Drew regularly works in a variety of arts in education contexts

Drew is an experienced workshop leader specialising in delivering workshops for ages 12-18. He begins creating every work from a physical basis and has experience creating devised theatre/physical theatre and musical theatre. He also have extensive experience creating performances from existing texts. With a diverse background in performance he relishes the challenges of any outreach/education encounter.

Highlights in the field include:

• Directing several digital productions for Performance Collective Stranraer [2021]

• Creating "How To Survive A Zombie Apocalypse And Come Out Singing" for Youth Music Theatre UK [2015]

• Working with the Conservatory Theatre San Francisco and Aberdeen Performing Arts on an amazing playwriting development exchange programme [2012]

• Facilitating refugee children in Norwich as part of an Apples and Snakes project [2013]

• Creating a musical theatre workshop production in Alicante in October [2015]

• Creating Scotland's first LGBT Youth Theatre with Toonspeak Young People's Theatre and LGBT Youth Scotland, [2015-16]

• Directing King Matt on the main stage of the Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh [2016]

• Running workshops for NT Connections festival hub at the Traverse Theatre Edinburgh for 3 consecutive years

References:

Carolyn Yates [Executive Director, Performance Collective Stranraer]

Fraser MacLeod [Co-director, Sanctuary Queer Arts]