Sorcha McCaffrey
actor & writer
about me
I am a West Yorkshire actor and writer from a little village on the moors. I trained as an actor at ALRA North and I'm a supported artist at Oldham Coliseum. I make theatre and tell stories. The rest of the time I am probably having a snack.
What I’m up to at the moment: My new play Krill has been longlisted for The Women's Prize for Playwriting, shortlisted for the Verity Bargate Award, and is a finalist in Hope Mill Theatre's Playwriting Prize.
ladybones
Our 2020 tour of Ladybones is on hold at the moment, but we'll resume next year.
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Alphabetti Theatre, Newcastle, 18|19|20|21 Feb
Oldham Coliseum, Oldham, 14 May
Square Chapel, Halifax, 15 May
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Archaeologist Nuala unearths a skeleton and her ordered life starts to unravel. Based on personal experience, this is a story about OCD, dungarees, and being weird but not a weirdo.
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Written & performed by Sorcha McCaffrey (that’s me!) | Directed by Lucia Cox Lighting by Holly Ellis | Sound by Alex Carvalho | Projections by Ryan Gilmartin
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Ladybones has been recorded as an audio drama on Audible
'Theatre at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019'
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Ladybones at Edinburgh Fringe 2019
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'beautifully written script which is filled with wit and ecstasy.’ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine ★★★★★
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‘original and riveting theatre’ The Feminist Fringe ★★★★★
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‘Outstanding. It's hilarious, emotional, compassionate, and an absolute riot.’ Young Perspective ★★★★★
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‘a captivating performance, with quirky use of physical comedy and skilled multi-rolling.’ Three Weeks ★★★★
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'she really understands how good audience interaction should work'
The Wee Review ★★★★
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Ladybones has been supported by National Lottery Arts Council funding
and the charity OCD-UK.
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acting
Since training I have toured in Wuthering Heights with the John Godber Company, and performed my solo show Ladybones at VAULT Festival and at Edinburgh Fringe, as well as adapting it for Audible. I have also performed at Contact Theatre (La Biblioteca), the Royal Exchange (Co:LAB Festival) and toured a show about homophobia with Pink Triangle Theatre to schools and prisons.
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writing
My first play Ladybones is a solo interactive show about OCD and archaeology (what a combo). I have taken part in the Royal Court writers group and I'm currently developing my new play Krill, a queer apocalyptic love story (longlisted for The Women's Prize for Playwriting and shortlisted for the Verity Bargate Award). I wrote a thing about the weird vibes of the library for Apples and Snakes’ Deranged Poetesses at ARC Stockton. You can listen to Pop and Crisps, the short audio play I wrote for Oldham Coliseum.
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