Works
My writing CV
Tre
(2023/2024)
A Monologue
Mary Martin is back in her home town. As she walks the streets, the Towans and the beaches, her past floods to the present, awakening memories that simmer just beneath the surface of her otherwise happy life. Mary walks paths well trodden, searching for the meaning of home, family and forgiveness, as the grip of expectation tightens.
A monologue performed by Mary Woodvine (Bait, Enys Men), written by Sarah Connors and directed by Olivier-Award-winning Simon Harvey. Coming to venues across Cornwall in Spring. Productions followed by a post-show discussion with invited guests.
Generously supported by FEAST, KEAP and Hall for Cornwall.
Levelling
(2022/23)
A Play
Originally a Seed commission by Sphinx Theatre, Levelling - now a full-length play - is currently in development with emerging director Millie Jones (Kneehigh, Wildworks).
Levelling is a play that explores the impact of the gentrification of Cornwall.
Pushing On Open Doors (2023/24)
A Play
"A tender yet unsparing new play about where we find refuge."
For years, Maud has kept her grandson Art well away from the busybodies and bullies in the town. He’s different, and they don’t understand. When the enigmatic Pauly and ethereal Fee rescue Art from difficulty, they seem a blessing and are welcomed as guests. Slowly at first, and then frighteningly swiftly, things spiral out of Maud’s control. As the dark truth about the newcomers emerges, a fight for the home and family begins.
Originally workshopped with award-winning director Audrey Sheffield (2021), this Irish play is currently being developed to reflect Cornwall's vulnerability to the County Lines crisis. Pushing On Open Doors was a finalist for the prestigious Papatango Prize.
Awards / Commendations
Papatango Prize 2020 - FINALIST
Phil Fox Award 2020, Outside Edge Theatre Company - FINALIST
Nick Darke Cornish Talent Award 2020 - FINALIST
Theatre 503 International Playwriting Award - SHORTLISTED
Bush Theatre nomination for Sphinx30 Writers Lab 2021
Bush Theatre Sponsorship
(2020/21)
Seed Commission
Bush Theatre's sponsored playwright, nominated for the Sphinx 30 writers' development project. Sarah came to the attention of Bush Theatre after submitting her play 'Pushing On Open Doors'.
Behind the Postcard (2021)
Short Film
Behind the Postcard was created collaboratively in response to Cornwall hosting the 2021 G7 Summit. Drawing on our unique creative ecology it involved 32 writers, 25 community workshops, more than 300 workshop participants, over 65 performers, over 30 creative professionals and 4 lead delivery organisations working the length and breadth of our rurally dispersed creative cluster from the Isles of Scilly to Bude and the Rame Peninsula.
Produced by Creative Kernow, Hall for Cornwall, Screen Cornwall and Wildworks.
Audio Story
Rock Bottom
(2020)
Rock Bottom is an audio drama for adults about a small Cornish community readjusting to life after Lockdown 1.
When an unexpected event happens on a close knit housing estate, surprising allegiances are formed and secrets revealed.
Directed by Anna Murphy and starring Keith Sparrow , Nina Hills and Connie Crosby , with sound by Phil Innes.
Whole (2020)
Short Film
Lockdown has eased. The hairdressers are open. Two teachers, from the same school, find themselves in the same salon at the same time. But they couldn’t be more different. One is childless, the other childfree. Assumptions and judgement are things they both encounter on a daily basis. Whole is a story about grief, empowerment and how two women reclaim their status in the world.
Created for the Virtual Collaborators Festival 2020, Whole was directed by Ruth Anna Phillips and performed by Polly Frame and Carolyn Coleman.
Other (2018)
A Play
This first full length original work explores the tension between private grief and public perception, as a woman struggles with the pressures of family dynamics, societal expectations and the reality of a life unexpected.
Rehearsed reading, directed by Bernadette Moran.
