SOPHIE BOYCE
Lyricist / Librettist
PROJECTS
THE DARK LADY
Music by Veronica Mansour
Book & Lyrics by Sophie Boyce
Winner of the 2025 Richard Rodgers Award.
The year is 1588 and Emilia Bassano is crafting the most remarkable stories that the world will ever see.
But women are not permitted to write plays. And so theatre's greatest characters stand to be lost in the abyss.
Until a deal is struck, with the stableboy William Shakespeare...
LITTLE RED
Music by Veronica Mansour
Book & Lyrics by Sophie Boyce
Flipping the script on the original fairytale, Little Red is the story of a relentless young woman training under the enigmatic “Granny” to become the ultimate Wolf-Killer.
This is a twist-filled thriller musical with a score that fuses folk, pop and opera.
The show explores the mechanics of fear, power and dangerous devotion.
EVERYTHING'S GOING MY WAY
A play by Sophie Boyce
Running at Premiere Stages:
July 16th - August 1st 2027.
Colin is a psychotherapist assigned to work with the volatile 17-year-old Noah and his worn-down mother, Helen. But as power ping-pongs between them, an unnerving paternal instinct takes hold.
This is a play that examines masculine intimacy, the ferocity of motherhood, and the fine line between care and harm.
THE FORTY ELEPHANTS
Music by Einar Adalsteinsson
Book & Lyrics Sophie Boyce
Inspired by true events, this is the story of London's notorious all-woman crime-ring: The Forty Elephants.
Set in Victorian-era Elephant and Castle, this is a show that celebrates women's rights... but even more so, women's wrongs.