of theatrical performance in the new post-pandemic reality. Recent work is available in Arts and the Market and International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media.  

3. Arts and Health. Current work in this area is concerned participatory performance and people living with dementia. A documentary titled Finding Our Voice of this work can be viewed here. Other arts and health focused work includes the development of a suicide prevention programme for young people. This builds on an earlier research project, Read Between the Lines. 

4. Theatre and Artificial Intelligence. I am exploring the relationship between creativity and AI in the production and reception of THEaiTRE. 

Durational performance; Live Art; digital skills in performing arts higher education; autoethnography; creative pedagogies.