Sink
WRITER; IN DEVELOPMENT
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&Ded at Artsadmin in 2025.
Longlist - Papatango New Writing Prize 2024.
Longlist - Theatre503 International Playwriting Award 2025.
R&D TEAM:
Writer Clodagh Chapman
Director Maisie Newman
Producer Jess Donn for Just Something Different
R&D Photography Tom Nevin
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Currently in development with Just Something Different.
R&Ded at Artsadmin in 2025.
Longlist - Papatango New Writing Prize 2024.
Longlist - Theatre503 International Playwriting Award 2025.
R&D TEAM:
Writer Clodagh Chapman
Director Maisie Newman
Producer Jess Donn for Just Something Different
R&D Photography Tom Nevin
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
LADYFRIENDS [a period drama]
DIRECTOR
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 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 & 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 & Stalls Best of Manchester Theatre 2023
Writer & Director Clodagh Chapman
Producer Sarah Allen
Dramaturg mandla
Assistant Dramaturg Sasha Georgette
Musical Director & Sound Designer Izzy Odelola
Creative Assistant Natasha Lunt
Cast Ellie Mejía & Lucy Mackay
Onstage Camera Operator Christina Holmbek
Additional Voiceover James Varney & Christina Holmbek
Production Photographers Natalie Argent, Emrys Thurgood & Hannah Hulatt
Early Development Team Kat Johns-Burke (Christabel), Hannah Bristow (Onstage Camera Operator), Emma Rogerson, Diana Miranda & Emma Holtom (Dramaturgical Team)
Thanks to Yandass Ndlovu & Libby Williamson
Supporters Camden People’s Theatre, Gloucestershire Archives, London Metropolitan Archives, Contact Theatre, Hope Mill Theatre, The Proud Trust, Freedom Youth & University of Manchester
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, and by Manchester Pride’s Superbia Queer Arts Grant.
[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 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 & 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 & Stalls Best of Manchester Theatre 2023
Writer & Director Clodagh Chapman
Producer Sarah Allen
Dramaturg mandla
Assistant Dramaturg Sasha Georgette
Musical Director & Sound Designer Izzy Odelola
Creative Assistant Natasha Lunt
Cast Ellie Mejía & Lucy Mackay
Onstage Camera Operator Christina Holmbek
Additional Voiceover James Varney & Christina Holmbek
Production Photographers Natalie Argent, Emrys Thurgood & Hannah Hulatt
Early Development Team Kat Johns-Burke (Christabel), Hannah Bristow (Onstage Camera Operator), Emma Rogerson, Diana Miranda & Emma Holtom (Dramaturgical Team)
Thanks to Yandass Ndlovu & Libby Williamson
Supporters Camden People’s Theatre, Gloucestershire Archives, London Metropolitan Archives, Contact Theatre, Hope Mill Theatre, The Proud Trust, Freedom Youth & University of Manchester
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, and by Manchester Pride’s Superbia Queer Arts Grant.
LOB
CO-DIRECTOR
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 Contact Theatre & The MAC, Belfast with Outburst Arts.
REVIEWS:
“Joyful, communal and tender.” - I Love MCR
“Pairs poetic licence with delightfully offbeat movement to winning effect.” - Circles & Stalls
Manchester Wire’s Picks of October 2022
Circles & Stalls Top Nine Picks of 2022
TEAM:
Writer & Performer Roma Havers
Co-Directors Christopher Brown & Clodagh Chapman
Producer Ali Wilson
Movement Director Christopher Brown
Dramaturg Frankie Blaus
Composer Donna Loman
Access Champion Ruth O’Sullivan
Supporters Contact Theatre, HOME Manchester, Outburst Arts, LGBT Arts & Culture Network & The Proud Trust
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Having been obsessed with this memory for twenty years now, with their trusty swingball set, Roma Havers attempts to serve a lob.
Played at Contact Theatre & The MAC, Belfast with Outburst Arts.
REVIEWS:
“Joyful, communal and tender.” - I Love MCR
“Pairs poetic licence with delightfully offbeat movement to winning effect.” - Circles & Stalls
Manchester Wire’s Picks of October 2022
Circles & Stalls Top Nine Picks of 2022
TEAM:
Writer & Performer Roma Havers
Co-Directors Christopher Brown & Clodagh Chapman
Producer Ali Wilson
Movement Director Christopher Brown
Dramaturg Frankie Blaus
Composer Donna Loman
Access Champion Ruth O’Sullivan
Supporters Contact Theatre, HOME Manchester, Outburst Arts, LGBT Arts & Culture Network & The Proud Trust
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
butterfly
CO-WRITER, DRAMATURG & ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
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 Loco Klub Bristol and 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 & Sam Arbor
Director Sam Arbor
Producer Ben Orr
Associate Director & Dramaturg Clodagh Chapman
Additional Material Anna Fenton-Garvey & 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 & Tarun Shah
Loco Klub Cast Anna Fenton-Garvey, Nush Abbas, Sophie Graham, Elsa Rae, Jonny Fryer, Thi-An Nguyen, Andy Simpson, Anna Fenton-Garvey, Alex Jenn & Rosel Jackson Stern
With support from The Yard Theatre and UK LGBT+ History Month, produced for Bedlam Chorus.
A show about remembering (and forgetting) everyday LGBTQ+ changemakers.
Played at Loco Klub Bristol and 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 & Sam Arbor
Director Sam Arbor
Producer Ben Orr
Associate Director & Dramaturg Clodagh Chapman
Additional Material Anna Fenton-Garvey & 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 & Tarun Shah
Loco Klub Cast Anna Fenton-Garvey, Nush Abbas, Sophie Graham, Elsa Rae, Jonny Fryer, Thi-An Nguyen, Andy Simpson, Anna Fenton-Garvey, Alex Jenn & Rosel Jackson Stern
With support from The Yard Theatre and UK LGBT+ History Month, produced for Bedlam Chorus.