Daniel is a creative producer, inclusive theatre practitioner, and doctoral researcher whose work sits at the intersection of sensory theatre, access, and audience-led practice.
Daniel’s journey in inclusive theatre began during his undergraduate studies in Drama in the Community at Bishop Grosseteste University. While there, he worked as a drama teacher in a specialist education setting in Lincoln, where he first began creating work with people labelled as having profound and multiple learning disabilities. This early experience shaped a sustained commitment to making meaningful, multi-sensory experiences with and for audiences often excluded from traditional theatre. Since then, he has collaborated with respite centres, hospices, sensory story companies, and specialist groups across the UK. He went on to earn a Master’s degree in Theatre Making from the University of Hull, specialising in inclusive theatre for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities. He is now undertaking a PhD at Rose Bruford College and the University of East London, where his research explores bespoke sensory theatre experiences.
Daniel’s work has received significant recognition. In 2021, he was awarded a Fellowship from the Royal Society of Arts, following a nomination from a carer whose child regularly engages with Concrete Youth’s work. In 2024, he was named one of the Top 30 Under 30 for his contribution to inclusive arts and his work with Concrete Youth. In June 2025, Daniel was awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List for services to the arts and people with disabilities.
Alongside his role as Chief Executive & Artistic Director of Concrete Youth, Daniel is a published academic, contributing to leading journals and books, and is regularly invited to lecture and speak at universities and conferences.
As a producer for Concrete Youth, Daniel has led the creation and delivery of sensory theatre productions including To the Moon and Back (2019 & 2023 UK Tour), Shebaa’s Adventure to Jopplety How, Winter Wonderland, The Whispering Jungle (2021 & 2023 UK Tours), and Sensory Cinders in the West End.
