Stand-up comedian and writer.Awarded DYCP funding from Arts Council England in 2023 as a new theatre writer.Runner up (with Gavin Webster) in 2023 for Laurel's Theatre's Richard Jenkinson theatre commission.Awarded an Alphabetti Theatre bursary in 2023 as a new writer for theatre.Selected as part of the BFI and Film Hub North's Script Lab 2024 writer development programme.As heard on BBC Radio.Harrogate Comedian of the Year Finalist.Tour support for Carl Hutchinson, Janine Harouni, Nabil Abdulrashid, Sukh Ojla and Eric Neumann.Board member and trustee of Queen’s Hall Arts in Hexham and former trustee of The Exchange Theatre, North Shields.Freelance Audience Engagement, Marketing and PR for venues and arts organisations like Alphabetti Theatre, The Cultural Spring, Newcastle Castle and a variety of shows and arts projects.As a comedian, Si performs at comedy clubs up and down the country, is a facilitator and workshop leader and a freelance writer for a number of magazines and websites. Si is also a podcaster and experienced producer of audio content and shows. Si regularly mentors people around audio production and podcasting.As a freelancer, Si works on a project by project basis across the arts and culture world in marketing, audience engagement, audience development and PR.His background running the cultural programme for Newcastle Castle as well as all of their marketing and PR and leading the audience engagement, marketing and PR for Alphabetti Theatre, The Cultural Spring and a variety of freelance projects have all served Si’s passion for seeing arts and culture reach as diverse an audience as possible, as wide as possible and strengthening the arts and culture scene in the North East.Si’s work experience and lived experience growing up in a working class area in Hebburn, without massive access to arts and culture has left a huge drive to platform diverse voices, create a strong, sustainable cultural output in his work, and a lasting legacy that champions the wonderful creativity that exists in the North East that is so often overlooked.As a stand-up comic, Si was one of the founders and director of the world’s only comedy co-op and community interest company Felt Nowt.Si now works closely with Gavin Webster's Scrapper Reed company, running live gigs and production with a goal of making sublime comedy happen across the region."Razor sharp wit" – The Crack Magazine"Absurdly charming and funny” - NARC Magazine‘hilarious, thoughtful, contemporary and fearless’ - The Culture Vulture