Stephanie Sinclaire

Stephanie Sinclaire Lightsmith (February 28, 1954 – 14 April 2021), also known as Stephanie Crawford, was a poet, novelist, playwright, painter, teacher of inspirational creativity, and director in theatre and film. She published an anthology of poetry called Burnt Offering in 2002, as well as an auto-biographical novel: The Shores of Grace. In 2020 she published her philosophical magnum opus: Creative Alchemy, detailing the method that she developed for using creative expression as a healing modality. Stephanie wrote and directed many plays and adaptations for theatre, as well as directing and producing films including: Short Film & Academy Award Finalist: The Dance of Shiva (2000) Short FilmThe Tell Tale Heart (2004) Available to watch at BFI On Demand: [1] Feature Film Silence Becomes You (2005) Feature Documentary A Maverick In London: The Story of The King's Head Theatre (2006) Stephanie was Associate Artistic Director of the King's Head Theatre in Islington from 1990 - 2006 alongside her husband, Artistic Director and Founder: Daniel Frank Crawford. In 2002, Dan and Stephanie were jointly awarded Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee Award for services to theatre. After Dan's Death in 2005, Stephanie became Artistic Director of the King's Head (2006 - 2012), before emigrating to New Zealand in 2012 to be with her daughter, Katherine and grandchildren. (Via Wikipedia)