I am originally from Northern Ireland and I have lived in the North of England for 20 years. I am now based between the UK and Co. Galway, Ireland.

I make performance work; shows, happenings, songs, poems. Normally I do this outdoors, in public spaces and sometimes in more remote places.

I like inviting audiences into the streets, in open landscapes and forgotten places.

You name it, I’ve done it; I’ve climbed scaffolding towers, swung out of trees, roller-skated in Mills, stilt-walked, blown things up, sung in a flooded engine house, danced in front of an Andy Warhol exhibit, performed an epic poem in a derelict dockland, sailed boats into festivals.

I’ve benefited from support, commissions and awards from Arts Council England, Arts Council Ireland, The National Theatre, Stockton International Riverside Festival, HOMEMcr, City of London Festival and National Trust to name a few.

I’ve performed and created work with lots of other companies. I am extremely proud of the wide network of exceptional and diverse artists and professional practitioners that I can call upon as friends. I have learnt a lot from the likes of IOU, Horse and Bamboo, Whalley Range All Stars, Wired Aerial Theatre and Walk the Plank. I owe a debt of gratitude to those who came before me and wrote the manual especially the seminal work of Welfare State International and Knee High Theatre.

I love putting together the very best teams and meeting new people. There is always a perfect person for each role in a project, you just have to find them and they might not be where you expect.

Over the years I have developed strong values that I measure all my work against.

I believe in chasing wonder and hope.

I believe in making work that is needed, useful and relevant but also in developing ideas that are gloriously bizarre.

I believe in making work that is so beautiful, people cry with delight..

I believe in offering art and culture to the public for free.

I believe in properly acknowledging and valuing people’s skills and time.

I feel a responsibility to look after the teams I work with and the audiences I gather. (Rule #1 - If you gather people, you have to feed them.)