Welcome to my writing website! I'm Sally Beaumont, a playwright and screenwriter based in London By clicking the links above you can find my CV, full biography, reviews and past productions. Scroll down to read about the productions I've had in the last year and the next two opportunities to see my writing in production. About Me I was trained in playwriting at the University of Exeter by Phil Smith and James MacDonald with additional lectures by Kaite O’Reilly, Abi Morgan, David Eldridge, Tony Robinson and Jennifer Saunders. My first play, A Prod in the Right Direction was inspired by my French training in Commedia dell’Arte and had a two-week sell out run at the Alma Tavern, Bristol. From there I joined the Young Writers Programme at the Royal Court and produced The Scene, a love story set to the backdrop of sado-masochism. A Prod in the Right Direction had a second production by Fleshpot Theatre in October 2007, receiving a 4-star review from remotegoat.co.uk: " The play is written with an edge, as a rejoinder to the helpless heroine… A Prod in the Right Direction is simply very good fun". Contact Me: ..07814 199016 . info@SallyBeaumont.com
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Performance Schedule October 2007 A Prod in the Right DirectionProduced at the Kensington Arms and Golden Lion by Fleshpot Theatre 4 Star Review by Simon Dale, www.remotegoat.co.uk “Silly, warm, well crafted fun. Each character is written and played larger than life, deliberately so - and it works. Drawing on slapstick, Benny Hill-esque sequences, it's Keystone Cops, broad farce, and with the balcony scene and mistaken identity under cover of night we're in Shakespeare territory. The play is written with an edge, as a rejoinder to the helpless heroine and with some sharp observations but Sally Beaumont remembers the point of live theatre - to entertain. A Prod in the Right Direction is simply very good fun.” February 2008 The Other Side of Everything - part of “666 at the Tristan Bates Theatre” 3 Star Review by Lisa Williams, www.remotegoat.co.uk “The strongest scripts of the six were Black Dog Day by Sharon Kanolik and The Other Side of Everything by Sally Beaumont, both exploring themes of identity - how people really feel about themselves despite what they project to the world and leaving the audience with something to think aboutafter the lights fade down.” Fluffy Handcuffs Finalist in the Bite Size International 10 Minute Playwriting Competition. The event was judged by Arts Council representatives, New Writing South plus a senior script consultant from London Scriptwriting Centre and a prize-winning playwright. *Winner of Actors Choice Award Comments from the judges:
April 2008 Stuck in the Railings –part of the “Theatre in the Pound” event. Performed at the Cockpit Theatre by The Wrong Sort. Review by Mike Dean: “This was an amusing piece, written by Sally Beaumont for a cast of five,including herself, each character separately defined and well acted. In the discussion after the performance, the youngest member of the audience quite rightly remarked that "It was funny".” Audience comments:
Sow Business Reading with London Playwrights Collective at Theatre 503 May 2008 Fluffy Handcuffs 9 th-16 th May, 7.30pm at The Sanctuary Café, part of Brighton Fringe Festival, produced by Bite Size Theatre. “A brilliant, edgy set of plays for our 'Soiree' shows on Friday 9th, Saturday 10th and Friday 16th May at 7.30pm. These menus will include some of the finalists from the recent Bite-Size International Playwriting competition, which saw over 400 entries received from aspiring and professional writers. This year we include award-winning plays from the biggest and best playwriting competitions in the USA, UK and Australia. ” The Crunch 20 th-25 th May, 7.30pm at The Baron’s Court Theatre 28a Comeragh Road, W14 9RH Click for Map Box Office: 020 8932 4747 Produced by First Draft Theatre Two officers prevent a bombing. But the women with the bombs aren't who they seem to be and nor are those who arrest them. The Crunch asks where our terrorism legislation is taking us- and whether terrorism can ever be justified. Visit The Crunch's Website for more information
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