Sue is the Artistic Director of Theatre-Rites and has many years of experience as a director, dramaturg and puppetry specialist working with a wide variety of companies including the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company and the Young Vic. For Akram Khan Company she has directed Chotto Desh and Chotto Xenos.
For Theatre-Rites Sue has created over 32 theatre and immersive productions whose commissioners include Sadler’s Wells, Manchester International Festival, Salzburg Festival, Ruhrtrienale Festival and various European Schauspielhaus.
In 2026, central to Theatre-Rites 30th anniversary celebrations, Sue directed the dance and puppetry production Return to the Forest in collaboration with choreographer Gregory Maqoma; a Theatre-Rites and Factory International co-production, co-commissioned by Sadler’s Wells and Blackpool Grand.
Sue was awarded an honorary Doctorate for her outstanding contribution to theatre by the University of Essex and in 2021 she co-authored a book about Theatre-Rites with Dr Liam Jarvis – Theatre-Rites, Animating Puppets, Objects and Sites published by Routledge.