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WHAT I DO
I write plays which are Epic and emotionally charged, offering stories infused with challenging ideas and simmering queerness.
Bio
Sam (he/him) is a Playwright and Dramaturg, originally from Gloucestershire and Devon, now based in South East London. He is currently Literary Associate and in-house Dramaturg at Omnibus Theatre
Writing
As a playwright, my work is Epic, emotionally charged and grapples with resonant questions about the human condition or the state of the world. From bold ecstasy to ominous dystopia - scale and wonder characterises my work, fuelled by characters who don't feel like they quite belong. Whether delivered on the stage or created in their imagination, I aim for my audiences to be invigorated by the play's landscape and embellish it with their own thinking.
A common convention with my work is the exploration of the inextricable relationship between people and the world in which they find themselves. Whether they be an outsider, or someone who doesn’t quite belong, through my writing I seek to understand what about our worlds nurture us into being who we are today. I don't aim to impose an answer, but present a question; work which mines for a nunaced truth perhaps not previously considered before. I'd like my audiences to be entertained, moved, and for them to consider the bold questions and ideas which define my work.
Omnibus Theatre
Since 2021, Sam has developed the Literary Department at Omnibus Theatre to offer opportunity for writers to explore theatricality and discover the potential for innovation within their writing. Sam has designed and runs two playwriting courses, facilitates workshops, networking events and produces scratch nights and festivals such as Engine Room and the Next Page Season of rehearsed readings.
Being an emerging writer himself, Sam has sought to address the isolation writers feel by making Omnibus a space for people to feel welcome and comfortable to develop and share their work. This peer to peer dynamic has defined his role, and thus the Literary Department at Omnibus Theatre; as well as informing how he approaches his work with creatives as a freelance dramaturg.
Credits
Writing
Plays
Hot House (Omnibus Theatre, 2025)
Fisheye, (★★★★, Omnibus Theatre 2023).
The Brave Anthology (★★★★★, Ed Fringe 2019).
State of It (WIP, Omnibus Theatre, 2021).
Covfefe (WIP, Soho Theatre, 2021).
Short Film
Into? (2021)
Dramaturgy
At Omnibus Theatre
Mother.Dad (2026), Lenny (2025), Get Happy (2025), The Guest (2025), Miss Brexit (2025), 1984 (2025), The Ice at the End of the World (2024), Mulatto Boy (2024), English AKO (Camden People's Theatre / Omnibus Theatre 2024), Wormholes (2024), Scarlet Sunday ( 2024), Compositor E (2023), The Woman Who Turned into a Tree (2023), Merboy (2023), DRUM (2022).
Elsewhere
Looking for Fun? (Theatre503, 2025), Entwined (Old Red Lion 2024), DRUM (New Diorama Theatre / Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024), Rapture (The Pleasance Theatre 2022).
Sam has also helped the development of plays leading to professional production at Soho Theatre, The Pleasance Theatre, Vaults Festival, Theatre503 and work that has appeared in theatre festivals across Europe.
Directing
The Brave Anthology (★★★★★, Ed Fringe 2019)
State of It (WIP, Omnibus Theatre 2022)
Producing
This Blighted Star (Ed Fringe, 2025),
Hot House (Omnibus Theatre, 2025)
Fisheye (Omnibus Theatre, 2023)
Training
MA Dramaturgy and Writing for Performance, Goldsmiths, UoL (2021)
BA Drama and Theatre Studies, Royal Holloway, UoL (2020)
Dramaturgical work
My dramaturgical experience ranges from one time consultancy to helping a writer develop a script ahead of production.
I look for work which excites my imagination and challenges my expectation. Developing a play with a writer is a journey, so I am always looking for brilliant writers I connect with as well as projects to work on. If you're interested in working with me then please do get in touch.
Testimonials
"I actually fully think Sam Pout is a genius dramaturg"
IMY WYATT CORNER, Director
"Sam’s brilliant teaching was sharp and gentle at all the right times. My play is in much better shape but also my understanding of how to approach writing as a holistic practice."
[ANON], Workshop Participant
"Sam's dramaturgical knowledge is second to none."
ALFIE JONES, Writer and Actor
"Sam is brilliant, warm and made me feel comfortable from day one. [...] He takes you from a blank page to giving you the tools to confidently explore your writing process and develop your style."
[ANON], Workshop Participant
"As a dramaturg he really unpacked the play asking big, pertinent questions which presented new creative conversation."
SCOTT LE CRASS, Director
"After the session with Sam, whose work as a Dramaturg was absolutely sublime, right on point. He helped us see things that we didn't even see before. His notes really inspired us and helped us to keep on expanding and developing the piece with much more clarity, confidence and ambition."
FRAN OLIVARES, Playwright and Director
"Sam engaged really thoughtfully and passionately [...] offering really fantastic prompts to help me take the work to the next level. He is extremely generous with his time and notes, and really cares about the artists he's working with. Rather than imposing his own ideas on the project, he really worked to understand what I was trying to do with it, [...] Would definitely recommend Sam as a dramaturg and collaborator!"
JOSEPH WINER, Theatre Maker
"Despite only recently encountering Sam as a Dramaturg, I could still instantly tell that he possesses all the skill and passion needed for this vital role. I was fortunate enough to work with Sam on my current play and, in less than an hour, he pretty much solved what I had been trying to for 4 years."
TOBY CLARKE, Playwright and Director
"Working methodically on my text with Sam, I learned so much about how to build a cohesive piece of dramatic writing. From how to tap into the core concerns of the piece most exploratively, to how to keep a scene dramatically alive, Sam's gentle guidance not only fundamentally empowered that particular play, but also my long term growth as a writer."
CHARLIE DUPRÉ, Playwright
"The advice and insight given to me during the rehearsal process with Sam has changed the way I approach the development of my performances to great effect. "
AARON BARROW, Actor
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