I did a degree at Edith Cowan University in contemporary performance. I didn't love everything about this degree but I learnt great lessons about working collaboratively, being bold, taking risks and going after what you need to succeed, rather than waiting for things to be handed to you.
 What do you enjoy about it? 
I enjoy working with talented, generous people who give everything they have to help you achieve your vision and bring to life whatever world and characters you have dreamt up at your computer. 
 What's the best gift you've ever received? 
When my grandfather died I came home and my housemate had left a giant pumpkin outside my door. It was my grief pumpkin. For weeks we ate grief pumpkin soup, scones and risotto. It was strangely touching.
 What talent do you wish you had? 
I wish I was a polyglot.
 If you could give words of encouragement to other young people, what would they be? 
Work hard at something you love or believe in or can be proud of. Work really hard. And then in between working hard take lots of time for travel, friendship, love, learning, being creative and relaxing.
 What has been your biggest hurdle in getting this far? 
Everything in the arts is a hurdle. It's not an industry that make things easy for you; it makes you work, often unpaid, until you don't know if you can it any more. But if you keep going, keep asking for help, trying to learn and get better, it does get easier.
 If you had the power to change one thing in the world, what would it be? 
Borders.
 Name something a coach taught you that you've never forgotten. 
A director in Serbia (where I was doing a workshop in physical theatre) taught me that the only thing standing in your way is you. That your physical limitations are mostly mental and that if you push through them you can achieve amazing things.
 How do you spend your spare time? 
Usually when I'm not making theatre I'm at the theatre watching what other people have made.
 What's your favourite CD? 
Graceland by Paul Simon.