AB​OUT ME

Why does all of this make me a good celebrant?

Well, even though I joke about wanting to become a pop-punk star, music has been the most consistent part of my 34 years on this earth. I first learnt to play the recorder (didn't we all) and then moved onto the keyboard when I was in primary school. At the earliest opportunity when I joined secondary school I began to learn to play the flute, which was the most beautiful instrument to ever exist in my mind. I became classically trained before discovering the guitar and punk rock. Aaaallll of my attention then turned to that and I formed and joined many-a-band at school. I played at, and went to, any and every gig I could and found a real community within that. As I grew older I mellowed out a bit and spent most of my time on my acoustic guitar, singing and performing in pubs and small venues. I taught myself the Ukulele whilst at uni and that was the final instrument added to my musical arsenal

It was because of this love of music and the performing arts that I ended up in theatre. I originally trained to become a sound designer and engineer but fell into stage management by accident, and the rest is history. My first ever job was on Billy Elliot in the West End and this set me up for a decade long love-story between me and large scale musical theatre

During the early 2010s I picked up rock climbing, travelled the world with just a backpack and my climbing gear, and worked in two of London's top climbing walls

Eventually, I found myself teaching at one of the main drama schools in the country and, even now, still deliver workshops in Diversity, Equality and Inclusion to students

All of this has compounded to make me the celebrant I am today

I am brave, creative, organised, reliable, strong willed, communicative, adventurous, people oriented, can problem solve like a pro, can think on my feet and, most importantly, turn it on at show time