Michelle Payne
MICHELLE PAYNE
DIRECTOR & WRITER
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - LEGALLY BLONDE (UK TOUR)
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.
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
