Gail’s extensive experience as an actress, director, performance maker, movement specialist and writer spans over 35 years. Throughout her career, she has trained in a diverse range of physical disciplines including Butoh Dance, Body Weather, Capoeira, Alba Emoting, Rasa Boxes, Physical Improvisation, Physical Theatre, Grotowski, Laban, Lecoq, Mime, Suzuki Method, Yoga, 5 Rhythms, Pilates, 4 Elements DMTM, UZAZU Embodied Intelligence, Body Mind Centering and many more. She holds an MA in Screenwriting and a BA in Expressive Arts (Visual Arts, Directing and Performing).

Her professional credits include work in Regional and Small-Scale Theatre, Experimental Performance, Physical Theatre, Immersive and Site-Specific Theatre, Dance Theatre, TV, Film and International Touring and in particular: the BBC, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Channel 4. Gail has specialised is creating visceral physical work which champions the expressive potential of the body. Her professional career began with the creation of theatre ensemble Might & Main Productions, whose unique brand of physical theatre in the Poor tradition attracted a cult following and successfully secured Arts Council funding. Might & Main was part of a seminal thriving arts scene in London in the early 90’s, championing work that was multidisciplinary and collaboratively authored. Accredited with “raw, dangerous energy” by The Guardian and “extraordinary powers of Mime”, Might & Main toured their productions in the UK and Poland.

She has written and produced two Independent films and is currently developing a programme of multimedia works around Female Greek Archetypes to empower women. She toured the world playing Lady Macbeth for over 10 years and recently won Best Actress award for her short film Violet.

Gail is a dedicated educator, and a highly experienced actor trainer and lecturer: specialising in Movement and Somatic practice. She has created and led course content for Universities and Acting Conservatoires and was Head of Movement at ArtsEd. Her Movement Coaching spans work with professional theatre companies, the BBC and independent artists. She also led experimental research workshops whilst resident at the RSC. She has pioneered her own brand of Expressive Body training which draws on her eclectic and wide-ranging experience and has taught 1000’s of students at BA and MA levels. She is currently lead Movement coach at the dynamic new Collective Acting Studio in London. 

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