SEHNSUCHT (work in progress)
Summerhall Arts Surgeries - August 2026 Pleasance Theatre London - October 2026 Creator and writer - Stella Marie Sophie Dramaturg - Sammy J GloverSupported by Summerhall Arts and Pleasance Theatre with thanks to the National Theatre and Theaterhaus Berlin
BABY IN THE MIRROR
Edinburgh Fringe Festival - August 2025 Writers - Sammy J Glover and Stella Marie Sophie Director - Sammy J Glover Lighting - David Doyle Sound - Roly Botha Movement - Loe D'Arcy Dramaturgy - Heloise Lowenthal Producer - SecondAdolescence Performers - Stella Marie Sophie, Derek Mitchell & Zoe WestAwards 2025 Fringe Theatre Award
2025 Bragi Award for Excellence & Creativity in New Writing
2025 Bragi 'Staff Choice' AwardSupported by Summerhall Arts and Pleasance Theatre with thanks to the National Theatre and Theaterhaus Berlin
HEAR ME OUT
ARC Stockton - July 2024 Project - Stella Marie Sophie and Josie Lena Davies Video - Stella Marie Sophie and Josie Lena Davies and Oliver Cooper Interviewees - Callum, Darrell, Davina Dazzle, Ellie, Jay, Kite, Meg, Rebecca, Reece, Sophie and Tink with thanks to Allison Birt, ARC Stockton, Free to be Me and the many people we spoke to off cameracommissioned by ARC Stockton a show about queer family making and what it takes to make one★★★★★ Young(ish) Perspective
"stunning – Baby In The Mirror is an absolute must see representing queer parenting with exceptional heart"
★★★★★ Binge Fringe
"something very special"
★★★★★ North West End
"lands with total emotional clarity"
★★★★ Theatre & Tonic
"sophisticated storytelling"
★★★★ EdFest Mag
"Intimate, emotionally rich characters"
"I felt all Jo’s wants and reservations as clearly as if they were drawn onto their skin...Baby in the Mirror is a quiet, thoughtful contribution to the emotionally and logistically complex world of a queer couple"
Kate Wyveran intergenerational co-creation project made with queer communities in Stockton and Teesside
we shared a documentary video to an invited audience in Stockton, which explored the queer ancestry of the area and looked towards creating a queer legacy for Teesside.
we will archive the project a year on from its conception, and in the meantime are still accepting submissions to a Teesside-based Zine.
THE WELCOME REVOLUTION
Edinburgh Fringe Festival - August 2018 Camden People's Theatre, Gerry's at Theatre Royal Stratford East, Warwick Arts Centre, York Theatre Royal, Hull Truck Theatre and artsdepot - 2018 & 2019Co-creators - Stella Marie Sophie & Josie Lena Davies Director - Josie Lena Davies Performer - Stella Marie Sophie Verbatim words from communities in Camden, Stratford, Finchley, Edinburgh, Stockton, Coventry, Hull and York. Supported by Gerry's at Theatre Royal Stratford East and Camden People's Theatre sehnen / to crave (someone)
sucht / addiction (to someone)
sehnsucht / an intense, often painful, longing for someone unattainable.
part erotic fantasy and part documentary, SEHNSUCHT tells an extraordinary true story of queer desire that is all but lost to history.
it's a love story. it's also a story of obsession. and a story of a woman who refuses to die. a one woman show made with communities around the UK exploring the idea of Welcome"Stella is an incredibly skilled storyteller and has a gift for making every single audience member feel included." Lucy Caradog, Three Weeks Edinburgh