Over the last 15 years, I have worked backstage on countless shows in London’s West End.

The history of the buildings I’ve worked in, my love for a good murder mystery and a fascination with “lost” theatres is what has inspired my writing.

I took the first steps into the world of storytelling during my time at Braintree College, in Essex, where I would write short plays and eventually a full-scale musical for the other students on my performing arts course.

I originally went to The Guildhall School of Music and Drama with ambitions to become a lighting designer. On graduating, I found that I stumbled into the world of automation — the department that’s responsible for operating and maintaining the equipment controlling the motorised scenery you see moving around during a production.

This is where I stayed ever since! During that time I’ve been able to work on a huge variety of productions and able to open some incredible ones like The Book of Mormon, Miss Saigon, Kinky Books, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Dear Evan Hansen, and my current job: Hamilton. I also helped start an automation rental company, which now supplies a growing number of shows in the West End.

Now, I split my time between working on shows and my writing.