Current works
Copenhagen
Co-presenter and artist The recordings – Advice we gave each other, reviewed. A podcast and aural exhibition reflecting on, revising and celebrating advice with Josefine Baark. Launching late 2022, view the process here
Dublin/Perth
Writer-with-communities Courage Songs, Dublin and Perth, 2021- present. A documentary play about cis female migration currently in development, more on my blog
Johannesburg
Dramaturg Breathing through the feet by Sibusiso Mkhize and the ensemble. A call and response film featuring autobiographical poetry and improvised responses in the body, National Arts Festival, Makhanda, June – July 2022, trailer below.
Selected works
London
Programme Director Visible Theatre Ensemble, London 2014 – 2018, productions and roles including:
- Documentation, research and development stage Five Characters in Search of a Good Night’s Sleep by Mike Alfreds, Sonja Linden and the ensemble, directed by Mike Alfreds, a play exploring sleeplessness in older age, Southwark Playhouse, April – May 2022
- Reception Dramaturg, post-show engagement programme Roundelay by Sonja Linden, directed by Anna Ledwich, a play exploring love and sex in older age, Southwark Playhouse, London, February – March 2017, listen to podcasts, watch trailer
- Dramaturg and Facilitator The Wardrobe Project by Sonja Linden and the ensemble, directed by Rachel Grunwald in its first inception and Sue Lefton in its second, documentary theatre-making with older female actors exploring how fashion and style mediates their identity over time, Graeae Studios, London, April – May 2016 and performances in 2017, more on my blog
- Dramaturg GRAVITAS, workshops specifically tailored to strengthen the skills of older actors by Max Stafford-Clark, Mike Alfreds, Philip Hedley, and Vladimir Mirodan, Graeae Studios, London, August – October 2015, more
- Associate Producer Who Do We Think We Are? by Sonja Linden and the ensemble, directed by Sue Lefton, a play covering 100 years of history with 10 actors, Southwark Playhouse, London, October – November 2014, more, watch trailer
Facilitator Housed by David Watson, directed by Alexander Ferris, Old Vic New Voices, a play responding to the London housing crisis, Old Vic, London, 2014, more on my blog
Facilitator, Writer and Director The War Party by the ensemble, an immersive promenade production in response to the Bishops of London archive, created by an intergenerational group of actors for Museums at Night, Fulham Palace, London, 2014, more on my blog
Facilitator Creative Writing and Writing for the Stage, a 3-month series of workshops for refugees exploring new approaches to articulating ourselves in English through performed autobiographies for World Refugee Week, Evelyn Oldfield Unit, London, 2014, more
The cast of Who Do We Think We Are? 2014 
Roundelay by Visible, 2017. Photo by John Haynes. 
Roundelay creative team, 2017. 
Claire supporting the BBC with mentor and collaborator Sonja Linden. 
Reading and developing The Wardrobe Project, 2016. 
The Wardrobe Project public reading. Photo by Paul Robinson. 
Housed by Old Vic New Voices, 2015. 
The children in The War Party, 2015.
Berlin
Communications and Outreach Director FilmFestivalLife, developing resources for filmmakers navigating their international film festival journeys, Berlin 2012 – 2013, productions and roles including:
- Producer Screeners: Berlinale Party & Open Screen for emerging filmmakers, Berlin, 2013, more
Volunteer Manager Month of Performance Art, Berlin, 2012
Dramaturg Dance theatre exploring themes of relationships and entropy with Henrik Kaalund and Topi Barbara Berti, Berlin, 2012
Dramaturg Studios ID: Interdisciplinary art series, Berlin, 2011 – 2013
Lyricist and Band Manager Blue and The Painted Valley, Polish blues band, Berlin, 2011 – 2012
Berlinale audience 2012. Photograph by Jana Dietze. 
Claire interviewing Interfilm CEO Mattias Groll. Photograph by Jana Dietze. 
‘Screeners’ Filmmaker screening event organised by FilmFestivalLife for the Berlinale. 
Claire interviewing filmmaker Nadav Lapid. 
Claire interviewing ‘Beasts of the southern wild’ producer Philipp Engelhorn. 
Claire with FilmFestivalLife CEO Luca Zamai and Raindance founder Elliot Grove. 
Claire with Jana Dietze and Luca Zamai from FilmFestivalLife, as film journalists at Cannes 2013.
Perth
Festival Programme Director bamBOO* Main Stage Festival 2007-2009, bamBOO Main Stage Festival 2009 – 2010, Perth, Australia, more – 1 2 3 4, productions that I incepted, delivered and dramaturged including:
- Eat My Monologue, Contemporary Australian theatre series bringing together monologues from new Australian plays with a revived concept of ‘dinner theatre’, directed by Matthew Lutton, Ben Young, Mark Storen, Marcelle Schmitz, Adam Mitchell, George Shevtsov, Marisa Garreffa and Michael McCall, including plays by Andrew Bovell, Tom Holloway, Jenny Kemp, Christopher Johnson, Tony McNamara, Alan Becher, Damian Miller, Justin Fleming, Robert Hewitt, Alexandra Collier, Joanna Murray-Smith, Ross Mueller, Reg Cribb and Mary Rachel-Brown, So Frenchy Productions, bamBOO, Perth, 2008, 2009, 2010, more – 1 2 3
- Projector: Short Film Festival, in collaboration with the Film and Television Institute of Western Australia, 2009 – 2010
- 20 years: event celebrating Berlin’s artistic progress since the fall of the wall, featuring Voltaire Twins and DJ Craig Hollywood, Perth, 2010
- Mace Francis Orchestra Summer Series, interdisciplinary jazz music, dance and circus events, Perth, 2008 – 2009
- Jamie Oehlers Jazz Café, weekly jazz nights, Perth, 2008 – 2009
- One Sugar to Go, Arts Exhibition and Festival, Perth, 2010
- Claire Bowditch and the Feeding Set Summer International Tour, Perth, 2010
- Dr Sketchy’s Anti Art school, Sugar Blue Burlesque, Perth, 2009 – 2010
- Channel 9 Programme Launch, Perth, 2010
- Ausdance Awards, Perth, 2009
- Pride Festival Opening, Perth, 2009
- Lior Summer International Tour, Perth, 2009
- Gigs bringing together classical and jazz musicians including Mel Robinson, Tristan Parr, Christopher de Groot, Daniel Susnjar, Troy Roberts, Kathy Corecig, Mace Francis, Libby Hammer, Natalie Gillespie, Perth, 2007 – 2010
- Gigs inviting bands including Grace Barbe, Boom Bap Pow, Mo Wilson and the drivers, Day of the Dead, Randa and the Soul Kingdom, Funkalleros, The Hounds, Sneaky Weasel Gang, Special Brew, Assembly Line, Charlie Bucket, Jo 19, Roly Skender, Brash n Sassy, Perth, 2007 – 2010
*bamBOO is now the venue Si Paradiso, more here
Founder and Artistic Director So Frenchy productions 2007-2010, productions including:
- Presence by Patrick van der Werf, directed by Bruce Denny, a play about young people’s struggles to overcome their fears in a daunting world, supported by Schvendes playing their live composition, mini-tour, Fly By Night Musicians Club and Subiaco Arts Centre, 2008, more
- Art.tension Seekers: Platform by Patricia Cornelius, a play unveiling the encounters of young Australians on a train platform, supported by live sets by Abbe May, Andrew Winton and Schvendes, Fly By Night Musicians Club, Fremantle, 2007, more
Jaime Oehlers Jazz Trio at bamBOO Mainstage Amphitheatre. 
Projector film festival at bamBOO MainStage Amphitheatre. Photo by DJzoo. 
Claire introducing ‘Eat my monologue’ press evening at bamBOO Mainstage Amphitheatre. 
20 years: event celebrating Berlin’s artistic progress since the fall of the wall, featuring Voltaire Twins, at bamBOO MainStage Amphitheatre. Photo by DJzoo. 
Strut Dancers at bamBOO. Photo by DJzoo. 
bamBOO summer season closing party, 2010. Photo by DJzoo.
Early festival volunteering and freelance work:
- Front of House Perth International Arts Festival, 2008
- Front of House Perth Writers Festival, 2008
- Volunteer Manager Artrage Silver arts festival and Alphabet City, Perth, 2008
- Front of House Unima Puppetry Festival, Perth, 2007
- Volunteer Manager Propel Arts, youth arts support programmes and grants, Perth, 2006
- Front of House West Australian Symphony Orchestra, 2006 – 2007
- Presenter Access 31 TV: The Green Room, Television about Community Theatre, 2006