After leaving school, Mary went on to study Drama as her specialist subject at Bretton Hall College of Education in Wakefield. After graduating from Bretton Hall, Mary began teaching Drama and English at Secondary level in Chesterfield. Two years later she was Head of Lower School Drama at Westfield Comprehensive School, in Sheffield. Later Mary went freelance — teaching Drama Workshops to both children and adults in a wide range of venues.
During this time Mary would find herself using and exploring her improvisation techniques
in drama, theatre and film-
At the same time Mary began developing her own style of writing and performing which
in turn would become known as “The Travelling Storyteller”. She has 32 plays in her
current repertoire for children aged 3-
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Mary Carr was born in Chesterfield. She married Edwin Hunt and they have three daughters.
During her school years, Mary was given the opportunity of work experience as Assistant Stage Manager at The Pomegranate Theatre in Chesterfield, then a weekly repertory theatre, and also played small parts in productions.
