So tell me more about your background, because you were an EU official, you were a semi-diplomat as an EU official, and you are now in the theatre world.

Yes, it's not an obvious combination, I guess.

But as an adult, I trained as an actor and a singer.

Prior to that, I actually did my undergraduate degree in German and Russian.

So there was always something kind of international and linguistically focused in my brain, I guess.

But I always wanted to pursue the arts.

And I was so happy to attend a fantastic drama school, Guildford School of Acting.

yeah so going back to the to the beginnings and and and the process of setting it up where did you find huge roadblocks or or challenges and i know it on second hand so to say that the venue has been has been an issue but tell me if that's the the right understanding