Michelle Payne
MICHELLE PAYNE



DIRECTOR & WRITER
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - DEAR EVAN HANSEN (UK TOUR + ASIA)
NEW MUSICALS
HYPER! An ADHD Musical
HYPER! An ADHD Musical is currently in development and created by Michelle Payne & EMY.P.
The show was one of 6 new musicals chosen for the Overture Scheme 2023 led by Burnt Lemon & The Re:Create Agency in partnership with The Other Palace, MAST Southampton, Sheffield Theatres, Hope Mill Manchester and Birmingham Hippodrome.
Creative Team
BOOK Michelle Payne
MUSIC & LYRICS EMY.P
HYPER! is currently shortlisted for the NYMT new musicals development scheme.
If you'd like to talk to us about furthering HYPER!'s development we'd be delighted to hear from you




The OVERTURE Showcase - The Other Palace
CAST
Luke Bayer, Courtney Stapleton, Laura Baldwin
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Katy Richardson
ASSISTANT MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Issie Osborne
ORCHESTRATIONS
Jen Green
VIDEOGRAPHY
Chewboy Productions
PERSONALITY HIRE
Personality Hire is a 70-minute one-woman musical about female ambition, authenticity and influencer
culture.
We meet aspiring business mogul, Alison Wallace; CEO of her own online wellbeing brand, on the eve of her
30th birthday in her local dive bar. A ‘chance’ meeting with a researcher from a reality TV business show
offers her a deal with the devil - to sign over her company to the show whilst maintaining her role as the
face of the brand in order to become the UK’s most famous business influencer.
She updates her fans on an exciting opportunity coming her way. Her productivity and follower
count is looking super healthy & ticking along. The follower count increases live on stage as the
show progresses. She is dropped into the intense process of the TV show, and we see her both in
real time and in the televised edit - answering questions with the question, divulging her life’s most
embarrassing moments and biggest wins so far.
As she approaches the final she’s lost sight of herself and her followers which sparks
online debate questioning Alison’s identity, values & voice.
This pop musical is a cautionary tale about authenticity, for young women with big
dreams, big goals and the desire to be your truest self.
This solo show is currently in very early stages of development and is seeking partners to take it to the next level. If you'd like to be sent the pitch pack, please get in touch via my contact page.


GOOD ENOUGH MUMS CLUB
Good Enough Mums Club is a new British musical with accessibility at its core. The plot is about five mums as they navigate the challenges of motherhood while attempting to save their local community centre. The process included accessible working practice to accommodate an entire cast of mums and majority creative team who are parents.
Creative Team
MUSIC & LYRICS Verity Quade, Chris Passey
BOOK & LYRICS Emily Beecher
CO-DIRECTOR & DRAMATURGY Michelle Payne
CO-DIRECTOR Sarah Meadows
SET & COSTUME DESIGNER Libby Todd
MUSICAL DIRECTOR Debbi Clarke
CHOREOGRAPHER Natasha Harrison
LIGHTING DESIGNER Aaron Dootson
SOUND DESIGNER Chris Murray
ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER Meadhbh Lyons
CASTING DIRECTOR Ellie Collyer-Bristow
PRODUCTION MANAGER Jack Greenyer
STAGE MANAGER Lucy Morris
Cast
Amy Ross, Joanna Kirkland, Rebecca Bernice-Amissah, Jade Samuels & Belinda Woolaston.





MAN ENUFF
MAN ENUFF was commissioned by the Mind Over Matter organisation to explore grief, addiction and mental health. The organisation run spoken word and poetry events for people living with these issues.
This workshop was supported by Arts Council England, Theatre Peckham and Poetry Prescribed
Creative Team
BOOK & DIRECTOR Michelle Payne
MUSIC & LYRICS EMY.P
ADDITIONAL LYRICS Fisky
ASSOCIATE MUSICAL DIRECTOR Henry Brennan
PHOTGRAPHY/VIDEOGRAPHY Rolta Films
Cast
Kaine Lawrence, Charlotte Payne, Gemma Salter, Jay Marsh & Ashley Runeckles




ENTHUSIASTICALLY, YES
Enthusiastically, Yes was one of 10 finalists for the Adam Lenson Productions & Aria Entertainment Chamber Musical Competition. The show was written by Payne & Webb and was about sexual consent for teenagers set in a shit state school music room.
Creative Team
BOOK & DIRECTOR Michelle Payne
MUSIC & LYRICS Craig Webb
ORCHESTRATIONS Henry Brennan
Cast
Holly-Anne Hull, Haydn Cox, Charlotte Payne & Joseph Thompson Oubari



