Sarah Dickenson: Playwright, Dramaturg, Mentor

I am a playwright, dramaturg and self-confessed history geek, based between Bath and my native North Cornwall.

I am currently Peggy Ramsay Playwright 73 Writer in Residence at Shakespeare’s Globe and Exeter Northcott.

For over two decades, I have worked extensively nationally and internationally as a dramaturg with playwrights and theatremakers both in the making of new work for audiences and the creation of the space that makes that work possible. 

Alongside my playwriting and dramaturgy, I mentor and teach for drama schools, universities, performance companies and individuals.

As a writer I am passionate about rediscovering the hidden histories of the people who really make our world.

As a dramaturg, I am passionate about creating the conditions by which the best work can be made – work that is inclusive, representative and enables us to see and be seen.

The positions I take are various, but what unites them is a focus on creative development – of stories, projects and others: all deriving from a passion for people and performance, process and possibility.

My favourite word is serendipity.