Roberts graduated from Toi Whakaari the national New Zealand drama school in 2007.
[1] The first play she directed in 2014 at Silo Theatre was Sunday Roast by Thomas Sainsbury.
[6] In 2021 Roberts handed over the reigns of Silo Theatre to Ahi Karunaharan for health reasons.
[7] Roberts announced for 2023 that Silo Theatre would not stage any shows to focus on development of three plays and in a response to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the theatre company and the industry in Auckland and New Zealand.
[8] Roberts said of the 2024 season at Silo: "We want to bring you experiences that are little celebrations of the moment we’re briefly on this earth, and how we might take care of it, each other, and ourselves while we’re here.