Born in Australia, Heather served as Programme Manager at Riverside Studios from 2007 to 2010. She produced the Brighton Comedy Festival for eight years and, between 2013 and 2018, was the Head of Programming for Assembly Festival, producing theatre and comedy events throughout the UK and internationally. Additionally, she has worked as a producer and programmer of live performance for Punchdrunk, the Southbank Centre, London’s King's Head Theatre and Flabbergast Theatre.