My teaching is rooted in over 40 years in the performing arts as an actor and director, following my training at the prestigious WA Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).

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At WAAPA, I studied under masters such as Lisle Jones, Aarne Neeme, Annie Stainer, and Chris Edmunds, following Robert Benedetti’s actor training structure. Lisle’s mantra—"Show me, don't tell me"—still guides my work, alongside the teachings of Benedetti, Anne Bogart, Declan Donnellan, Uta Hagen, Cicely Berry, and Stella Adler.

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I embrace four core principles as an acting teacher:

1. Hands-on expertise gained through experience

2. Detailed and precise script analysis and interpretation

3. The physical and incorporeal superiority of the artist

4. Transforming story, words and imagination into compelling stage action​

As an elder in my field, my passion for teaching is stronger than ever, driven by a mission to instil discipline, imagination, and a rigorous approach to acting. My techniques draw primarily from Stanislavski and his philosophical descendants including Meisner and M. Chekhov, alongside Viewpoints, Cicely Berry and Kristin Linklater’s voice work, and other's methodologies and techniques that I’ve embraced and developed in my career as an Artist.​