I create what I call seriously entertaining theatre - socially-engaged stories that entertain audiences while interrogating and challenging the world around us.
I have worked as Associate Director for Told by an Idiot, and Resident Director on productions of Evita, A Chorus Line (Leicester Curve) and My Beautiful Laundrette (National Theatre/Curve).
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As a company, we cannot recommend Joe highly enough—he is an instinctive, imaginative, and generous director who thrives across multiple forms.

Paul Hunter
Artistic Director, Told by an Idiot
Joe’s work for ArtsEd has been inventive, playful and detailed. He’s been great with the students – creatively challenging them to dig with more specificity and rigour, and getting strong work from them.

Dan Okello-Bird
Head of Acting, Arts Ed School of Musical Theatre
Every young person Joe works with is encouraged to be their most confident and authentic self. He has unlocked potential in so many students and empowered them to be curious and ambitious.

Amy Lancelot
Schools Programme Senior Manager, RSC
Joe did a wonderful job directing my play 'Babies'. He drew out strong performances from the cast and his production brought the text to life with clarity and imagination. I enjoyed working closely with him to support the production.

Jonathan Harvey
Writer
Joe's ability to create ambitious, exciting art with groups from a range of backgrounds with a range of needs is testament to what a strong facilitator he is. He manages behaviour well and his passion and enthusiasm is infectious. I would recommend Joe for any project working with 5-95 year olds!

Carys Williams,
Head of Engagement, Royal Exchange
Joe was one of the best assistant directors I have ever worked with. It's clear that Joe has a natural instinct for working with actors and telling a good story.

Kate Budgen
Freelance Director

As a company, we cannot recommend Joe highly enough—he is an instinctive, imaginative, and generous director who thrives across multiple forms.

Joe’s work for ArtsEd has been inventive, playful and detailed. He’s been great with the students – creatively challenging them to dig with more specificity and rigour, and getting strong work from them.

Every young person Joe works with is encouraged to be their most confident and authentic self. He has unlocked potential in so many students and empowered them to be curious and ambitious.

Joe did a wonderful job directing my play 'Babies'. He drew out strong performances from the cast and his production brought the text to life with clarity and imagination. I enjoyed working closely with him to support the production.

Joe's ability to create ambitious, exciting art with groups from a range of backgrounds with a range of needs is testament to what a strong facilitator he is. He manages behaviour well and his passion and enthusiasm is infectious. I would recommend Joe for any project working with 5-95 year olds!

Joe was one of the best assistant directors I have ever worked with. It's clear that Joe has a natural instinct for working with actors and telling a good story.