Clodagh Chapman is a writer and director from London, currently based in Manchester.
Clodagh’s past work includes butterfly (VAULT Festival; as co-writer, dramaturg & associate director), which The Guardian dubbed “a brilliant show full of heart”, LADYFRIENDS [a period drama] (Hope Mill Theatre & Touring; as director/writer), and Sink (in development with Just Something Different; as writer). As a director, she recently undertook directing observerships on Il Trovatore and Boris Godunov (both Royal Opera House), and she was shortlisted for the Hodgkiss Award 2026 at the Royal Exchange Theatre. As a writer, her work has been longlisted for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, Theatre503 International Award for Playwriting and Papatango New Writing Prize. In film, Clodagh’s debut short played in competition at BAFTA-qualifying festivals worldwide, and she is currently in post-production on her next short, Uncool (BFI NETWORK). Clodagh was a Semi-Finalist for BBC Comedy Collective 2025.
Alongside this, Clodagh also works as a dramaturg, and was nominated for the 2024 Dramaturgs’ Network Fellowship. She has read for the Bush Theatre and George Devine Award, and hosted panels and Q&As for the Almeida Theatre, HOME, BFI London Film Festival, BFI Flare, BFI Future Film Festival and Sheffield DocFest. Clodagh is a Programme Adviser at Sheffield DocFest.
Clodagh is a board member of Dramaturgs’ Network, and a BAFTA Connect member.
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Clodagh’s past work includes butterfly (VAULT Festival; as co-writer, dramaturg & associate director), which The Guardian dubbed “a brilliant show full of heart”, LADYFRIENDS [a period drama] (Hope Mill Theatre & Touring; as director/writer), and Sink (in development with Just Something Different; as writer). As a director, she recently undertook directing observerships on Il Trovatore and Boris Godunov (both Royal Opera House), and she was shortlisted for the Hodgkiss Award 2026 at the Royal Exchange Theatre. As a writer, her work has been longlisted for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, Theatre503 International Award for Playwriting and Papatango New Writing Prize. In film, Clodagh’s debut short played in competition at BAFTA-qualifying festivals worldwide, and she is currently in post-production on her next short, Uncool (BFI NETWORK). Clodagh was a Semi-Finalist for BBC Comedy Collective 2025.
Alongside this, Clodagh also works as a dramaturg, and was nominated for the 2024 Dramaturgs’ Network Fellowship. She has read for the Bush Theatre and George Devine Award, and hosted panels and Q&As for the Almeida Theatre, HOME, BFI London Film Festival, BFI Flare, BFI Future Film Festival and Sheffield DocFest. Clodagh is a Programme Adviser at Sheffield DocFest.
Clodagh is a board member of Dramaturgs’ Network, and a BAFTA Connect member.
