Mary graduated from RADA’s Specialist Diploma in Stage Electrics and Lighting Design in 2005 with Distinction.

In 2005, Mary was awarded the ETC prize for the Michael Northen Bursary from The Association of Lighting Designers.

Mary is currently Executive Student Rep for the Association of Lighting Designers and is a Professional Member. She is also a committee member of Showlight.

Recent work has included:

Focus Tracker and Assistant Lighting Designer: Zorro The Musical (2008) West End.

Lighting Designer: Chantraine School of Dance (2008) Chalk Farm; For Sale (2008) Liminal Dance, The Place; Design for Dance (2007) Cochrane Theatre; The Birds (2007) Cochrane Theatre.

Relights: A Dolls House (2008) Northern Stage & UK Tour; Odysseus Unwound (2006) Tete a Tete Opera, UK Tour & Norway; Woman & Memory (2006) Rosemary Butcher Dance Co, Holland; Hedda Gabler (2006) West Yorkshire Playhouse & Liverpool Playhouse.

Production Electrician: Nicholas Nickleby (2007-2008) UK Tour, West End & Canada; Summer Season 2007 Chichester Festival Theatre; The Gruffalo (2007) The Arts Theatre, West End.