My name is Sheridan Humphreys. I grew up in Sydney, Australia and Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea. Now I live on the edge of a farm in Surrey, England (near where The Holiday was filmed) with my son and my dog Shaz, a retired greyhound.

I am a creative writer and researcher. My work includes screenplays and plays, and I am working on my first novel.

I am also a PhD Scholar at the Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, King’s College London where I am writing a feature screenplay inspired by the forgotten, hidden histories of Indigenous Australians who lived in England in the 1830s. 

I am working as Lecturer in Screenwriting at University of Greenwich and also at Royal Holloway, University of London.

I am fascinated by research that explores hidden histories of ethnicity in the British Empire, of travellers in history whose paths may have crossed. My work explores what screenwriters can do to address the almost complete lack of protagonists of colour in period drama specifically, and how we can create more leading roles for actors of colour in this genre.

In 2017, I was selected to participate in CLOSR, a six-month film development scheme led by Raising Films.

My background is in theatre. First I trained as a performer and then worked in the theatre industry as a publicist for many of the UK’s leading new writing companies including Talawa, Tamasha and Paines Plough, and the dance company Candoco. My writing has been published in The Stage, The Guardian and BBC online and my plays have been performed at Edinburgh Festival and on tour in the UK.

When not writing or teaching writing, I am dancing! My interests are Lindy Hop dancing (at SwingOut 123 in Guildford and at Swing and Swim in Greece). I am also a regular campaigner for HemiHelp and for the recognition of carers of disabled children and young carers in academia.

My collection of vintage Australian stamps and travel posters has inspired the imagery on this blog.