Her career has seen her travel all over the world, to over 35 countries, touring with productions and visiting drama schools to explore how theatre is taught the world over. As a director, a senior manager, a strategic leader, a teacher, a champion for equality and inclusion and a designer of theatre training, Maggie has created an international reputation.

Maggie is Professor Emerita of Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Scottish Higher Education Awards in 2014, the Inspiration Award at the Proud Scotland Awards in 2019 and the Lord Provosts of Glasgow’s Gold Medal for services to the cultural life of the city in 2011.

She was appointed as one of the first ever members of the Board of Directors of the National Theatre of Scotland at its inception, and served a full eight-year term. She is currently part of the team at NTS who are working on The Coming Out Again Ball project.