Theatre as Assistant Director

includes: How to Spot an

Alien; Island Town, Sticks and

Stones (Paines Plough); Present

Laughter (Chichester); Freeman

(Strictly Arts/UK tour). Theatre

as Trainee Assistant Director

includes: A Midsummer Night’s

Dream (Young Vic). Balisha

has held positions as Resident

Trainee Director at Paines

Plough and Resident Director at

Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s

Foundry. She is the current

recipient of the Florence Kleiner

Bursary.