Testimonials
“Hannah is a fantastic director to work with. She is both collaborative and vision lead, which leads to a brilliant amalgamation of work created by both her and the cast she is working with. I always felt at ease in the rehearsal room and felt I could open up and try anything, however silly it may have seemed in my head. I had such a great experience working with her and would do it again in a flash. ”
— Christopher McDougall, Actor, ‘Everythings Brilliant’
“During the No Exit process Hannah covered an array of tasks professionally: inspirational and productive workshops and exercises for actor preparation and character development, one to one work with actors, rehearsals notes and feedback, [...] and importantly giving me advice on back stage roles and general logistics of the theatre space during show week, drawing on prior training and practice. How she conducted herself and supported myself and the cast is the reason that I am working with Hannah again for my current production, which is even more precious to me, and I’ve taken cautious steps in surrounding myself with the right people - Hannah is one of these.
Hannah is crucial in the current tour of our production of A Hunger Artist. I have made the choice to both direct and act in this production, and my initial thoughts of not wanting to take on both these roles ever again has been changed because of the reliability, efficiency and integrity that Hannah brings when working with me. When I have to leave directing for performing close to and on show week, Hannah allows me to concentrate on acting and puts myself and the other actors at ease and prepares us properly for the show. I know that any production issues will be dealt with and that the venue will be liaising with a professional that will bring a resolve. She is trust worthy, perceptive, adaptable, strong willed and a pleasure to work with.”
— Carrieanne Vivianette, Artistic Director, CVIVArts Theatre Company
“I mentored Hannah through her time spent on York Theatre Royal’s TakeOver programme in 2019. Hannah worked tirelessly and diligently throughout the planning and delivery phases to deliver projects of genuine depth. She was a keen learner and took feedback and suggestions on board, demonstrating an enquiring mind and willingness to develop and stretch her practice. She is a strong facilitator with her own voice and presence in the room, keen to listen to participants whilst having a clear sense of how to understand and take the “temperature” of the room. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Hannah as a practitioner able to work in a variety of applied settings.”
— Julian Ollive, Education Associate, York Theatre Royal
“Hannah is an impressive individual who is a pleasure to work with. She puts maximum effort into everything that she does. She is intelligent, instinctive and extremely hard working. She is very good at communicating and working with young people and children as well as being a brilliant team member. When working with us as Associate Director for TakeOver Festival at York Theatre Royal she programmed and delivered some incredible young people’s projects from initial idea right through to evaluation. These included a performance and schools tour and Celebrate! A collection of performances from youth groups from across the city. The projects she created aimed to include as many young people as possible. In particular marginalised young people and young people with disabilities. She worked really well as part of a team and is a very capable and dynamic practitioner. The events were a huge success with the young people at the heart of everything so they had the best experience ever. It was the highlight of the festival and a credit to Hannah’s hard work and passion.”