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Sophie works as a freelance theatre director. Her work ranges across intense, fast-paced thrillers; politicised new writing; children's theatre; classical adaptations and farce. Most recently she was commissioned to direct several pieces for the Conan Doyle Collection in Portsmouth as part of their 'Summer of Sherlock', including directing and editing several promos. She is also moving into directing for film.
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SHERLOCK'S POSIONS / 2018

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FLURRY / 2017

"The play got me thinking about how I would react to discovering if I were complicit in the taking of another person’s life"
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LondonTheatre1

"Sophie Flack's superb sense of timing"
View From The Gods

"An atmospheric problem play mistily wrapped around the murderous conceit that “sometimes the wrong thing is the right thing to do.”"
****
West End Wilma

'Flurry'

​by Olu Alakija ​The Vaults, Waterloo, 14th-18th March 2017

Three women in a remote forest. 3am. They've come to move a body, but one of them has a secret - his death wasn't an accident, as she told the other two...
Splintered friendships, damaged lives, a dark and eerie night.
'Flurry' is currently being developed into a film.

Written by Olu Alakija
Directed by Sophie Flack
Produced by The Pensive Federation
Karen - Ashleigh Cheadle
Jenny - Virginia Lee
Sarah - Leanne May Bennett



THE ADVENTURES OF CONAN DOYLE! / 2018

Calling all explorers! A free interactive story-telling show based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s travel adventures.

Not just a stuffy old writer, he was also an explorer  - and an adventurer! Did you know he spent 6 months working as a surgeon on a whaling ship? Whoa! Or that he and his family
travelled to Egypt, Australia and across the USA? He also spent a year in Vienna studying ophthalmology? Hang on! What’s ophthalmology?!

Join us for a fun adventure across the globe… with singing, dancing and plenty of audience participation.

Suitable for children
ages 4+ and their families.
Portsmouth City Museum
3 Museum Road
PO21 2LJ

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​CHOPPER COPPERS / 2017

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​On 18th June 1984 what should have been a peaceful picket line at a British Steel Corporation coking plant in Orgreave, as part of the UK Miners' Strike, became a violent confrontation between police and miners, subsequently described as 'a brutal example of legalised state violence' and 'a defining and ghastly moment that changed, forever, how this country functions as an economy and as a democracy.'
In June 1991, South Yorkshire Police paid £425,000 in compensation to 39 miners for assault, wrongful arrest, unlawful detention and malicious prosecution. In 2015, the Independent Police Complaints Commission reported that there was "evidence of excessive violence by police officers, a false narrative from police exaggerating violence by miners, perjury by officers giving evidence to prosecute the arrested men, and an apparent cover up of that perjury by senior officers." Following renewed calls for a public inquiry, it was announced by Conservative Party Home Secretary Amber Rudd, that there would be no statutory inquiry or independent review.
Written and produced as part of the Jack Studio Theatre's Writers Workshop, 'Chopper Coppers' asks the question what happens when the state justice system breaks down and can you right an injustice with another injustice?
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WRITTEN BY MERYL WALKER
DIRECTED BY SOPHIE FLACK
PRODUCED BY KATE BANNISTER
​LITERARY MANAGER - DAVID BOTTOMLEY
​CAMERA WORK - MICHAEL JOHNSON
SARGE - JOHN RAYMENT
TULLY - VIRGINIA LEE
DIGGER - IAN MAIRS

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​QUEENS OF DAYTIME / 2017

Written in 24 hours by award-winning playwright David Hendon, 'Queens of Daytime' is a satirical comedy based on the lives of daytime TV presenters Bev and Em - rescued from the dark obscurity of Mattress TV by hard-nosed producer Paula, Bev and Em's talk show fights against falling ratings, clinically depressed guest stars and Bev's chronic inability to not sleep with other people's husbands....
"No Bev, this doesn't look bad, it is bad....!"
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#24HourPlayChallenge

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CHURCHILL THEATRE, BROMLEY
​8th JULY 2017
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WRITTEN BY - David Hendon
DIRECTED BY - Sophie Flack
PRODUCED BY - Joanne Sealey & Hannah Abbott

BEV - Eimar O'Neill
EM - Leanne Pettit
PAULA - Lucy Farrar
IZZY - Biana Mulligan
DELILAH - Lola Claire

BLU-RAY / 2017

Blu-Ray
by Paul Holiday
Theatre 53two, Manchester, 18th-22nd April 2017


"Diana Atkins and Hayley Thompson are excellent as sisters reacting in markedly different ways to their mother's recent death and realising that a particular enduring family ritual has been pointless all along. The play sends the sisters on quite a journey considering its short running time and the actors invest this with great subtlety and truth. Atkins is particularly memorable as the testy Chloe, whose grief has left her trapped in obsessive compulsive behaviour and a monstrous dressing gown."
Manchester Audience Bulldog

Written by Paul Holiday
Directed by Sophie Flack
Produced by The Pensive Federation
Chloe - Diana Atkins
​Stacey - Hayley Thompson

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RING / 2017

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​by Drew Tosh

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Theatre 53two, Manchester, 18th-22nd April 2017

"'Ring' is a defty handled, semi-absurd look at jealousy between long-term partners Vicki and Jo, in which the 'other woman' Suzy is actually a goldfish. Deborah Sekibo makes Vicky the goldfish-fancier extremely likeable where the character might have been too unsympathetic. As broody-but-in-denial Jo, Kim Burnett is quietly heartbreaking. Flack and Tosh trust their actors to convey a lot more onstage than is spelled out in the dialogue and it's a well-written piece that never feels rushed in spite of the need to stay funny whilst covering a remarkable amount of emotional ground."
Manchester Audience Bulldog

Written by Drew Tosh
Directed by Sophie Flack
​Produced by The Pensive Federation
Vicky - Deborah Sekibo
Jo - Kim Burnett

HANSEL & GRETEL / 2015-16

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"Expertly told..."
The Latest, Jeff Hemmings
"A beautiful spirit of performance team!"
Crimson Horse Theatre, Sascha Cooper
"You'll be entranced...!"
Matthew Baker, Lewes
Fresh out of the oven and hot from sucessful sell-out shows in Brighton 2013, Lantern Light are back and on the sugary road with their charming adaptation of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy-tale!

Cooking up all the magic of the original story, but with a refreshing new sensibility, Hansel and Gretel will make a host of new friends with their treacly tale. Songs, dancing, magic and pebble-hunting, baked together and dusted with fresh new characters, a witty script and plenty of imagination, bring enchantment and delight to children and adults alike.

The story starts in a small village, deep in the heart of the Black Forest, when a handsome young woodcutter marries a temptingly mysterious woman. His children don’t like her, but they also don’t like doing their chores or village life! Bread-hating, cake-loving, tomboyish Gretel wants to leave the boring old forest for the excitement of the city and shy, sensitive Hansel – he doesn’t want to cut down trees, he wants to paint them!

Join Lantern Light this Christmas for a tasty treat and find out how the story ends – what kind of a spell has their new stepmother put on Hansel and Gretel’s father?... Can the bird outside the cottage really talk?... And why is there the scent of gingerbread wafting through the trees?...


A show with a heart, about growing up, learning to love your family and not always getting what you want!

Songs, dancing, games for children of all ages (!) to get involved with and sweet giveaways – come down and join us for a tasty treat!


Children are encouraged to come dressed as their favourite fairy-tale characters!

Age Recommendation: 5+ (though happy to welcome younger members of the family at parents' discretion)
Running Time: 80 minutes (plus a 20 minute interval)

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2015/16 Tour Dates 
The Seagull, Lowestoft 4th December 2015, 10.30am & 1.30pm
The Seagull, Lowestoft 5th December 2015, 2pm & 3pm
Rialto Theatre, Brighton
 12th December 2015, 12pm & 3pm
The New Wimbledon Theatre, Studio 29th December 2015, 11am & 2pm
The New Wimbledon Theatre, Studio 30th December 2015, 11am & 2pm
The New Wimbledon Theatre, Studio 2nd January 2016, 11am & 2pm
The Towngate Theatre, Basildon 30th January 2016, 12.30pm & 3.30pm
Central Studio, Basingstoke 6th February 2016, 11am Fairy-Tale Workshop
Central Studio, Basingstoke 6th February 2016 12.15pm


THE ALTERNATIVE SEAGULL / 2016

"Hilarious!"
"That was my life two years ago..!"  
(Theatre Director who wishes to remain Unnamed...!")
"Brilliant!"

"The Alternative Seagull" 
- A Farce!


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Presented by Platform at The Bread & Roses Theatre, 'The Alternative Seagull' tells the hilarious tale of a cast of misfits, lead by a director dangerously close to the edge of madness, who attempt to stage a production of Chekhov's masterpiece 'The Seagull'...

Nina's trying to be taken seriously as an actress, though she's still struggling to pronounce Chekhov's name, Trepliov believes in the play with all of his soul, but can't quite deal with the director's 'diverse, ensemble' vision and Trigorin's intense connection to the universal truth behind the inevitable ambiguity of life frequently causes him to miss his cues...

Undeterred, they stumble blindly on, until the director, unable to find an actual seagull, presents them with the 'alternative seagull' -  leading them to stage 'The Badger - A Comedy by Anton Chekhov'!
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​Written by - Robert Crighton
Directed by - Sophie Flack
Produced by - Tessa Hart 
Photographer - J. Willow Rosenberg
Trepliov - Samuel Mattioli
Nina - Rosie Louden
Tregorin - Andrew Candish


THE BRIGHTON RACE COURSE MURDER / 2015

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'The Brighton Race Course Murder' radio play was selected to be performed as a rehearsed reading at ScriptReadEast's new writing showcase at Rich Mix on Sunday 8th February 2015.
The play is currently undergoing further development.



Detective Inspector Rheumes - Nikki Wright
Beth McGowen - Denys Gaskill
Sargent Wilson - Daniel Jarvis
Alexandra Herne / Amelia Cuthbert-Wills / Diane Peterson - Sienna Gray
Manager / Bertrand Filger - Jacob Shephard
Remmy Dinty / Dr. Elven / Mr Finney - Andrew McDonald

Narrator - Gavin Duff

Written & Directed by - Sophie Flack
Produced by - Sophie Critchlow

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