Clare trained as an actor and stage manager and spent many years working on touring and West End theatre productions.

Since 1999 she has been working as an Audio Describer. Audio Description is a service involved with theatre, television, cinema and the visual arts, making them accessible to people who are visually impaired or blind. This work has been a source of inspiration, drawing on story telling skills and requiring an imaginative and resourceful use of language.

Clare is also the 'in house' editor for Vocaleyes, an Arts Council funded organisation which provides access services.

Spurred on by the challenging nature of her audio description work and the experiences from her theatre days, Clare also writes fiction. She is now putting together a collection of her short stories for publication.