Simon is currently the director and CEO of The Necessary Space-a company that works internationally and across the traditional boundaries and definitions of art forms. His background is in theatre but he is now regularly creating and co creating with digital and physical technologies, film and media to make what he calls “Acts of Wanton Wonder”and “Creative Immersive Adventures.”
He was one of the founding directors of The National theatre of Scotland, where he pioneered the “Theatre Without Walls” approach across Scotland and the rest of the world. Over 15 years with NTS he created a programme of genre defying participatory and professional arts projects as well as 3 international festivals. Since leaving NTS in 2018 and forming “The Necessary Space,” which he calls a “Theatre of Opportunity,” his work has expanded globally and across different sectors.