Sandy Thomson is a Writer / Director based in Scotland and producing work across the world,  wherever she spots collaborators and audiences hungry for creative, daring and emotional authenticity. She founded Poorboy Theatre in 2002 and for 20-odd years she’s led teams of talented and visionary artists to create interactive stage plays, site specific promenades, real world interventions, alternative reality games, and multidisciplinary audio visual journeys. Her work tours internationally and has been described by audiences as

“an emotional thrill ride with incredibly relatable characters”

And by the press as

“a powerful and triumphantly entertaining piece of theatre that speaks with a voice that is both local and universal” - The Stage

She’s staged car chases in icy rooftop carparks, the birth of babies in ancient Scottish courtyards, and a descent to hell guided by a fallen angel on the subway trains of Glasgow for the National Theatre of Scotland. Further afield she’s revolutionised Renaissance theatre in Canada and the USA, staged long distance romances from park benches in Brazil and imagined underwater worlds between the palm trees of Cyprus.

“a fireball of theatrical energy” - The Scotsman

Her working methodology is deeply rooted in professional level playfulness underpinned by experience, talent, generosity and a keen eye for detail. She sums up her company’s creative policy as

“We owe our audiences an extraordinary experience”.

She’s a mentor with the Playwrights Studio Scotland, multi-nominated for CATS and Stage awards and in 2020 she was selected for The New York Women In Film and Television’s The Writers Lab and began writing and directing in film. Her early short films were produced in the USA with music from two Grammy Award winners - producer Femke and songwriter Jordan Reynolds.

Whilst her second screenplay was an award winner at the Nashville Film Festival, her first was taken up by her NYC Writers Lab industry mentors - producer Riva Marker and screenwriter Robin Swicord and is being developed as a feature. This year she accepted an invitation to become a member of the Independent Writers Caucus USA.

For more of her film work see www.squadwalkfilms.com

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