Naomi Sheldon
Writer
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Naomi Sheldon is an award-winning writer and actor. She has adapted Michelle Frances’ THE GIRLFRIEND for the Imaginarium / Amazon Prime Video, starring and to be directed by Robin Wright, which is set to shoot this summer. Naomi is also developing an original series with The Story Collective and has done a rewrite for the film BRUNDIBAR to be directed by Andy Serkis. Her debut play GOOD GIRL had a critically acclaimed run at The Edinburgh Fringe in 2017 followed by a transfer to VAULT festival and then Trafalgar Studios where it won Best Show in the Funny Women Awards and Best Show of the Week in 2018. Emma Thompson described it as "cutting edge truth and hilarity from one of the freshest voices of this century". Naomi was part of the BBC WRITERSROOM DRAMA scheme in 2019 and in 2020 was invited to be on the BBC WRITERSROOM DRAMA programme. Naomi was in the writersroom for THE CROW GIRL (Buccaneer / Paramount +).
Naomi is under commission at Trafalgar Studios and was asked to write a BBC Radio 3 play, OUT OF YOUR MIND, which was part of Summerhall live radio season in 2019. Her most recent play VILE ACTS OF LOVE (developed whilst on the Soho Writer’s Lab) had a sell out work-in-progress run at VAULT festival 2020.
Naomi is co-creator and host of THE PLEASURE PODCAST, a hit podcast about sex and intimacy.
In Development
Production | Company | Notes |
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THE GIRLFRIEND | Imaginarium | TV adaptation of Michelle Frances’ novel. |
CHEATERS ANONYMOUS | The Story Collective | Pilot |
Film
Production | Company | Notes |
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BRUNDIBAR | The Imaginarium | Feature film |
Online
Production | Company | Notes |
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GOOD GIRL 2020 | Soho Theatre | Streaming on Soho On Demand |
Radio
Production | Company | Notes |
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OUT OF YOUR MIND 2019 | Radio 3 | 30 minutes play, part of Summerhall 2019 |
Short Films
Production | Company | Notes |
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RECALL FOR RANGE OF WOMEN 2017 | Writer |
Television
Production | Company | Notes |
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THE CROW GIRL 2024 | Buccaneer / Paramount + | Part of the writersroom. |
Theatre
Production | Company | Notes |
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THE MOTHERHOOD PROJECT 2021 | Katherine Kotz in association with Drift Studio | Short monologue part of the series. |
VILE ACTS OF LOVE (Work in Progress) 2020 | VAULT Festival | Longlisted for Women’s Playwriting Award & Verity Bargate Award |
GOOD GIRL 2017 | Writer |