CLODAGH
CHAPMAN


writer + director + maker

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SINK
WRITER; IN DEVELOPMENT



An exploded-out kitchen sink drama about the end of the world.

In contemporary Hull, a seventeen-year-old girl is convinced she can control the weather. But when the world starts to crumble and her childhood best friend makes a surprise reappearance, she's forced to finally reckon with the depth of her feelings - and the impending doom on her doorstep.

Longlisted for BOLD Playwrights 2024.

TEAM:
Writer
Clodagh Chapman
Producer Jess Donn
HOME R&D Cast
Molly Crighton & Tsen Day-Beaver
HOME R&D Associate Dramaturgs
Sasha Georgette, James Varney & Libby Williamson
Box of Tricks Extract Reading Casts Alice Christina-Corrigan & Lauren Nicole Mayes
Additional thanks to Maisie Holland & Ronan McGrath
Supporters
Box of Tricks, Rope Ladder Fiction & HOME

Developed on Box of Tricks’ Pen Pals and BoxFresh schemes, including an extract reading at HOME Manchester in January 2023. R&Ded with HOME Manchester in December 2023.


DROP IT

DRAMATURG; IN DEVELOPMENT


A love song to teenage pop rock and all of the adolescent hobbies you’ve long since dropped. Featuring drum kits, connection and a little bit of chaos.

Shortlisted for the LET Award 2023.

R&Ded with The Lowry and Lighthouse Poole.

Writer & Performer
Jodie Irvine
Composer & Musical Director Stefan Abingdon
Director Charlie Norburn
Dramaturg Clodagh Chapman
Poole R&D Cast Harry Irvine, Jasmine Earl, Marcus Wood & Stanton Wright
Lowry R&D Cast Jack Hart, Radhika Aggarwal & Toby De Salis
Supporters The Lowry, REcreate Agency & Lighthouse Poole

Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

BORROWED

DRAMATURG


A story about a pregnant fat girl, a prejudiced healthcare system, and a pineapple.

Premiered at Unity Theatre, Liverpool

Writer
Sasha Georgette
Director Lauren Tranter
Producer Steph Hartland
Cast Emmy Stonelake & Sasha Georgette
Sound Designer Izzy Odelola
Lighting Designer Xenia Bayer
Dramaturg Clodagh Chapman
Movement Director Elissa Cooper
Creative Access Director Alice Christina-Corrigan
Access Worker & Assistant Director Carly McCann
Trainee Assistant Producer Lauren Dalboth
Photographer Andrew Brown (ABphotography)

Developed on Box of Tricks’ Pen Pals and BoxFresh schemes.

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

Director & Lead Artist 
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 her trusty swingball set, Roma Havers attempts to serve a LOB.

Played at Contact Theatre and The MAC, Belfast (via 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
Producer Ali Wilson
Co-Directors Christopher Brown & Clodagh Chapman
Movement Director Christopher Brown
Dramaturg Frankie Blaus
Composer Donna Loman
Access Champion Ruth O’Sullivan
Supporters Contact Theatre, HOME Manchester, Outburst Arts & The Proud Trust

Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

© 2024 Clodagh Chapman