Bethany Sharp
For Frequency Theatre: ACTOR ~ DIRECTOR ~ PLAYWRIGHT ~ PRODUCER
Bethany co-founded Frequency Theatre in 2012 after creating the concept, inspired by a love of audio theatre and an ambition to make theatre which would be accessible to many. She chiefly produces and directs for Frequency Theatre, as well as facilitating audio drama workshops for a variety of participants.
When not working on Frequency Theatre, she works as a project producer and arts administrator.
Bethany is a playwright, and was shortlisted as a finalist for Out of Joint’s 2017 WiT Award.
As a playwright, she took part in Emberfly Theatre’s 24 Hour Challenge, by writing the fifteen minute play IF I COULD GO BACKWARDS IN TIME which was performed at the Churchill Theatre, directed by Ruth Rundle. In July 2017 Bethany worked with climate change scientists at Imperial College London and a group of actors, to write the play POWER, examining the effect of human activity on the environment.
You can also find Bethany performing character stand-up and comedy improvisation in various London venues.
Bethany holds a BA in Philosophy and Theology from the University of London.
Barking Up the Wrong Tree
•A woman tries to navigate her way through the 'Big Society'.
Time Spent on Trains
•Passing through the countryside, a mother tries to entertain her son; passing through the countryside, a son remembers his mother’s efforts to engage with him.
The Honourable Thing
•The bride has some surprising news about what to ‘love, honour and obey’ will mean in this particular marriage.
Results
•The teenage daughter of a Polish immigrant struggles with the expectations that go with a "better life".
A Disappearance in an Essex Churchyard, 1828
•When Edgar visits a church deep in the Essex marshes, he is invited to stay a night in the rectory by the affable Reverend Griswold.
The Reunion
•Is keeping up through social media the same as really knowing each other?
Calling the Tune
•A divorcee and a widow meet and tentatively spend more time together.
Two Thirds
•A fractured relationship; we hear three different accounts.
The Lion That Came to Tea
•A growl...could be the pipes, could be a stomach... Could be a lion!
