Adam Youssefbeygi, Jason Eddy, Hemi Yeroham and Sarah Agha in Operation Magic Carpet, directed by Rosamunde Hutt
Richard Armitage and Imogen Butler-Cole in Use Me As Your Cardigan, directed by Gavin McAlinden
Gethin Anthony and Emily Holt in Cling to me Like Ivy, directed by Sarah Esdaile
Tom Berish and Sarah Daykin in How to Date a Feminist, directed by Matthew Lloyd
Nathalie Armin in I’m Still Burning, directed by Cat Robey
Tom Berish and Sarah Daykin in How to Date a Feminist, directed by Matthew Lloyd
Samantha’s plays include HOW TO DATE A FEMINIST (Arcola Theatre, directed by Matthew Lloyd, and all over the world) and CLING TO ME LIKE IVY (Birmingham Repertory Theatre, directed by Sarah Esdaile; also read at Manhattan Theatre Club).
For BBC Radio 3, LOVE IS NOT NEW IN THIS COUNTRY (adapted from A Night in the Emperor’s Garden by Qais Akbar Omar and Stephen Landrigan, directed by Jeremy Mortimer), and for Radio 4, SUGAR AND SNOW (directed by Shabina Aslam).
For East 15 Drama School, MARY LAMB and THE ONLY JEW IN ENGLAND (both directed by Matthew Lloyd, at Hoxton Hall and Queens Theatre Hornchurch).
I’M STILL BURNING was streamed as one of Jermyn Street Theatre's 15 Heroines plays , directed by Cat Robey.
For the Polka Theatre, OPERATION MAGIC CARPET (directed by Rosamunde Hutt) and SPACE UNLIMITED.
For LAMDA, THE THOUSAND AND SECOND NIGHT (directed by Hannah Eidinow).
Other plays include PATCHING HAVOC (Theatre 503), USE ME AS YOUR CARDIGAN (Jackson’s Lane), FEEL THE PLASTIC (Camden People’s Theatre), MARTIN’s WEDDING (BAC, with Blind Summit), THIS TIME I WIN (Agent 160), A SUDDEN VISITATION OF CALAMITY (Menagerie), STARTLE RESPONSE (Young Vic), and for The Miniaturists, CAT IN A SIEVE (Southwark Playhouse), SCATTERING (Arcola), UNFINISHED (Liverpool Everyman) and POSTFEMINISM (Arcola). An evening of my short plays was produced by Urgent Theatre at Theatre 503 as STARLORE FOR BEGINNERS AND OTHER PLAYS.
She also writes TV and film, including a period adaptation for Working Title Films and two comedy drama series in paid development for Tall Story Pictures. She worked on both PADDINGTON films for Heyday.
LISTEN/WATCH/READ:
Talking women in Jewish Theatre at the Almeida, and anti-racist strategies in dramaturgy for Howlround.
Talking How to Date a Feminist on BBC Radio London, and on Jewish Renaissance Out Loud.
Talking Operation Magic Carpet on Midweek, with Libby Purves, on Exeunt with Maddy Costa
Talking The Only Jew in England on Jewish Renaissance Out Loud.
Talking Cling to Me Like Ivy with Jewish Chronicle
On love and literary ladies with Bidisha.
On 20 Questions with Kaite O'Reilly
On being inspired by the Robert Holman for the Donmar, and for Exeunt