https://clodaghchapman.co.uk Clodagh Chapman Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:00:41 +0000 https://clodaghchapman.co.uk en https://clodaghchapman.co.uk/Front-page Sun, 11 Jun 2023 17:22:19 +0000 Clodagh Chapman https://clodaghchapman.co.uk/Front-page <img width="4240" height="2832" width_o="4240" height_o="2832" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a634ddbb2196a8a92b2644eb469dff2f78cfd85679ed7b97f63d35ce947876b9/DSC04546.jpg" data-mid="181735415" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a634ddbb2196a8a92b2644eb469dff2f78cfd85679ed7b97f63d35ce947876b9/DSC04546.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8d5b1ccf86bf3737ac22965a4404926e92ccdeeed38620cf48816a9947723516/DSC01353.jpg" data-mid="181735343" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8d5b1ccf86bf3737ac22965a4404926e92ccdeeed38620cf48816a9947723516/DSC01353.jpg" /> <img width="5044" height="3363" width_o="5044" height_o="3363" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/286931ea185e9e1f57544adfcffa80a756bd26df26bb1f1ac1a0d83f73b9131b/Ladyfriends-8-1.jpeg" data-mid="201898037" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/286931ea185e9e1f57544adfcffa80a756bd26df26bb1f1ac1a0d83f73b9131b/Ladyfriends-8-1.jpeg" /> <img width="2768" height="1848" width_o="2768" height_o="1848" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d27b8450617a5624ecf8e3f28f8e1fa3e3f7d32eba8b9af8896069ad4e50d449/DSC04738.jpg" data-mid="181735428" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d27b8450617a5624ecf8e3f28f8e1fa3e3f7d32eba8b9af8896069ad4e50d449/DSC04738.jpg" /> <img width="3234" height="2156" width_o="3234" height_o="2156" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a04577e47ed2dd231c77ca231a2b7af6ea108a0fabef9f912fe02bcae6b95207/DSC05390-1.png" data-mid="181735422" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a04577e47ed2dd231c77ca231a2b7af6ea108a0fabef9f912fe02bcae6b95207/DSC05390-1.png" /> <img width="3234" height="2156" width_o="3234" height_o="2156" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/25f5ba13b11909e1396c56794b6221430d08bfb421d22f93de2019b1655758d8/DSC04560.png" data-mid="181735427" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/25f5ba13b11909e1396c56794b6221430d08bfb421d22f93de2019b1655758d8/DSC04560.png" /> <img width="5044" height="3363" width_o="5044" height_o="3363" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/59d7babbb4946aac8a958587b8f13e56d54acc4ad31cffb09d2eba05be80743b/Ladyfriends-8.jpg" data-mid="181735347" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/59d7babbb4946aac8a958587b8f13e56d54acc4ad31cffb09d2eba05be80743b/Ladyfriends-8.jpg" /> <img width="3234" height="2156" width_o="3234" height_o="2156" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3adcc3162ec5d32db40b8225eb71c8ec901b7d6a1fd50a2c602020d1f63366f3/DSC04790.png" data-mid="181735419" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3adcc3162ec5d32db40b8225eb71c8ec901b7d6a1fd50a2c602020d1f63366f3/DSC04790.png" /> https://clodaghchapman.co.uk/about Sun, 07 Jan 2024 12:52:24 +0000 Clodagh Chapman https://clodaghchapman.co.uk/about Clodagh Chapman is a writer and director from London, currently based in Manchester.In theatre, Clodagh’s work has been longlisted for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, Theatre503 International Award and Papatango New Writing Prize. She was shortlisted for the Hodgkiss Director Award 2026 at the Royal Exchange Theatre, and has undertaken directing observerships on Il Trovatore and Boris Godunov (both Royal Opera House). In film, Clodagh’s debut short played in BAFTA-qualifying festivals worldwide, and she is currently in post-production on her next short for BFI NETWORK. She recently published her debut short story with Tough Poets Review. Alongside this, Clodagh also works as a dramaturg and programmer. She has read for the Bush Theatre, Royal Court Theatre and George Devine Award, and hosted panels and Q&amp;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. She is an incoming PhD Geography (practice-related) student at UCL, funded by the SHS Arts and Humanities Faculty Studentship. <img width="1000" height="562" width_o="1000" height_o="562" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8e06d6ac20de14428379062b03cbbab3d653293175eab36c16d19448fdd5af8f/ezgif.com-gif-maker-1.gif" data-mid="201000939" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8e06d6ac20de14428379062b03cbbab3d653293175eab36c16d19448fdd5af8f/ezgif.com-gif-maker-1.gif" /> https://clodaghchapman.co.uk/prose Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:00:41 +0000 Clodagh Chapman https://clodaghchapman.co.uk/prose FICTION &gt; Mossland, Tough Poets Review, Issue 2, New York, NY: Tough Poets Press (2026) ESSAYS &amp; NON-FICTION &gt; Morgan Quaintance on Available Light, Open City Documentary Festival, London, UK: University College London (2025)&gt; Doing Things with Light: On Cinema and Magic, Open City Documentary Festival, London, UK: University College London (2022) https://clodaghchapman.co.uk/uncool Sun, 07 Jan 2024 12:42:29 +0000 Clodagh Chapman https://clodaghchapman.co.uk/uncool UncoolWRITER &amp; DIRECTOR; IN POST-PRODUCTION <img width="4845" height="2726" width_o="4845" height_o="2726" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/13e71a278b0e5922d6ca614c33bd4667eec3469156adaf79aca780a179eb7b1a/CREDIT-NATALIE-ARGENT---UNCOOL_BTS-9715.jpg" data-mid="245692241" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/13e71a278b0e5922d6ca614c33bd4667eec3469156adaf79aca780a179eb7b1a/CREDIT-NATALIE-ARGENT---UNCOOL_BTS-9715.jpg" /> <img width="8192" height="5464" width_o="8192" height_o="5464" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9f9d8cadbbe525714821ab427c0b98cd3a8c5d5dd0df67ae8717d2314b6de7e4/UNCOOL_BTS-68671.jpg" data-mid="245692234" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9f9d8cadbbe525714821ab427c0b98cd3a8c5d5dd0df67ae8717d2314b6de7e4/UNCOOL_BTS-68671.jpg" /> 1909. Rural Lancashire. Martha is on a mission to get in with the cool kids: the Women’s Suffrage Society North West Organising Committee (and maybe, mostly, their leader Florence). Writer &amp; Director Clodagh Chapman Producer Daljinder Johal Assistant Producer Alize Akturk DOP George Haydock Production Designer Ayesha Linton-Whittle Costume Designer Jonathon Kidd Production Company Little Stitch Productions Photographer Natalie ArgentSupported by Film Hub North via the BFI NETWORK Short Film Fund. Developed on BFI NETWORK Film Hub North 2022 Script Lab.PRESS: Film Hub North Interview BAFTA Albert campaign - Putting Nature in the Picture https://clodaghchapman.co.uk/first-kiss-with-a-girl Sat, 13 Aug 2022 22:21:55 +0000 Clodagh Chapman https://clodaghchapman.co.uk/first-kiss-with-a-girl First Kiss (With A Girl)WRITER &amp; DIRECTOR <img width="2880" height="1618" width_o="2880" height_o="1618" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d7849a4440db9db174aea3d11d79b3a8aeeb4fc932619eedbfc7dcda22cc9cd9/First-Kiss-With-A-Girl---Still-1-V2.png" data-mid="150327264" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d7849a4440db9db174aea3d11d79b3a8aeeb4fc932619eedbfc7dcda22cc9cd9/First-Kiss-With-A-Girl---Still-1-V2.png" /> <img width="2880" height="1620" width_o="2880" height_o="1620" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/493b83ab125c0fc9d75deaaebd259bd3ea50360915c6e68a53241f9a82f37e6b/First-Kiss-With-A-Girl---Still-2-V2.jpg" data-mid="218563895" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/493b83ab125c0fc9d75deaaebd259bd3ea50360915c6e68a53241f9a82f37e6b/First-Kiss-With-A-Girl---Still-2-V2.jpg" /> Up until now, the list of people I’ve kissed in the dark has been comprised of two names. Both male. But with the witching season approaching, all that is about to change.A kitschy, low-fi, bubblegum-sweet glance at queer intimacy.OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:2022 London Short Film Festival | BIFA- &amp; BAFTA-qualifying2022 Hamburg International Short Film Festival | BIFA- &amp; BAFTA-qualifying2021 Scottish Queer International Film Festival | BAFTA-qualifying2021 EFN Film Festival | BIFA-qualifying2022 Women X Film Festival2021 Fringe! Queer Film &amp; Arts Festival2021 Athens Digital Arts Festival2021 Screen &amp; Story Film FestivalPlus dozens of others worldwide. REVIEWS &amp; AWARDS:“Startlingly inventive” - Irish Film London“Every part of Chapman’s directing works in harmony. Too sweet to miss!” - Lesflicks, ★★★★★Selected for the British Council’s UK Shorts &amp; New Talent 2023 Catalogue.Nominated for the Rising Star Award at WXFF. Writer &amp; Director Clodagh Chapman Cast Wyn Turner Thanks to Clare Packham, Aniqah Rawat &amp; Ru WormingtonFestival attendance supported by a British Council x BFI NETWORK Short Film Travel Grant. https://clodaghchapman.co.uk/sink Thu, 09 Oct 2025 22:30:40 +0000 Clodagh Chapman https://clodaghchapman.co.uk/sink Sink WRITER; IN DEVELOPMENT <img width="1600" height="1067" width_o="1600" height_o="1067" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/460728b54db9ff5d804c5e2e0627ddafd21cbbb620568d38b89c524e29026eb2/sink4.jpg" data-mid="239213767" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/460728b54db9ff5d804c5e2e0627ddafd21cbbb620568d38b89c524e29026eb2/sink4.jpg" /> <img width="1600" height="1067" width_o="1600" height_o="1067" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dd65d15ce963d633539bdbecf68f12d0a8231a1d0da8403a21b1d816e606451b/sink1.jpg" data-mid="239213771" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dd65d15ce963d633539bdbecf68f12d0a8231a1d0da8403a21b1d816e606451b/sink1.jpg" /> <img width="1600" height="1067" width_o="1600" height_o="1067" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/33994fc480f56e40f97124d21502a509a9555607802ddb0e9073e071560ded22/sink2.jpg" data-mid="239213769" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/33994fc480f56e40f97124d21502a509a9555607802ddb0e9073e071560ded22/sink2.jpg" /> <img width="1600" height="1067" width_o="1600" height_o="1067" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/92134113ffed0e1764fa87affeb03dc623c81ad5df32c1e56e4951edb3f7209e/sink3.jpg" data-mid="239213768" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/92134113ffed0e1764fa87affeb03dc623c81ad5df32c1e56e4951edb3f7209e/sink3.jpg" /> <img width="1600" height="1067" width_o="1600" height_o="1067" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9d9e04566656a0d6f8599a14bb9f6eed276474b90ccc052d2fee7d9a0cc099c5/sink6.jpg" data-mid="239213765" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9d9e04566656a0d6f8599a14bb9f6eed276474b90ccc052d2fee7d9a0cc099c5/sink6.jpg" /> In Hull, 17-year-old Alva is convinced her feelings control the weather. With impending meterological catastrophe and the surprise reappearance of her childhood best friend, Alva is forced to finally reckon with the depth of her feelings - and the impending doom on her doorstep. Currently in development with Just Something Different. R&amp;Ded at Artsadmin in 2025. Longlist - Papatango New Writing Prize 2024. Longlist - Theatre503 International Playwriting Award 2025. R&amp;D TEAM:Writer Clodagh Chapman Director Maisie Newman Producer Jess Donn for Just Something Different R&amp;D Photography Tom Nevin Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. https://clodaghchapman.co.uk/ladyfriends Sat, 13 Aug 2022 21:49:24 +0000 Clodagh Chapman https://clodaghchapman.co.uk/ladyfriends LADYFRIENDS [a period drama] DIRECTOR <img width="3476" height="2160" width_o="3476" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e6879d10e92f73c665955e4a245412a2e74f2999e2a7e3f7d9d1b8c960d48da5/ladyfriends-web-_0007_DSC_0077.png" data-mid="181733954" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e6879d10e92f73c665955e4a245412a2e74f2999e2a7e3f7d9d1b8c960d48da5/ladyfriends-web-_0007_DSC_0077.png" /> <img width="3476" height="2160" width_o="3476" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/71d65abe48bd9b1efac9427bf15aee17080cbec8709c685b3694c7c26999e40d/ladyfriends-web-_0003_Ladyfriends-8.png" data-mid="181733980" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/71d65abe48bd9b1efac9427bf15aee17080cbec8709c685b3694c7c26999e40d/ladyfriends-web-_0003_Ladyfriends-8.png" /> <img width="3476" height="2160" width_o="3476" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1c10a3910e9e950bde1d13d4db6c1b2331e2ffbb44789a0c25779789d782ef6a/ladyfriends-web-_0000_Ladyfriends-27.png" data-mid="181733977" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1c10a3910e9e950bde1d13d4db6c1b2331e2ffbb44789a0c25779789d782ef6a/ladyfriends-web-_0000_Ladyfriends-27.png" /> Annie and Christabel are dating. Historians dispute this on the grounds of 'inaccuracies' and 'lack of scholastic rigour' and 'the over-interpretation of the fact that women shared bedrooms'. [think: a lesbian period drama that crumbles into a failure at creating a lesbian period drama that crumbles into an Alanis Morrisette tribute act, sort of.] Venues included&nbsp;Camden People’s Theatre, Hope Mill Theatre, Loco Klub Bristol, Gloucester Guildhall, Shakespeare North Playhouse.REVIEWS:“Clodagh Chapman opts to tell a plausible love story through moments of gig theatre, film and PowerPoint presentations (yes, really, and it’s utterly brilliant)” - Liam O’Dell“A glorious collision of off-the-wall humour, quiet intimacy, noisy rebelliousness, and so so much more. A joy.” - Circles &amp; Stalls “A period drama like no other: drawing on questionable historical data, Powerpoint presentations and guitar solos to weave a forgotten queer love story that would make the BBC blush." - Headfirst“A charming, stripped-back, playful metadrama” - North West End “Queer history brought to life with glitterballs, electric guitar, anachronisms and attitude” - Audience feedback ★★★★ North West End★★★★★ MerseyNewsLive Headfirst Editor’s Pick [March 2023]Circles &amp; Stalls Best of Manchester Theatre 2023 Writer &amp; Director&nbsp;Clodagh ChapmanProducer Sarah AllenDramaturg mandlaAssistant Dramaturg Sasha GeorgetteMusical Director &amp; Sound Designer Izzy OdelolaCreative Assistant Natasha LuntCast Ellie Mejía &amp; Lucy MackayOnstage Camera Operator Christina HolmbekAdditional Voiceover James Varney &amp; Christina HolmbekProduction Photographers Natalie Argent, Emrys Thurgood &amp; Hannah Hulatt Early Development Team Kat Johns-Burke (Christabel), Hannah Bristow (Onstage Camera Operator), Emma Rogerson, Diana Miranda &amp; Emma Holtom (Dramaturgical Team) Thanks to Yandass Ndlovu &amp; Libby Williamson Supporters Camden People’s Theatre, Gloucestershire Archives, London Metropolitan Archives, Contact Theatre, Hope Mill Theatre, The Proud Trust, Freedom Youth &amp; University of Manchester Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, and by Manchester Pride’s Superbia Queer Arts Grant. https://clodaghchapman.co.uk/lob Tue, 09 Jan 2024 00:24:26 +0000 Clodagh Chapman https://clodaghchapman.co.uk/lob LOBCO-DIRECTOR <img width="5406" height="3604" width_o="5406" height_o="3604" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fde917ae4257229ba05592ad94d35101e1041e7b17c035d0eeaa073a8fbbac64/DSC01843.jpg" data-mid="246540612" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fde917ae4257229ba05592ad94d35101e1041e7b17c035d0eeaa073a8fbbac64/DSC01843.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/617c72987a8212406840ce96a4cd9b03bf374d1d974016e736d94e74718c11b1/DSC01054.jpg" data-mid="246540613" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/617c72987a8212406840ce96a4cd9b03bf374d1d974016e736d94e74718c11b1/DSC01054.jpg" /> It’s the year 2000 and my grandmother, dreaming of Wimbledon glory, is devastated by my lack of prowess. Having been obsessed with this memory for twenty years now, with their trusty swingball set, Roma Havers attempts to serve a lob. Played at&nbsp;Contact Theatre &amp;&nbsp;The MAC, Belfast with&nbsp;Outburst Arts. REVIEWS:“Joyful, communal and tender.” - I Love MCR “Pairs poetic licence with delightfully offbeat movement to winning effect.” - Circles &amp; Stalls Manchester Wire’s Picks of October 2022Circles &amp; Stalls Top Nine Picks of 2022 TEAM:Writer &amp; Performer Roma Havers Co-Directors Christopher Brown &amp; Clodagh ChapmanProducer Ali Wilson Movement Director Christopher Brown Dramaturg Frankie Blaus Composer Donna Loman Access Champion Ruth O’Sullivan Supporters Contact Theatre, HOME Manchester, Outburst Arts,&nbsp;LGBT Arts &amp; Culture Network &amp; The Proud Trust Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. https://clodaghchapman.co.uk/butterfly Sat, 13 Aug 2022 22:26:30 +0000 Clodagh Chapman https://clodaghchapman.co.uk/butterfly butterflyCO-WRITER, DRAMATURG &amp; ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR <img width="3234" height="2156" width_o="3234" height_o="2156" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a04577e47ed2dd231c77ca231a2b7af6ea108a0fabef9f912fe02bcae6b95207/DSC05390-1.png" data-mid="150327489" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a04577e47ed2dd231c77ca231a2b7af6ea108a0fabef9f912fe02bcae6b95207/DSC05390-1.png" /> <img width="4240" height="2832" width_o="4240" height_o="2832" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b0027fc5eb94cff13baae7f3045e899ec268de1049e5466908cdba1b73814f1c/DSC04787.jpg" data-mid="150327491" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b0027fc5eb94cff13baae7f3045e899ec268de1049e5466908cdba1b73814f1c/DSC04787.jpg" /> <img width="4240" height="2832" width_o="4240" height_o="2832" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4c74787d9d581e8f402db7e172440c678339e425589d30b9e8e90b2ebcde969f/DSC04584.jpg" data-mid="150327499" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4c74787d9d581e8f402db7e172440c678339e425589d30b9e8e90b2ebcde969f/DSC04584.jpg" /> <img width="2768" height="1848" width_o="2768" height_o="1848" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/582217a66d8c30cb3b8cffa538b4268af70665259057c1c8b1c0eddb45c6f4d7/DSC04673.jpg" data-mid="150327501" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/582217a66d8c30cb3b8cffa538b4268af70665259057c1c8b1c0eddb45c6f4d7/DSC04673.jpg" /> <img width="2768" height="1848" width_o="2768" height_o="1848" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d27b8450617a5624ecf8e3f28f8e1fa3e3f7d32eba8b9af8896069ad4e50d449/DSC04738.jpg" data-mid="150327496" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d27b8450617a5624ecf8e3f28f8e1fa3e3f7d32eba8b9af8896069ad4e50d449/DSC04738.jpg" /> <img width="3234" height="2156" width_o="3234" height_o="2156" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e66927819dd4682ac71e5b6748424ef0498f13b935ce0f57e59864159aa10032/DSC04710.png" data-mid="150327494" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e66927819dd4682ac71e5b6748424ef0498f13b935ce0f57e59864159aa10032/DSC04710.png" /> <img width="4240" height="2832" width_o="4240" height_o="2832" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2cb994d70ff7dc3a54c800c3f52d01a2b48bd298be452a938fddeec615a55427/DSC04543.jpg" data-mid="150327500" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2cb994d70ff7dc3a54c800c3f52d01a2b48bd298be452a938fddeec615a55427/DSC04543.jpg" /> <img width="3234" height="2156" width_o="3234" height_o="2156" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/25f5ba13b11909e1396c56794b6221430d08bfb421d22f93de2019b1655758d8/DSC04560.png" data-mid="150327493" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/25f5ba13b11909e1396c56794b6221430d08bfb421d22f93de2019b1655758d8/DSC04560.png" /> <img width="3234" height="2156" width_o="3234" height_o="2156" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3adcc3162ec5d32db40b8225eb71c8ec901b7d6a1fd50a2c602020d1f63366f3/DSC04790.png" data-mid="150327497" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3adcc3162ec5d32db40b8225eb71c8ec901b7d6a1fd50a2c602020d1f63366f3/DSC04790.png" /> An Elizabethan woman stitches a beard from her pubic hair to marry the woman she loves. A Punjabi-speaking Muslim girl tries to make her parents understand who she is by translating the untranslatable. A drag queen fighting in World War II must literally lip sync for her life.A show about remembering (and forgetting) everyday LGBTQ+ changemakers. Played at&nbsp;Loco Klub Bristol and&nbsp;VAULT Festival 2020.REVIEWS:“A brilliant show full of heart – it’s history that is far from dull and has been smacked through a queer kaleidoscope of charm, dark humour and vibrancy” - The Guardian “A queer anthology which sizzles with an electric energy” - VAULT Emerging Critics “As hilarious as it is heart-warming” - DIVA Magazine “A powerful story about LGBT+ lives and love which crosses time.” - Mslexia★★★★ The Crumb★★★★ VAULT Emerging Critics DIVA Magazine’s Top Eight VAULT Festival Shows [2020]Thespie’s VAULT Festival Picks [2020] TEAM:Writers Clodagh Chapman &amp; Sam Arbor Director Sam Arbor Producer Ben Orr Associate Director &amp; Dramaturg Clodagh ChapmanAdditional Material Anna Fenton-Garvey &amp; Nush Abbas Musical Director James Christensen Drag Choreographer Ruth Wormington Production Manager Grace Hart Producing Assistant Gabi Spiro Lighting Designer Ben Orr Set Designer Polly Wain Costume Designer Beck Throup Script Development Billie Collins Research Assistance Norena Shopland Production Photographer Harry Plowden VAULT Cast Anna Fenton-Garvey, Eden Peppercorn, Tom Taplin, Nush Abbas, Ericka Posadas, Jacob Garvey, Lucy Mackay &amp; Tarun Shah Loco Klub Cast Anna Fenton-Garvey, Nush Abbas, Sophie Graham, Elsa Rae-Lewellen, Jonny Fryer, Thi-An Nguyen, Andy Simpson, Anna Fenton-Garvey, Alex Jenn &amp; Rosel Jackson-Stern With support from The Yard Theatre and UK LGBT+ History Month, produced for Bedlam Chorus. https://clodaghchapman.co.uk/cv Mon, 17 Jun 2024 18:46:57 +0000 Clodagh Chapman https://clodaghchapman.co.uk/cv SELECTED CREDITSTHEATRE &gt; Sink | in R&amp;D with Just Something Different | dir. Maisie Newman | Writer | forthcoming &gt; LADYFRIENDS [a period drama] | Touring | Director &amp; Writer | 2022-23&gt; LOB | Contact Theatre &amp; Outburst Arts | Co-Director | 2022 &gt; butterfly | VAULT Festival | dir. Sam Arbor | Co-Writer, Associate Director &amp; Dramaturg | 2020 FILM&gt; Uncool | BFI NETWORK &amp; Little Stitch Productions | Writer &amp; Director | forthcoming &gt; First Kiss (With A Girl) | peachy clean zine ((dirty)) | Writer &amp; Director | 2020 [played in competition at BAFTA-qualifying festivals worldwide]DIRECTING OBSERVING &amp; SHADOWING&gt; Ada and the Code Crusaders | English Touring Opera | Director Shadowing | dir. Nel Crouch | 2026 &gt; Boris Godunov | Royal Opera House | Directing Observership | dir. Richard Jones &amp; revival dir. Ben Mills | 2026&gt; Il Trovatore | Royal Opera House | Directing Observership | dir. Adele Thomas &amp; revival dir. Simon Iorio | 2025 PUBLICATIONS FICTION&gt; Mossland, Tough Poets Review, Issue 2, New York, NY: Tough Poets Press (2026) ESSAYS &amp; NON-FICTION&gt; Interview: Morgan Quaintance, Open City Documentary Festival, London, UK: University College London (2025)&gt; Doing Things with Light: On Cinema and Magic, Open City Documentary Festival, London, UK: University College London (2022) OTHER WORK SCRIPT READING&gt; Royal Court Theatre (Young Playwrights Award)&gt; Bush Theatre&gt; George Devine Award TEACHING&gt; University of Salford | BA Theatre &amp; Performance&gt; Royal Central School of Speech &amp; Drama | MA/MFA Advanced Theatre PracticePROGRAMMING &amp; CRITICISM&gt; Sheffield DocFest | Programme Adviser | 2022 – pres.&gt; BFI Future Film Festival | Submission Previewer | 2022&gt; British Film Insitute | BFI Film Academy Young Programmer | 2021-22&gt; Almeida Theatre | Young Critic | 2019-21 FACILITATIONVarious buildings and organisations including the National Theatre, The Lowry, Royal Exchange Theatre, HOME, BFI Film Academy, Homotopia, University of Manchester, Contact Theatre, The Proud Trust and The London Archives. AWARDS &amp; MEMBERSHIPS MEMBERSHIPS&gt; BAFTA | Connect Member | Jul. 2023 – pres.&gt; Dramaturgs’ Network | Full Member | Sep. 2020 – pres.&gt; Dramaturgs’ Network | Board Member | Dec. 2025 – pres. AWARDS&gt; Official Selection at BIFA- and BAFTA-qualifying film festivals&gt; Semi-Finalist for BBC Comedy Collective 2025&gt; Shortlisted for Film4 x New Writing North Genre Feature Lab 2024&gt; Longlisted for Theatre503 International Award for Playwriting 2024/25&gt; Longlisted for Papatango New Writing Prize 2024&gt; Longlisted for Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2025 EDUCATION &amp; TRAINING &gt; PhD Geography (practice-related), University College London - FORTHCOMING &gt; MA Advanced Theatre Practice (Distinction), Royal Central School of Speech &amp; Drama, University of London&gt; BSc Geography (First Class Hons), University of Bristol [Graduated with the Qualitative Human Geography Dissertation Prize.]