Sally Pomme Clayton

REPERTOIRE:
The following listings represent major pieces within Sally Pomme’s current performance repertoire for adults. Sally Pomme also has a wide ranging repertoire for both children and adults, for performances and work in educational and community contexts and for site specific work. Sally Pomme's repertoire is ever expanding; she is available for commissions and can develop material for specific projects as required.

Solo performances:
Quest of the Heroine, stories of amazing maidens that celebrate the surprisingly contemporary roles women can play in traditional tales.
Queen of the Night, provoking and seductive - the Queen of the Night is both life giving and death bringing. She re-appears in different guises across cultures, religion, borders and time, from Lilith to the Queen of Sheba, from the Virgin Queen to Mother Goose.
Tales told in Tents - Stories from Central Asia, Sally Pomme Clayton has been researching Central Asian oral traditions for many years and has traveled in Central Asia listening to and sharing stories.
Sheherazade’s Tales, outrageously sexy, hilarious, and hauntingly beautiful tales - a version of The Thousand and One Nights for the twenty-first century.
Churning the Milky Ocean, drawing from the deep waters of Indic oral traditions, an evening of wild and witty tales that Shiva and Parvati are telling to each other in-between bouts of love-making and meditation.

Collaborations:
The Carpet of Dreams, mesmerising stories and songs from Arabic and Jewish traditions performed with the stunning musicians of Joglaresa. Band members include Belinda Sykes, Paul Clarvis and Tim Garside.
Lily at the Crossroads, fairy tales for adults with musician Janie Armour. Drawing on Eastern European music and stories. Commissioned by BBC Radio 3 for WOMAD ’04.

MEDIA:
Plays:
Rama and Sita – Path of Flames, The Unicorn Children’s Theatre 2005
The Tales of the Seven Princesses for Chichester Festival Theatre 2003
Stardust, The Unicorn Children's Theatre 2001

PUBLICATIONS:
Sally Pomme has published 6 books, her latest is Tales Told in Tents - stories from Central Asia, published by Frances Lincoln. ‘This is a splendid book’ (Books for Keeps)
Other books include: The Girl who married a Bear, The Girl who went to the Underworld, The Girl with Golden Fingers and The Girl who told a 1001 Stories, published by Orchard Books. ‘A rollicking, rich, irreverent set of yarns about bold, strong and wise heroines.’ (Times Educational Supplement)

AWARDS:
Performing Arts Lab Award, for playwriting for young people, 2001.
BBC Write Out Loud Award, for new writing for radio, 1997.

‘She delights in subverting her audiences expectations ... subtly tweaking and twisting the stories to suit the responses and demands of the audience.’
The Independent

‘From the moment The Seven Princesses began, as Janie played the opening chords on her accordion, the children listened eagerly ... with a bubbling, concentrated anticipation, which I can only describe as thirst. They were thirsty for stories and ready to drink.’
Times Educational Supplement

‘One of the country’s most highly regarded storytellers ... she awakens the imagination of the audience.’
The Independent

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