Career
In 2001, she founded a black-led arts festival called People United to Save Humanity at the Young Victoria In 2006 she was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. In 2007 she directed the theatrical production of Margaret Atwood"s novella The Penelopiad.
One of her three international projects of 2009 will be to direct A Midsummer Nights Dream at Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School, a project involving second-year acting students and numerous other departments from both inside and outside the school.
Born in Lewisham, London, she has been living and working in Sweden for many years. She is currently the artistic director for The Swedish National Touring Theatre Tyst teater ensemble.
Her production of The Odyssey, performed in Swedish Sign Language received huge critical acclaim in Scandinavia.