PRESS
Reviews for Bears Bears Bears at Contact Theatre 2026:
★★★★★ "manic, unflinching and deeply impactful."
- Northern Arts Review
★★★★★ "full of relationship drama, eerie subtext, and spirited comedy."
- Stageside UK
★★★★ "tense, unsettling and weirdly funny all at once." - A Young(ish) Perspective
"an impressively surreal, thought-provoking drama"
- I Love Manchester
Press:
Broadcast | WBD unveils northern writers cohort (17 July 2024)
BBC Voices 2024 | England North & Midlands (25 June 2024)
Prolific North | LOOP Audio Drama Fund kicks off 2023 programme (9 August 2023)
Channel 4 Writing for Television Award 2022 Announcement: The Bookseller | Northern Writers' Awards winners announced in record-breaking year for entries (6 Jul 2022)
Reviews for debut play Collegiate:
★★★★ "A stunning new work"
A Younger Theatre
★★★★ "A fast-paced and absorbing play with the right amount of both humour and pathos. Well acted, well written and well done." LondonTheatre1
"A fast-moving script and excellent acting." Everybody's Reviewing
★★★★★ "manic, unflinching and deeply impactful."
- Northern Arts Review
★★★★★ "full of relationship drama, eerie subtext, and spirited comedy."
- Stageside UK
★★★★ "tense, unsettling and weirdly funny all at once." - A Young(ish) Perspective
"an impressively surreal, thought-provoking drama"
- I Love Manchester
Press:
Broadcast | WBD unveils northern writers cohort (17 July 2024)
BBC Voices 2024 | England North & Midlands (25 June 2024)
Prolific North | LOOP Audio Drama Fund kicks off 2023 programme (9 August 2023)
Channel 4 Writing for Television Award 2022 Announcement: The Bookseller | Northern Writers' Awards winners announced in record-breaking year for entries (6 Jul 2022)
Reviews for debut play Collegiate:
★★★★ "A stunning new work"
A Younger Theatre
★★★★ "A fast-paced and absorbing play with the right amount of both humour and pathos. Well acted, well written and well done." LondonTheatre1
"A fast-moving script and excellent acting." Everybody's Reviewing
A short film by the University of Leicester about the HeforShe commission to create a play for students on campus.
OTHER PRESS
Great Central Magazine
In Conversation: Collegiate (Print, 2017)
De Montfort University
DMU's leading role in raising awareness of sexual and domestic violence
Drama students put issues of lad culture and peer pressure in spotlight to support national campaign
In Conversation: Collegiate (Print, 2017)
De Montfort University
DMU's leading role in raising awareness of sexual and domestic violence
Drama students put issues of lad culture and peer pressure in spotlight to support national campaign