After enjoying all the events and workshops Bradford Lit Fest has offered over the years, it's a huge honour to take to the stage to host a talk myself. Opportunities like this don't come around every day and it's a real pinch me moment! 

So this is a project I've been developing behind the scenes for over a year now, and I'm so excited the day is finally here to share it!

I'm producing and hosting a new radio show for BCB Radio (106.6FM) celebrating unconventional routes into creative industries. Each 30 minute episode will feature a local artist sharing their career journey, warts and all. I hope to amplify unheard voices and demystify the process of building a creative career from the ground up. As a full time performer reliant on cleaning in the early days of her career, I want to use this platform to destigmatise 'survival jobs' and imposter syndrome prominent in the arts, especially for working class creatives.

Any form of creative vocation is welcome to apply! This includes, but is not limited to:
- Actors, Dancers and Singers
- Filmmakers and Photographers
- Directors, Choreographers, Intimacy Coordinators, Producers
- Writers and Poets
- Visual artists
- Musicians
- Textile artists
- Potters and Sculptors
- Makeup Artists, Props and Costume Designers

The show will deep dive:

- Invisible barriers in creative fields
- Imposter syndrome
- Obvious and not so obvious routes in
- Realities of networking and industry connections
- Real 'days in my life' for different art forms
- Realistic, achievable actions aspiring creatives can take to pursue their creative vocations
- The many different roles creatives play to sustain a business
- Celebrating those feeling the fear and doing it anyway!

Please note: you do not have to be earning full time from your creative vocation to be considered for this show. I recognise the time, commitment, and individual circumstances that affect career progressions - and this is a huge focus for the show too. This is a safe, supportive space to shine a light on how any form of professional work, regardless of percentage to other income streams, qualifies a creative as professional. I want to champion everyone regardless of their current career stage, asking only that guests are open and transparent about how they got to where they are today. 

To register your interest in featuring on an episode of Creative Frequency, please complete the form below and I'll be in touch!

I've been lucky enough to be involved in Unspun Stories behind the scenes since it's R&D at Salts Mill in 2024 for the Saltaire Arts Trail and I'm really proud of its evolution into a second immersive exhibition and now digital experience. Please go give it a like and share with anyone interested in Bradford's textile heritage, multimedia art or cool new music!

Buzzing to share an extract of my solo show, Service with a Smile, is selected for Birmingham's Old Joint Stock Theatre's first scratch night, Play Test! On 5th March, audiences can support six new pieces of writing and give feedback! Tickets are Pay What You Can and can be secured using the button below. It's my first time performing in Birmingham and I'm directed by childhood friend and incredible director, Emily Susanne Lloyd! You don't want to miss this!

I am the new presenter for the National Science and Media Museum's monthly broadcast on BCB Radio, Sound & Vision! Our first show aired in November and is available to catch up with here:

This Thursday we record the final show of 2024 ready for its Christmas Day broadcast and I can't wait for the reopening of the museum in January 2025 so we can see the redevelopments in person. Very grateful for the team at the National Science and Media Museum for welcoming me so warmly!

I was so honoured to be chosen to represent the Leeds division of Both Feet in September for their Both Feet Live event at Leeds Playhouse. We shared the behind the scenes process of the Meisner technique with the audience, ending with improvised and scripted scenes to show the variety of work we are capable of as a result of the training. Steph was a generous and patient director and it was a fantastic evening!

Steph very kindly selected me as June's Actor Spotlight in the Both Feet newsletter. Here's a poor quality screenshot of the feature:

Exciting news! Last Friday, I was in short play, Curtains, in the first heat of Short and Sweet festival Yorkshire in beautiful Harrogate. We were somehow selected by both the audience and judges for the final which is taking place this Saturday 29th at the same venue. To bring this script to life with the talented Abdul Rahman Chunara and Meg Terzza has been so much fun and we can't wait to see everyone else's work onstage! The event is sold out so fingers crossed we get lucky :)