A Drama graduate from De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) has helped stage a production of Roald Dahl's The Witches - in Hong Kong.
Emma Moss aced a series of interviews to win a placement as assistant stage manager with Curve Theatre.
But for the 25-year-old, getting the placement was just the start of her challenge because she was tasked with joining a cast and crew and putting on Curve's first international show: The Witches.
She and the team had only three weeks of rehearsals before flying out to Hong Kong's Lyric Theatre, at the country's Academy for Performing Arts.
The 2013 Drama Studies BA (Hons) graduate said she had some experience in a similar role before but not on this level.
She said: "As soon as we got out to Hong Kong, we were straight into the technical runs. I barely had time to acknowledge that we were in Hong Kong - just noticed al the skyscrapers at first.
"The theatre was more than 2,000 seats and we did six performances over three days; we had a lot of sell-outs.
"It was such a good experience, really bonding with the cast and crew, a lot of late nights and long hours but well worth it."
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She said she was able, towards the end of the run, to do some sight-seeing in the city., visiting the famous Temple Street Night Market and some of the city's spectacular roof-top bars.
She said: "Studying at DMU gave me a wide range of production experience, which really helped me find work afterwards. I'm hoping for more work with Curve in the future, it was a great experience."
Matthew Runham, a producer at Curve Theatre, who worked on The Witches with Emma, said putting on the production was a unusual challenge.
He said: "Opening The Witches in Hong Kong was a new adventure for Curve and our highly skilled team faced several fresh challenges.
"The working environment was fast-paced and highly demanding, but Emma coped with it superbly. To an outside eye, she would not have been recognised as 'work experience' and we were delighted to have her as part of the team.
"Her work-ethic, conduct and commitment were a credit to her and to DMU."
Posted on Wednesday 16 December 2015