Background Info
Cheryl lives on the Isle of Wight. She loves theatre and has written reviews and articles for Sardines Magazine for Amateur Theatre and other publications. Discovering a passion for drama many years ago, Cheryl has also run script writing and drama workshops, storytelling sessions and pantomime workshops. She has facilitated drama groups and produced shows.
On the write lines
Cheryl has a BA in Writing and Publishing and is a member of the SWWJ (Society of Women Writers and Journalists). A prolific writer, she has over a hundred scripts published with Lazy Bee Scripts and has scripts published with Stage Scripts LTD and more recently a pantomime published by NODA. Cheryl has written and directed pantomimes, one act plays, murder mysteries and comedy sketches for drama societies. She also collaborated on the Titchfield Tapestry Plays.
Her solo pantomimes are DICK WHITTINGTON, ROBINSON CRUSOE: PIRATES and the CARIBBEAN QUEEN, JUNGLE BOOK the PANTOMIME, CINDERESSEX, GAME OF PANTO THRONES, BABES IN THE WOOD, JACK'S AMAZING BEANSTALK ROCKET, CINDERELLA, IT'S PANTO, BORIS - BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT, THE GREAT BRITISH PANTO CHASE OFF QUIZ and OLD KING COLE - a one act part rhyming panto. As well as a body of solo scripts, Cheryl has co-written 11 pantomimes with Bob Heather. Cheryl's latest pantomime 'The King's New Clothes' is now published by NODA.
Over the years Cheryl has been one of the pantomime specialists compiling the pantomime supplement for Sardines Magazine - Issue 21 Feb 2014, Issue 25 Feb 2015, Issue 29 Feb 2016, Issue 33 Feb 2017 and Issue 37 Feb 2018. Cheryl has co-written an all-encompassing books about pantomime, 'The Pantomime Writers Book of Gags and Routines', with foreword by Christopher Biggins, and 'More Gags and Routines for Pantomime Writers'.
Cheryl has always enjoyed writing poetry, and continues to perform her own poetry and comedy monologues in arts venues on the Isle of Wight.
Hobbies
Cheryl enjoys singing and has sung at jazz and blues events. She has been involved in amateur theatre for many years and has played a wide variety of roles including Mrs Sowerberry in 'Oliver', M’Lynn in ‘Steel Magnolias’, and twice played Madame Arcati in ‘Blithe Spirit’.
Cheryl is Chairwoman and press officer for Freshwater Tennyson Townswomen Guild and President of the IW Federation of TGs. She is President of Curtain Up ADS and an active member of The New Strolling Players. Cheryl has recently joined the Sea Gels Shanty Band.
From page to stage...
As well as performing at regular spoken word events, Cheryl also performed a selection of her poetry on the spoken word stage at Rhythmtree Festival on the Isle of Wight. Cheryl directed her popular murder mysterys, Blue Murder at the Blue Parrot and Blue Murder On The Blue Yonder for Curtain Up drama group. She has also facilitated a short playwriting course at Freshwater Library and an online writing pantomime workshop for Cornwall Dramatic Association's Theatre Day. She currently facilititates 'The Write Place’ writing group at Freshwater Library and hopes to to complete her collection of short stories, write more pantomimes, plays and comedy sketches and add to her series of history plays 'A Slice of...' for schools and youth theatre. Watch this space...
Currently...
Cheryl has had 6 short stories published in The Write Place Collection of Stories Vol 1. She has also added another string to her bow - writing murder mysteries. The first of her series of comedy murder mysteries featuring the hapless Detective Inspector Mayday, BLUE MURDER AT BLUESTONE HALL, BLUE MURDER AT THE BLUE PARROT and BLUE MURDER ON THE BLUE YONDER have been published by Lazy Bee Scripts.
Along with founder Jean G-Owen, Cheryl is pleased to be part of the Naked Figleaf Collective and has performed at monthly 'Figgy Gigs'. Jean, Cheryl and poet Sandy Kealty perform as The Triple Crones and have published a book of their poetry and prose. Cheryl is a regular contributor of poems and stories to the Figlet, the Isle of Wight literary magazine.
Cheryl's poetry book NOT JUST DESSERTS is published by Naked Figleaf Publishing.