I am a writer, maternal health activist, performer and director/facilitator of creative projects. My Linked In profile is here.
I was born in Hertfordshire. Some people think I have a Northern twang. Northerners don’t think that. They think I might be Australian. You can judge for yourself below.
As an actor
The bug bit pretty early. I rushed home in great excitement when I was five to tell my parents I was going to be ‘townspeople’ in the school play.
I’ve acted in a variety of venues, including Shakespeare in a shopping centre, comedy on a plane and storytelling in a toilet. For reviews of my solo show ‘Cheer Up, It Might Never Happen’,click here. I also performed regularly with The Black Sheep, including at the Soho Theatre and Lyric Hammersmith.
I co-founded Fluxx Improvisation Company, performing across the UK and internationally. I created the children’s show The Quest! which premiered at Warwick Arts Centre and was programmed for The Hackney Empire Festival (2006). It was then performed in Pennsylvania with an American cast. See ‘The Quest Improv For Kids’ page on Facebook.
Film work has included promos for UKTV Food (Living TV), the lead in Relent for Frank Films, Hooded for Silvertown films and a video for the band Embrace, directed by John Hillcoat.
From ‘The Bath’
Gwendolen ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
Photo: Natalya Chagrin
As a comedian
I worked with several sketch groups and gigged on the circuit in London and Brighton as Mary Christmas. I reached the Funny Women final in 2006, playing the Comedy Store and The Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh as Margo Crabstick; an alcoholic, lecherous reviewer, wearing a bullet-proof vest as protection from the venom of all the alcoholic, lecherous reviewers. More info on the comedy here.
Margo Crabstick
Mary Christmas
Sketch Club
As a Director/Writer/Activist
I am the founder and director of Mothers Uncovered. It is a creative support network for mothers and the main project for my charity Livestock.
I compiled and edited ‘The Secret Life of Mothers’ created from interviews with mothers, with foreword by Caroline Lucas, MP and present a podcast of the same name. I have written articles for several publications, including The Guardian and Mumsnet. I have spoken at many events and been interviewed by BBC Southeast, ITV Meridian, Radio 5 and Tortoise.
I mounted a successful Parliament petition for the universal credit changes to work requirements for single parents in 2023, gaining a significant amount of traction on Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@maggiegordonwalker
I have also won awards for my advocacy, including Social Enterprise UK, Big Issue Changemaker, MIND. My work on maternal peer support and recognition of matrescence has also appeared on the British Psychological Society website and academic journals. I set up a specific website for organisations using maternal peer support www.matrescence.uk around the county to be added to and started mentoring sessions for mothers to build their confidence.
