Francis was always being taken to a show of some sort by his mum, but it was a switched-on English teacher who introduced 'Frankie' to literature, theatre and poetry turning him into an admitted high school drama dag. Frankie would tell his teacher Val years later, that the stone she cast in his life had rippled beyond himself and into the work he now does with Sensorium.

With a background in community cultural development in the Arts, Frankie is used to 'presenting theatre to people who might not have encountered it before'.

When serendipity stepped in to inspire Frankie and Co-Artistic Director of Sensorium, wife Michelle Hovane, set off on a journey that has led them to creating Australia's leading multi-sensory theatre for children with disabilities.

Michelle and Francis are dedicated to bringing the thrill of live performance to special needs and inclusive audiences and subsequently their parents, teachers, and carers through the artform of immersive, interactive and participatory theatre.

Winners of the APATA 2020 Social Change Maker Award and the Australian Access Award for Best Not-for-Profit/Community Digital App, Sensorium was fortunate to secure organisational funding well before COVID-19 and as such they may forge ahead with projects addressing the change in delivery of their intimate work and further develop their online presence while they wait for a return to touring next year.