Allison Davies
Writer
CURRENT PROJECTS
Tiny Fragments of Beautiful Light
“This is one of those shows that everyone needs to see!” ★★★★★ StageSide UK
"Immersive, interactive...this story of Allison Davies’ schooldays, early romances and autism diagnosis, is heartfelt"
★★★★ The Guardian
TOURING FEBRUARY-MARCH 2025
Elsa doesn’t know why she’s never quite fit in. Perhaps it’s just the way she’s made? She’s quirky, kind, clever and funny, but school was always a nightmare, and romance was a mystery, until now…
When Elsa meets Carmen the real journey begins: to find out who she is, and why there’s an octopus living inside her head.
Tiny Fragments of Beautiful Light is one woman’s journey of self-discovery: a celebration of the joy that comes when we live as we truly are.
This show has been designed with the access needs of neurodiverse audiences in mind. You will therefore have the choice to experience the sound through the use of headphones so that you can control what and how you hear. If you prefer not to use headphones at all that is absolutely fine, the sound will play at a relaxed level in the space.
Supported by Arts Council England and originally co-produced by Alphabetti Theatre.
Written by Allison Davies
Directed by Karen Traynor
Designed by Verity Quinn
Performed by Hannah Genesius, Zoe Lambert and Yemisi Oyinloye
Produced by Chloe Stott and originally co-produced with Alphabetti Theatre
Projection & Lighting Design by Simon Cole
Sound Design by Roma Yagnik
Production & Stage Manager Rachel Glover
Touring Stage Manager Andrea Scrimshaw
Dramaturgy by Laura Lindow
Filmmaker for Trailer John Slemensek
Book directly with venues on the links below.
ALPHABETTI THEATRE
21 - 22 FEBRUARY
📍Newcastle upon Tyne
PREVIOUS PROJECTS
Mandala Street (Writer)BFI Network Early Development funding awarded 2020.Feature film set in Nepal.
The Confessional (Writer)
Commission by Rebel Muse Productions. A web thriller series exploring the roles guilt and shame play in our lives, and the ways in which they can be healthy and helpful versus toxic and harmful.
24 Hours In Isolation (Writer & Performer) Podcasts exploring responses to loneliness and isolation. Top 30, Apple Podcasts.
Object Permanence (Writer) Alphabetti Theatre, a play that considers the dynamics of the parent-child relationship.
The Sky Sings (Writer) Alphabetti Theatre, in collaboration with musician Claire Tustin, Working with a community choir, a dramatic monologue combining film,soundscapes and music, exploring how a connection to nature, (specifically the liminal tideline of a Northumbrian beach) can bring hope and healing.
Hag Stones (Writer) Commissioned for BBC Radio 3 exploring how imposed narratives can become small violences, constraining aspirations, and the redemptive power of names, lineage and language.
Women and Girls (Writer) Coracle, short play about the female experience. Because enough is enough is enough is enough. Imagine a change, an end, a shift. Imagine a mark... a cross in a box.
The Devil Danced in Our Eyes (Writer) In collaboration with JonLuke McKie, ACE Funded theatre project combining the intimacy and immediacy of a singer/song writer gig with theatre, looking at sexuality, class and life as a young carer through soulful looped vocals and storytelling.
Into Thin Air (Writer) ACE funded Commission from Precious Cargo
Collective, exploring the increasing pressure on everyone to succeed at
everything, until ambition shifts from being a positive motivator to become the weight of expectation that prevents us living in and enjoying the present moment. The story was built through a devising process and is an ensemble piece, told through the lens of magical realism.
Weather To Fly (Writer) ACE funded theatre commission from OddManOut. A bittersweet story about family, love, friendship and longing, examining the difficulty of facing up to who you are when all you want is to disappear completely. A story about having the courage to speak up when everyone else stays silent.
ABOUT ME
I live in Northumberland and write for theatre, screen and radio.
I've had many adventures in China, India and Nepal, where I’ve worked in a jungle hospital, cared for abandoned children in China’s orphanages, witnessed a Mumbai mafia shoot-out, nursed the dying and paraglided in the Himalayas.
Every person I met had a story to tell, (I LOVE stories!) and on late nights in wild places I made pen portraits as a reminder that I’d lived this life and heard these tales. Then I began turning them into scripts. My work for theatre has been presented at a variety of venues around the UK and at the Prague Fringe, where I was shortlisted for the Inspiration Award.
I'm interested in multi-cultural stories and in exploring
the connections between us. My work has been described as passionate, poetic, engaging and ultimately hopeful.
SKILLS
Dramaturgy / Public Speaking / Project Management
TRAINING & AWARDS
2021 NORTH Northern Stage
2021 BAFTA Crew.
2020 BFI Network Early Development award.
2019/20 BAFTA Crew.
2019 BBC Northern Voices.
2019 Long listed for the Alfred Bradley Award for BBC Radio Drama
2018 Film Hub North/BFI Northern Exposure Film Lab.
2014 Finalist. Journal Culture Awards (playwright).