ABOUT SARAH THOMAS-LANE

After gaining a degree in Performing Arts Sarah threw herself into a world of touring and theatrical projects. Later came 2 children and a move from the Big Smoke to Hampshire to enable Sarah to be an artist but still bring up her family.

In the post-London years Sarah further developed her love of street theatre and carnival arts, collaborating with Proteus Theatre Company and John Sackett on the Mexican Day of the Dead parade and previous incarnations of the Basingstoke Festival carnival, working with Scratch Built Productions and Fluid Motion. Undertaking commissions to develop walkabout acts and street performances. Commissions include Potion Puzzle – a Halloween-themed promenade performance, Elves at Work – what to do when Christmas is in a pandemic! Philippa and Frannie’s Physical Fitness. With co-commissions including The Stylists, Wonder Women of the War, and the Bonkers Balloon Show in collaboration with Scratch Built Productions.

She regularly leads school workshops, teaches LAMDA (to many amazing young people) and does corporate training through drama-based learning, which led her to gain her Level 3 Award in Education and Training. Corporate role-play clients include BPP Law School, Royal College of General Practitioners, Co-op and Somerfield to name a few, as well as being part of an award-winning (‘Most innovative’) piece of work for a government department. A love of forum theatre saw her working with Outside Edge Theatre Company and 1 in 4.

With a passion for immersive theatre came a year-long project at Kensington Palace, a sell-out show called ‘Heist’ in a disused BBC building running around as an international criminal, working for Red Herring in a physical and interactive Punch and Judy show called ‘That’s The Way To Do It’ playing the off the wall, grotesque, life-size Judy, who had a bone to pick with a policeman – Brilliant part!) Zelda von Paperhousen – one of the original Games Master in The Crystal Maze and a historical mystery in the Maritime Museum, Greenwich.

No stranger to research and development Sarah was part of the devising team for 2 shows with the physical theatre company ‘Tall Stories’ this includes playing and devising ‘The Gruffalo’s Child’ Other roles include playing April in ‘Loving April’ for Oxfordshire Theatre Company. An actor in David Mcvicars ‘Magic Flute’ at the Royal Opera House. A British Guide to World Religions,’ a 2 hander stand-up / comedy lecture at C Venues. The comic role of the Monkey in The Emperor’s New Clothes at The MAC in Birmingham, and then returning 2 years later as Arriety in ‘The Borrowers.’ An outdoor tour playing Anne Page in a promenade performance of ‘Merry Wives of Windsor’ and performing at the Edinburgh Fringe twice with new writing from Bill Cronshaw.