“Voice of a generation… Pramkicker is the most important play of the last decade” – Deborah Frances-White, The Guilty Feminist
Sadie Hasler is a multi award-winning playwright, actor, and columnist. She has worked widely in Theatre, TV & Radio, and on the international comedy circuit. Her plays Pramkicker, Fran & Leni and Stiletto Beach are published by Bloomsbury Methuen Drama. They have been produced in Washington DC, Chicago, Sydney, Melbourne, Oslo, Rome, Milan, Asti, London, Edinburgh, & around the UK. Misfits is published by Salamander Street.
“Funny… Verbally brutal… A blistering script” – Washington Post • “A real gem” – Observer • “Thoughtful writing that never forgets to be funny” – Guardian • “Terrific” – Scotsman • “Desperately funny” – The Stage • “Mighty, Joyful, Uplifting” – Sydney Arts Guide
Sadie is currently under commission to adapt a Sunday Times Bestseller for the West End. Plays lined up next: Quantock, exploring class, social housing, and a nation’s dream of Home – and Cave Woman, a dark tumble through one woman’s quest to claw her way back to Before the Bullshit.
Her work is unafraid to ‘go there’, wherever there may be. It is funny, rageful, loving, vulnerable, unflinchingly raw and recognisable. Real life often gets folded into her characters and narratives; as a writer and performer she believes that truth sparks the special moments when connecting with an audience.
PROSE & JOURNALISM
Sadie is editing her first book Beautiful Things, a darkly humorous memoir of losing her father to suicide and the unrelenting shapeshifting heartfuck of grief. She recently wrote an essay for the book Last Christmas alongside Meryl Streep, Stephen Fry, & many others, edited by Emma Thompson and Greg Wise and published by Quercus. She is contributing an essay to the anthology Common Gossip. She has written for The Lancet and Standard Issue Magazine, and for six years wrote a weekly column for Echo Essex, winning numerous Columnist of the Year awards.
“An amazing piece. Beautiful.” – Greg Wise • “Beautiful & moving” – Katy Follain, Quercus • “Lovely” – Matt Haig • “It’s an honour to print this” – Editor, The Lancet
OTHER
Sadie is co Founder/Artistic Director of theatre company Old Trunk, is on the board of the Working Class Writers Festival, is co founder of Concrete Culture, and is a founding member of the grassroots intersectional feminist group All Rise Collective. She has been featured in exhibitions: THINGS, SALT, This Is What An Essex Girl Looks Like, and Essexism.
AWARDS & ASSOCIATESHIPS
Resident Playwright – Metal Culture 2021/22
Associate Artist – Queen’s Theatre 2020/21
Top 10 London Theatre Show Award – Misfits, Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch – LondonTheatre1 2020
ONCOMM Award 2020 for Misfits
Mercury Creatives Artist – Mercury Theatre 2020/21 (supported by European Regional Development Fund)
Society of Authors Award 2020
Society of London Theatres Award 2020
Best Revival win, Best Comedy Play nomination, & 2 Best Actor nominations in the Greater Manchester Fringe Awards. For Pramkicker – Postcard Productions 2019
Best of Theatre 2018 – Washington Post. Pramkicker – Taffety Punk production
Peggy Ramsay Foundation Award 2018
Best Actor nomination in Manchester Fringe Awards 2017
Best Drama & 2 Best Actor Award nominations in GM Fringe Awards 2017. Fran & Leni – 2017
Resident Artist at Metal Culture 2016
Columnist of the Year win – EDF Media Awards 2014
Columnist of the Year win – Society of Editors’ Awards 2013
Columnist of the Year nomination – EDF Media Awards 2013
Supported by Arts Council England & Clothworkers’ Foundation – various years
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I could well be a bastard child of Remington Steele and it’s heartening that such a rarefied position has been immortalised in theatrical form. Your articles are fantastic.
Hi Sadie, I represent fellow Essex author and retired judge Robert Seymour. He writes lovely books on law and order and the dark underbelly of criminals in the 70s! Would I be able to send you a book for review or even better you might like to interview Robert and he can treat you to lunch? 🙂
Just read your article. Gin and time. Barry was my most adored gorgeous nephew. Yesterday He would have celebrated his 40th Birthday. You’re description of his laughter his eyes and His love of life was wonderful for his family to read. Thank you so much for remembering “Baz” he will never be forgotten.
. Much love Aunty I xxxxx
hi there Sadie. I deliver the echo and am always slightly later than usual on your column day. Mike (61)
Mike! I love this! Lovely to hear. Thank you! Xx
Will miss your candid, insightful and witty column in the Gazette. Loved Pramkicker at Colchester Arts Centre too.
I will try to remember to log on to keep reading., but there’s nothing quite like newsprint.
Good luck and patience and health with your new family add-venture….
Best wishes, sue totham (ex journalist/current NHS Health care assistant, Colchester
Sue, this is lovely, thank you so much for writing. I’m glad you’ve enjoyed reading the column! Thanks for coming to see Pramkicker too! 😊
Wishing you a wonderful Christmas, & a shiny 2018. Xx