Stewart Melton

Stewart Melton is an internationally performed playwright, theatre-maker and creative facilitator. His person-centred approach is rooted in curiosity and privileges the ideas and artistic personality of each of his workshop participants.

He has written eight full-length plays and stage adaptations, several of which are specifically for young audiences. His play Seesaw was staged at Unicorn Theatre and subsequently revived at the National Theatre of Greece. He scripted the musical Islander, which was selected for the 2019 Made In Scotland showcase, restaged in Australia, Poland and South Korea and toured the USA and Off-Broadway. Stewart also adapted it for broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and for streaming with Dundee Rep Studios.

He has collaborated with students, migrants, elders and people in recovery to create large-scale community performances at venues including the Young Vic and Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre. Stewart has written short plays for Southwark Playhouse, Almeida Projects and Boundless and supported the script development for projects at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Bristol Old Vic, Live Theatre, Arc Stockton and Hull Truck.

Stewart has shared his work and practice as a Guest Writer at Arvon’s Totleigh Barton writing house and is a Mentor Playwright for New Views, National Theatre’s flagship playwriting programme for schools. As a facilitator, Stewart has delivered creative learning and participation projects for companies including Donmar Warehouse, Polka, Half Moon Theatre and Rich Mix. He has taught theatre making and facilitation at universities across the UK and Japan.