I have always been a storyteller, working as a theatre and radio actor in London and across Europe for over a decade. Years of performing, across almost every theatrical genre, has given me a nuanced understanding of dialogue, story arcs and narrative voice, along

with an innate connection with a story's audience, whether metres away in a

performance space or listening in from around the world.

Upon becoming a parent I was drawn into the gorgeous, never-never land of

children's picture books, half-reading, half-performing a new tale to my boys

every evening. It soon became clear that a career which took me away from

home for months on end was not compatible with my dreams for parenthood,

so I put my acting career on hold and moved into arts management. I have since

worked extensively with world-leading orchestras and dance organisations, both

beautiful, entrancing forms of story-telling that transport an audience in the same

way a great picture book does.