Education
Finlay graduated with a degree in English Literature from the University of Leicester and gained a post graduate diploma in Theatre Studies from the University of Cardiff.
Finlay graduated with a degree in English Literature from the University of Leicester and gained a post graduate diploma in Theatre Studies from the University of Cardiff.
Education and She was awarded a Distinction in the Certificate of Higher Education in Arts Management from Birkbeck College, University of London. She started her career in theatre as Assistant Director at the Haymarket Theatre, Leicester after a postgraduate diploma at the Sherman Theatre, University of Cardiff, and took part in the Independent Regional Theatre Director’s Scheme at the Gateway Theatre, Chester. Following work as Assistant to the Heads of New Writing and Classical Repertoire at the National Theatre she joined the British Broadcasting Corporation as a Script Editor and later moved to being a producer.
In 2013 after a period of time working in the charity sector, film and television consultancy work and writing detective novels, Finlay launched the company Doorway Films to focus on drama, comedy and films.
Finlay has been a longstanding advocate for disability access and widening participation and has worked long-term with adults with learning disabilities. She was a Trustee of the Poetry School (2010-2012) advising on disability and has worked with Martin Pollecoff on developing the Long Boat Home, an organisation for ex servicemen and women seeking therapy.
There is a strand of Doorway Films in which in conjunction with her co director Doctor Jane Simmonds, Finlay is developing medical films to help patients manage their conditions.