She has been writing, directing and performing her own work for over thirty five years in venues as various as Tate Britain; Royal Court Theatre; Queen Elizabeth Hall; the Adelaide Festival; and Lincoln Center, New York.
Her installation STORYBOARD, commissioned by the National Glass Centre[6][7] featured in Interloqui, a group exhibition at Caterina Tognon Arte Contemporanea,[8] to coincide with the 54th Venice Biennale, 2011.
She exhibited an installation composed of elements and documents relating to her 1975 performance, Quadrille, in Taking Matters into Our Own Hands[9][10] at Richard Saltoun[11] and Karsten Schubert,[12] London 2013.
Made with an all-woman crew, featuring stunning photography by Babette Magolte and a score by Lindsay Cooper it embraces a radical and experimental narrative structure.
As an actress English has appeared in a wide range of theatre, film and television productions, working with directors including Richard Jones,[20] Sally Potter and Nick Philippou.