Works as a Choreographer and/or Director:-

Karen won the Olivier Award for her work on PACIFIC OVERTURES at the Donmar, directed by Gary Griffin

CURRENT and FORTHCOMING WORK includes:-

FOOTLOOSE (as director/choreographer)– on UK tour again following its previous West End run and UK tours
NEVER FORGET (as choreographer) featuring the music of TAKE THAT – Savoy Theatre West End / UK Tour and soon to go on UK tour again - director Ed Curtis

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (as associate director/choreographer) – Forthcoming production in Spain with previous productions in South Africa, West End, UK tour, Australia, Singapore, Scandinavia and Korea

FAME - Forthcoming UK Tour, previously at the Shaftesbury Theatre, restaged and redirected by Karen, and on UK tour

OTHER WORK AS DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER includes

THE WEDDING SINGER - on UK tour

and devising several new pieces for ‘Princess Cruises’ as director/choreographer

OTHER CHOREOGRAPHY WORK INCLUDES

DR DOLITTLE starring Tommy Steele on UK tour

THE PRODUCERS – in Spain for Stage Entertainment
FAR PAVILIONS – Shaftesbury Theatre, West End, directed by Gail Edwards
BRIGHTON ROCK – Almeida Theatre, directed by Michael Attenborough
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN – No 1 tour, director Timothy Sheader
FOOTLOOSE - Plymouth Theatre and on No 1 tour, dir Paul Kerryson
WHEN HARRY MET BARRY – tryout at The Venue, director Stuart Wood
A CHORUS LINE – Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, directed by Nikolai Foster
SWEET CHARITY – Crucible Theatre Sheffield, director Timothy Sheader
- and winner of the TMA Best Musical Award
2002 COMMONWEALTH GAMES in Manchester on the Opening Ceremony
and a piece based on Music in War for Fiona Laird in the National Theatre Studio

and previous work as an Associate Director and Choreographer (with Arlene Phillips)
Associate Director - BLACK GOES WITH EVERYTHING at the Churchill Theatre Bromley
Associate Choreographer on SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER at the London Palladium
& Minskoff Theatre, New York
Assistant Director/Choreographer on E.F.X. (Las Vegas MGM /Grand)

As Assistant Choreographer and Director
to many choreographers including Arlene Phillips on GREASE (Cambridge Theatre) and Wayne Sleep on HOLLYWOOD AND BROADWAY II and THE PIED PIPER and
As Assistant Director on ANNIE (Sheffield Crucible); THE MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS - HOLLYWOOD AND BROADWAY, THE GREATEST SHOW IN TOWN (Bournemouth), STAIRWAY TO THE STARS, HELLO DOLLY! & MY ONE AND ONLY (Palladium)

She also worked extensively with Richard Sampson on projects such as the 1993/4 Olivier Awards; OLIVER! at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield; THE COLE PORTER CENTENARY GALA; JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR IN CONCERT and The Federation Cup

TELEVISION credits include
WAKING THE DEAD – BBC TV - 1940’s flashback sequences
and HEAD OVER HEELS (Carlton), THE PAUL DANIELS MAGIC SHOW, THE LES DENNIS LAUGHTER SHOW, LISA MAXWELL SERIES - all for BBC TV