Strike studied further from 1998 to 2000 in Paris at Jacques LeCoq School where she completed a two-year diploma with a focus in mime and clown.
[6] With Fortune Cookie Theatre, Strike has directed such shows as Molière's The Miser (2012) and Tartuffe (2017)[7] and the Chekhov-adaptation, Tobacco and the Harmful Effects Thereof (2016).
[14] In 2024, Strike directed her first musical, Spring Awakening, an adaptation of the 1891 German play Frühlings Erwachen, by Frank Wedekind.
[16] Strike has had roles on television shows like Those Who Can't,[17] Black Sails,[18] Mad Dogs, and The Hot Zone.
She has further been nominated in the Best Director category at the Naledi, Fleur du Cap and Woordfees Awards 2016 for her direction of the critically acclaimed plays Tobacco and Dop.
[25] Strike was awarded a 2017 SAFTA in the category Best Supporting Actress - TV Comedy for her work on the show Those Who Can't.