Sarah Punshon

Director

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Biography

Sarah is founder and Artistic Director of One Tenth Human, collaborating with artists, scientists and children to create innovative arts-science adventures (“really great children’s theatre” Maddy Costa, Exeunt). One Tenth Human’s projects include Arthur, a solo-and-a-half show performed by Daniel Bye and his 4 month old baby, which won a Scotsman Fringe First 2019, and We’re Stuck!, commissioned by Shoreditch Town Hall & Z-arts, starring Seiriol Davies as “Dr Ernest Volcano” and his robotic twin, “Volcano-bot”. Find out more at  www.onetenthhuman.com

Sarah’s other writing and directing for young audiences includes Hattie Naylor’s unique take on The Three Musketeers (nominated for the UK Theatre Award for Best Production for Children and Young People), and her own adaptations of Peter Pan (Bolton Octagon, “a show with playfulness at its heart” Guardian) and The Lion Inside (Rose Theatre / Unicorn / Nicoll Entertainment, “this show is the king cat’s whiskers” The Stage).

Sarah trained at Cambridge University, the Royal Scottish Conservatoire, on the Regional Theatres Young Directors Scheme (West Yorkshire Playhouse 2003-2005) and on the BBC Drama Directors Academy (2006). She was a Clore Leadership Fellow 2010/11, mentored by Sir Richard Eyre, and Artistic Director of The Dukes Lancaster 2017-2019.

Credits

Theatre

Production Company Notes
THE WIZARD OF OZ
2025 		Theatre By The Lake

As Director
By Sonia Jalyly
SO UNFAIR
2025 		One Tenth Human

Written and performed by Daniel Bye
Direction and dramaturgy by Sarah Punshon
PIPES AND POO
2025 		One Tenth Human

As Writer/Director
THE JUNGLE BOOK
2024 		Octagon Bolton

As Director
Based on the book by Rudyard Kipling
Adapted by Andrew Pollard
Music by Ziad Jabero
THE LION INSIDE
2024 		Rose Theatre, Kingston

Based on the book by Rachel Bright and Jim Field
Adapted & Directed by Sarah Punshon
Music & Lyrics by Eamonn O’Dwyer
THE LIGHTBULB PRINCESS
2023 		One Tenth Human & tutti frutti

With Ziad Jabero
As Writer/Director
THE JUNGLE BOOK
2022 		Oldham Coliseum

Written by Jessica Swale based on the book by Rudyard Kipling
Directed by Sarah Punshon
THE JUNGLE BOOK
2022 		Dukes Lancaster & Williamson Park

By Andrew Pollard
CURIOUS INVESTIGATORS
2022 		One Tenth Human

Commissioned by Big Imaginations
CINDERELLA: THE AWESOME TRUTH
2021 		Polka Theatre / One Tenth Human

By Sarah Punshon and Felix Hagan, created with Toni-Dee Paul
ARTHUR
2019 		Edinburgh Festival

Co-created with Daniel Bye
*Winner: Scotsman Fringe First
CINDERELLA: A FAIRYTALE
2019 		The Dukes Lancaster

Devised by Sally Cookson, Adam Peck and Company
PETER PAN
2018 		The Dukes Lancaster

By JM Barrie
Adapted by Sarah Punshon
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
2018 		The Dukes Lancaster & Williamson Park

By Hattie Naylor
*Nominated for the UK Theatre Award for Best Production for Children and Young People
EDUCATING RITA
2018 		The Dukes Lancaster & the New Vic Theatre

By Willy Russell
ALADDIN
2017 		The Dukes Lancaster

By Mike Kenny with additional lyrics by Ivan Stott
THE ASTONISHING VACUUM CLEANER ADVENTURE
2017 – 2018 		One Tenth Human Ltd / National Tour

By Sarah Punshon
PARTNERS IN CRIME
2016 		Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch

Adapted with Johann Hari
Co-directed by Sarah with John Nicholson
DIAL M FOR MURDER
2016 		Theatre By The Lake, Keswick

By Frederick Knott
WE'RE STUCK!
2016 		China Plate Theatre, Shoreditch Town Hall and Z-arts

Written by Sarah Punshon
TINY HEROES
2016 		Beaford Arts and The BikeShed Theatre, Exeter

Written by Daniel Bye with original music by Boff Whalley
THE BOX OF PHOTGRAPHS
2016 		Polka Theatre, Wimbledon

A new play by Daniel Jamieson.
*Nominated for Best Production for Young People, Off West End Awards 2016
THE SECRET ADVERSARY
2015 		Watermill Theatre / Eleanor Lloyd Productions

By Agatha Christie
Adapted by Sarah Punshon & Johann Hari
STORY HUNT
2014 		Arc, Stockton-on-Tees

Written by Daniel Bye
As Director and Dramaturg
Site-specific
Seven unique versions created with partners including Fuel, Theatre Royal Margate and Royal & Derngate Theatres, Northampton
GASLIGHT
2013 		New Vic Theatre (Newcastle under Lyme)

By Patrick Hamilton
HOW TO OCCUPY AN OIL RIG
2013 		Daniel Bye / Northern Stage at St Stephen's

Part of Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2013
National tour, Spring 2014
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
2011 		Oldham Coliseum / New Vic Theatre (Newcastle under Lyme)
AND A NIGHTINGALE SANG
2010 		New Vic Theatre / Oldham Coliseum

Additional tour to Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
2009 		Creation Theatre Company
THE LADY IN THE VAN
2009 		Salisbury Playhouse
A NUMBER
2009 		Library Theatre, Manchester
DON'T YOU LEAVE ME HERE
2008 		West Yorkshire Playhouse
THE CARETAKER
2008 		Theatre-by-the-Lake, Keswick
BE MY BABY
2008 		New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-upon-Lyme
OF MICE AND MEN
2007 		Theatre-by-the-Lake, Keswick
FROZEN
2006 		Theatre-by-the-Lake, Keswick
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY
2006 		Theatre-by-the-Lake, Keswick
JOACHIM & NANA
2006 		The Janus Project, West Yorkshire Playhouse
SEVEN FOR A SECRET
2006 		West Yorkshire Playhouse & Regional Tour
MY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD
2005 		West Yorkshire Playhouse

Television

Production Company Notes
DOCTORS BBC

39 x 30′
2006-2015
SHAMELESS - SERIES 8 - EP. 16 Company Pictures / Channel 4

1 x 60′
2011
EASTENDERS BBC

7 x 30′
2007-2009
EMMERDALE ITV

12 x 30′
2007-2008

Other

Production Company Notes
Wonderstruck
2014 		Manchester Museum / People United

By Boff Whalley and Daniel Bye
Site-specific choral performance with more than 100 community singers
Wrong! A carnival of human error
2013 		Wellcome Collection

As Curator
A late-night extravaganza of art and science
Curator of Performing Arts
2013 		Natural History Museum

2012-13
Sarah Punshon
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