Pedagogy
Lecturer, educator and workshop facilitator
“You truly have a talent for making people feel confident enough to share their thoughts because you created such a warm, non-judgemental environment”
Overview
Teaching Across Contexts
Mary is an experienced lecturer, educator and workshops facilitator and has worked with a wide variety of age groups and in different contexts: from co-running a storytelling session for three-year-olds to supervising and examining MA dissertations. Her specialism is text-based creative workshops, and her lecturing background has covered broad topics in drama and early modern performance studies.
Academic Teaching
Aston University
Guest Seminar
Aston University — seminar on ‘Rewriting Shakespeare’ with first year English Literature students.
Swansea University
Lecturer in English Literature and Creative Writing
- Led core module ‘The Stage Play World’ (lectures and seminars on plays from Shakespeare to Caryl Churchill)
- Led second year module ‘Contentious Shakespeare’ (lectures and seminars)
- Led a Research Skills postgraduate module and core first year 'English Essentials' module (lectures and seminars)
- Supervised undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations on topics varying from Gothic literature to Welsh Writing in English
- Experience as an academic mentor
RADA
MA Dissertation Supervisor
MA Dissertation Supervisor, RADA.
University of Birmingham
Seminar Leader
University of Birmingham — weekly seminars on first-year English Literature module ‘Plays and Performance’.
Beyond the Academy
Workshops & Facilitation
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Since 2018
Working as Drama and Education Assistant since 2018, has led and co-led a range of practical workshops and interactive lectures for children and young people in primary and secondary level, based on Shakespeare’s plays, his life and his legacy.
Willow
Warwickshire
More recently, Mary has been working with Willow, a Warwickshire-based organisation that offers personalised support for neurodiverse young people and their families.
Llanelli Youth Theatre
Wales
Previous experience has also included leading workshops for young people with Llanelli Youth Theatre, playing games and activities and also focusing on Hamlet.