I broke into playwriting and directing after 20 years working in politics. Here's how I managed to finally pursue my passion alongside my day job.

For the past 20 years, I have worked in and around Westminster — primarily in communications for think tanks and latterly also as a political consultant and journalist.

I've written comment and analysis pieces for UK national newspapers including The Guardian, The Independent, The Times, and The Telegraph and was the contributing editor of an online political-news outlet, LabourList, for five years.

While I was brought up to be politically minded, this wasn't what I always wanted to do. As a child and a teen, I was desperate to be an actress.

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