DR TOM PAYNE

PERFORMANCE MAKER & ACADEMIC

"Theatrical saboteur"
The Age

About

01 About

Dr. Tom Payne is a writer, director, performer, academic, and dramaturg. He is a Senior Lecturer in Performance Studies at Sheffield Hallam University and Course Leader for the BA (Hons) Acting and Performance. His research focuses on ecological and climate performance, exemplified in projects like Storm-Cloud and Ark. As Co-Director General of Doppelgangster, he has toured internationally, receiving critical acclaim. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).

Portfolio

02 Portfolio

Storm Cloud: Thrown into Form (2024)

Everything Might Go (2024)

Ark Bradford: Move (2024)

Storm-Cloud: Observations of the Sky (2024)

Comes the Flood (2023)

Being Human Festival (2022)

Ark Sheffield Rehearsal Meal (2022)

Ark Sheffield Climate Lab (2022)

Ships at a Distance (2022)

Ark Sheffield for Together in the City (2022)

Doppelgangster's ATLANTIS (2022)

Say Hello (2021)

The Walk, Sheffield (2021)

Bad Reputation (2020)

Radio Plague (2020)

Choke Me (2019)

ARK (2019)

Cold War (2019)

TREEFXXXERS (2018)

ATLANTIS (2018)

Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow. (2018)

Everybody Loses (2017)

Marie Roget (2017)

Death Sentence (2017)

Puntilla / Matti (2017)

Doppelgangster

03 Doppelgangster

Doppelgangster is an international performance company currently creating work in the UK and Australia. Doppelgangster creates iconoclastic, politically charged, entertainment. The shows operate to encourage critique of contemporary issues at local, national and global levels. Doppelgangster responds to urgent concerns such as the climate crisis, migration, community and class. The company is creating work for unconventional spaces, using intimate face-to-face encounters, large-scale spectacle, and online environments.

Contact

04 Contact

t.s.payne@shu.ac.uk

Owen 1143, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield