Actor Testimonials

“I felt at ease each time I performed this scene and I knew my fellow actors felt the same. The scenes hit new levels due to the [intimacy] rehearsal.”

Intimacy Directing and Training

Theatre can often feature various moments of intimacy between different characters. Spanning anywhere between heartfelt, romantic, funny or intimidating. Clear, sensitive intimacy direction is essential to create a safe, secure environment for our performers, allowing them to thrive on stage. It also helps to serve the story being told, as well as the director's vision.

Using a combination of physical exercises, open discussion and collaborative, boundary-conscious choreography, Intimacy Directing aims to leave scene partners feeling more aligned, empowered and prepared for their performance.

I am UK based intimacy director, who has been training and developing my own practice since 2021. As well as reading and attending various workshops and talks, I have trained, and continue to train, with the Intimacy Directors and Coordinators (IDC).

Training and workshops completed include:

Mental Health First Aider
IDC Consent Forward Artist
IDC Foundations of Intimacy
IDC Intimacy Professional Accelerator Programme, Level 1 and 2.

You can find my full intimacy director CV here, including a comprehensive list of training and workshops.

Note: Intimacy coordination is a term often used in lieu of intimacy direction, but they are not the same thing. Usually, intimacy direction refers to stage, and coordination refers to screen.

Production	Date	Theatre Company
Shakespeare in Love	2025	Tower Theatre
The Chimes	2024	Tower Theatre
Hedda Gabbler	2024	Pitchy Breath Theatre Company
Cock	2024	Tower Theatre
School of Rock	2024	YESPA
Constellations	2024	The Archway Theatre
Dirty Great Love Story	2024	Criterion Theatre
Scandaltown	2024	Putney Arts Theatre
Blackadder	2023	The Archway Theatre
Albion	2023	Questors Theatre
Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens	2023	The Archway Theatre
Tis Pity She's A Whore	2022	Pitchy Breath Theatre Company
The 39 Steps	2022	The Archway Theatre
Bridal Photoshoot	2022	Felicity Westmacott
I Do Not	2022	Pitchy Breath Theatre Company
Dracula	2021	The Archway Theatre

Project Highlights

Services

I offer several services to enhance your production or organisation with a consent-forward approach.

Consultation (Zoom, phone or in person)

£30/hour

If your production or theatre company is looking for advice, then a consultation can be booked. This can involve questions about a production or specific moment, to discussing steps that can be taken to improve the consent-forward practices of your organisation. If you are seeking tailored advice, which takes into consideration the limited resources of regional and amateur theatre, this might be a good choice for you.

Intimacy Rehearsals (In person only)

Sliding scale, starting from £90/rehearsal (3 hours)

You have chosen a play that involves intimacy, what now? This is when an intimacy director can be of help to you. From discussing with the director their vision, to providing a source of contact for the actors, to running intimacy rehearsals. The needs of your production will vary, therefore the structure of my support will vary, case by case.

Production Intimacy Director (In person only)

Based on production budget

Some production require the regular presence of an intimacy director. In an ideal scenario, this would be most production. Having an intimacy director for the pre-production, all the way through the performances, enables a production to function in a much more consent-forward way, leading to more playful and brave work. This can include help with audition notices, cast boundary discussions and intimacy rehearsals.

Consent-Forward Education (Zoom or in person)

Sliding scale, starting from £90

If your organisation is looking to improve their approach to intimacy on stage, then this may be a good option for you. A lot of regional and amateur theatres have limited resources, and can't always afford an intimacy director for their productions. The education I offer includes understanding what a consent-forward approach looks like, why it's important, and what changes any organisation can make, regardless of the resources they have access to. To date I have presented to several theatre organisations, including LTG, AITA, Questors Theatre, Archway Theatre and more.

Travel will incur an additional fee.

There are many ways in which Intimacy Directing can benefit a play, and there are many ways in which an intimacy director (or coordinator) can contribute their skills. If you're unsure of where to start, drop me a message and let's have a chat.