Sally MacAlister MA Drama Writing Student
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Sally MacAlister

MA Drama Writing Student


Biography

Sally is a playwright from Manchester. After graduating with a First class degree from the University of Edinburgh in English Literature, she is now pursuing her Masters in Drama Writing. Sally has worked as both a writer and an editor for other young playwrights. She brought her own monologue show, She Can’t Half Talk, to the Fringe on behalf of Bedlam Theatre in 2019 after sell out previews in London. Her writing focuses on modern moral panics, queerness, and womanhood. Currently she is working with the queer theatre company, the Koi Collective, to develop her new script, Crossing the Void for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2022.

Students developing and growing in confidence during their time here, seeing their work reaching professional standards in approach and execution; a student who intends to be a stage manager producing a wonderful sound design; a first year student making a lovely recording of a song for their recording project; tracking the careers of former students and seeing them be successful; being able to find a job opportunity for a recent graduate. Frank Bradley, Sound Tutor