Hilary trained as an actress and worked for several years as a performer in experimental theatre companies before forming Lumiere & Son Theatre Company with writer David Gale in 1973. The company have created and presented over fifty shows for a wide variety of locations and venues using written text and music together with strong visual and choreographic elements. Recently she has developed her freelance activities, directing existing texts or operas as well as creating new work and site specific performances. She is a member of the Creative Development Team at Singapore Zoological Gardens and has just received a grant to write an interdisciplinary theatre show.
