Sapphire Shoferpoor
Director Assistant Director Actor Theatre MakerI am a Middle Eastern Actor and Director working mostly in theatre. I am interested in telling stories which allow people to feel seen.
Credits
Directing credits:Director, 'The Penny Jar' by Eddie Coleman, Jack Studio Theatre, 2024 ; Assistant Director, ‘Love Gone Wrong’, Islington Arts and Media College 2024 ; Assistant Director, 'Everyman' by Carol Ann Duffy, Collective Theatre, 2024 ; Assistant Director, 'Whose Life Is it Anyway' by Brian Clark, South London Theatre, 2024 ; Director, 'A Field of Sunflowers' by Ela Dinca, Golden Goose Theatre, 2024
Stage credits:
Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder, Ambassadors Theatre, 2024
Annette, God of Carnage, Streatham Theatre Company (5 days)
Ensemble, 'The Pappyshow' by Kane Husbands, Barbican Centre, 2023
Alex, 'Home, I'm Darling' by Laura Wade, 2023
Natalya Stepanovna, A Marriage Proposal by Anton Chekhov, Oxford Theatre Guild, tour 2022
Training
University of Oxford, BA English Language and Literature (2017-2021)Identity School of Acting, Core Advanced Training Programme (2021 - 2023)
Frantic Assembly, Masterclass Series (2 month devising course)
Collective Acting Studio, part-time school (2023 - 2024)
Location
LondonExperience
1-2 years
Art forms / Disciplines
- Literature
- Theatre / Live perfomance
What I do
- Directing
- Performing
- Puppetry
- Theatre making
- Working with disabled artists
- Working with young people
- Working with young people with special educational needs
- Workshopping & Development
- Writing
Additional Languages
Basic German
