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 on the committees for the Association of Lighting Designers and Showlight. Mary is a Professional member of the ALD.

Recent work has included:

Lighting Designer: The Recurring Rise & Fall (2008) Hampstead Theatre; The Goblin Who Saved Christmas (2008) Northern Stage, Newcastle 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.

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

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/Programmer: The Wizard Of Oz (2008) Royal Theatre, Northampton. Nicholas Nickleby (2007-2008) UK Tour, West End & Canada; Summer Season 2007 Chichester Festival Theatre; The Gruffalo (2007) The Arts Theatre, West End.