Michelle Payne is a writer and director from Essex with a passion for creating work for & about working class people, 13-25 y/os and breaking the "Essex Girl" stereotype.

Michelle's most recent work has been developed & supported with ALP & Aria Entertainment, PPA, Donmar Warehouse, Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. and Havering Changing.

NEWS

Enthusiastically, Yes by Payne & Webb will be showcased as part of ALP & Aria Ents Chamber Musical Concert on 4th October at the Garrick Theatre in the West End.

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Michelle has recently finished writing & directing The Liberators at PPA for the third year Acting for Stage & Screen final show. Before this she was working with the Donmar Warehouse and director Sacha Wares on Future Forms, researching and trialling new forms of theatre-making. Her participation project Your Story, which brought together professional performers and emerging writers in the London Borough of Havering was completed with the support of Havering Changing in July 2021.

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In April 2021, Squad Goals became a published  play text & is currently available to purchase from Salamander Street. Her most recent play The Liberators will also be available from Salamander Street with a date TBC.

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

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