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The whole school is buzzing with activity. Props and costumes are being made, scenes, songs and dances are being rehearsed, the building is being transformed. We have an amazing design team working with the kids - Hannah Mayall -set, Tabitha Doyle - costume, Oliver Fenwick - lighting, Anna Longmuir - producer, we have graphic designers, musicians, songwriters, choreographers, photographers..... all from the wider school community. Its amazing. (click here to see more on thi

Flo is finished. She looks amazing. The children are now learning to operate her (click here to see more on this project)

After months of behind the scene work, preparations and rehearsals for Hip Hip Hooray are underway! I am co-directing an ambitious community arts project at a North London Primary School to celebrate their centenary. We are involving all 441 children in the school, all the teachers and support staff and as many parents as have the time! A specially commissioned script, written by Danny Scheinmann, takes us through the last century up until the present day, and moves the audie

I have been working with Nina Miranda on vocals and Alex Kingsbury on guitar to create an audio recording of this powerful story - adapted from Clarissa Pinkola Estes "Women Who Run with the Wolves". This is the version so far..... https://soundcloud.com/sarahsutcliffe/selkie-story-long-version

A lovely evening celebrating National Storytelling Day with Story Jam.

Danny Scheinmann and myself, with Neyire Ashworth on clarinet, will be telling two stories; a version of Sheheredzade from 1001 Nights and Birds, a traditional jewish tale.

Winner of the Best Film and Audience award at the London 48 Hour Film Project 2011. Director - Paul Gowers Writer - Jim North Stars - Jim North & Sarah Sutcliffe Watch here

Award winning comedy Brit Flick; “Fantastically honest, brilliantly improvised… the cast are terrific” film 4. Low-budget, romantic British sex-comedy of errors. Four uptight, 30-something, London professionals have a weekend away in the country, which sets their chaotic love lives on an emotional roller-coaster in this largely improvised effort from first time director, David Scheinmann. Watch it here.

Scottish Bafta award winning short film. Directed by Yulia Mahr.

Part of the British Council “Best of British” Showcase season, this storytelling theatre show which I co wrote played at some fantastic venues including The Purcell Rooms, Lyric Hammersmith and Theatre Royal Plymouth, as well as internationally.

The Lost Child Trilogy toured all over the world. David had extraordinary insight and vision.