Aly is a married mum of two boys, and Head Teacher of English and Creative and Performing Arts at Leeton High School. She is also a published author and accomplished writer, but considers herself a very inexperienced performer. For

the past 25 years she has taught a wide range of the great William Shakespeare’s texts in the classroom, however, she has never performed in front of an audience. This experience, whilst exciting, has certainly challenged her; allowing her to see beyond his words to the nuances of language, character and physical interplay that reveals the beauty and brutality that is Henry V. Becoming a Shakespearian actor unexpectedly has been both exhilarating and absolutely terrifying, but she wouldn’t swap it for the world.