National Theatre - New Views
Playwright Facilitator
2021 - present
Royal Holloway University of London
Visiting Lecturer - Playwriting
2016 - 2019
STUDENT FEEDBACK
I cannot say enough positive things about this course and the amount I have learned from it. Isley is amazing! Because of her I want to continue the course next year and develop my skills further. Thank you so much Isley! :)
One of the few courses that actually feels worthy of £9000 a year.
This was my favourite class!
It's all been incredibly helpful, and I'll be using it to develop my work – not just the individual pieces but in general, too. Your module has been an absolute joy to take part in, and I really hope I get to work with you again next year.
I feel I learned a substantial amount with the short amount of time I had. Interaction with both students and tutor was 10/10.
Seminar leader was stimulating and engaging. Ultimately the most rewarding course this year.
I cannot think of anything to improve.
I really liked that this course made me want to engage much more with playwriting and that the teaching style made me want to do well.
ALMEIDA COMMUNITY COMPANY
Playwright: LOVELY UGLY CITY
devised with the company
2017
Photos by Atri Banerjee and Robin Fisher
ALT.
Playwright
COOLTAN ARTS
Poetry and Creative Writing Tutor
PROJECTS
Poetry On Film with Josh Loftin - IAMNormal Festival, 2016
United St Savior's Community Open Day, 2015
Concert for Winter, Globe Theatre, 2014
World Mental Health Day, Brixton Library, 2014
Waterloo Festival, St John's Church, 2014
ARTSFEST
Theatre Lab 2016
GROUP 64
Playwright and Workshop Leader
YOUNG HARTS THEATRE COMPANY
Playwright
New Writing Festival - Lyric Hammersmith, April '16
CLEAN BREAK
Volunteer Workshop Assistant
Workshop Skills, Spring '15
Performance Poetry, Summer '14
OTHER WORKSHOPS
Facilitator
Dialogue Deep Dive / Writing Autobiographical Stories / Structure(s) - MonoBox
Theme - the beating heart of stories - Flux Gym
The Start Of Stories - Mainspring Arts
Verity Bargate Award - Soho Theatre
Truth and Dare: short play masterclass - Group 64
Masterclass Day - Sir William Borlase Grammar School
Women Of Work Seminars - Connaught School
Telling the Untold: What and Why - The Symposium, Rose Bruford College
Cross-disciplinary devising for performers - IdeasTap/Islington Arts Factory, ages 16+
Your Stories - Tricycle Theatre Young Company, ages 11-14
Children’s Summer Programme - Crested Butte Mountain Theatre, Colorado
Mentor
Squint Theatre - Squint Playwriting Award
Rose Bruford - MA Independent Research Project