THAIS MINOE SHER

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Thais Sher works both as a Freelance Actress, Presenter, Executive Producer and also a Writer (Comedy/ Gags, Drama, Documentary, Feature Film, but mainly Comedy within the Entertainment Industry).

She is CEO of/ She has her Media Production Companies, Epoch Films/ Ent. Ltd. / Logos Films Ltd.

Thais Sher/Ms. Sher works both in the Fields of Media/ Broadcast Media and Entertainment.

She is a Member of Equity, The Writers Guild UK / US / The Screenwriters Guild, and is a Senior Associate Member of the RSM.

Thais Sher's Experience

Actress/ Freelance Presenter / Freelance I
Thais Sher
August 2010 – Present (4 years 2 months) London / UK

Works as Actress and Presenter- (work to date, incl!):

' Ivan the Fool'- Feature Film/ Animation. (In Development/ In Production)
Thais Sher plays/ voices Dancer 1.

' The Kreutzer Sonata'- Written for BBC R3. R3 Drama. (In Development)
Cast members : Michael Pennington (attached) , Alex Jennings (attached),Thais Sher plays 'Lady on Train' (attached), Music by Sacha Puttnam (TBC/In Negotiations) (Full Cast +CrewTBC).

' Etty'- Radio Production ( Aired, BBC World Service/ R4, Nov 2012).
Presented by Thais Sher. An Epoch Ent./Media Production.
Etty Hillesum voiced by Thais / Thais Sher

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p010c458

She is Semi-Negotiating the Options/Rights to one or two of the Marvellous, well researched and Insightful, Len Deighton WWII Novels-- She would like/love to play either Lottie or Victoria in 'Winter'/'Winter- A Berlin Family', for Screen- Cast TBC. TV/Film.
Possibly Radio, but TV/Film would be first choice!.. TBC.

'Winter' is a Literary Masterpiece and is a precursor to the wonderful Spy Trilogy, 'Game', 'Set', 'Match'- Each in themselves, all Wonderful!.

She has also read Poetry at a number of Arts Festivals and Concerts.Poetry by Rumi, Shelley and Shakespeare. These have included,The Petworth Festival, The Salisbury Festival, The Westminster Synagogue.(2009-2010).

She would like to Perform more Shakespeare in the Future, if possible!.....

As a Presenter+ hoping to Interview some Comedy Readings/ Stand-up/ or Within possible Docu- for R2,R4 or Mainstream/ WS, BBC Radio/...One or two of the younger Generation of Comedians as well as one of the Established Comedians+ones she personally Greatly Respects....(In Development/ In Talks).
Actress/ Freelance Presenter / Freelance II
Thais Sher
August 2010 – Present (4 years 2 months) London, United Kingdom

Another Radio Concept for either R2,3,4,4Extra,WS. This is a concept I wrote a Treatment for in 2006, but hopefully now have a chance to more 'fully' develop!-given time, and the right opportunity and 'slot' in a schedule---'Dinner Party Guests'/'The Dinner Party'/'(Working Titles)- similar to 'Desert Island Discs'/'Private Passions' format but with participants choosing their 'ideal' dinner party guests, (either 'dead of alive', if that makes sense (!)), up to six guests-
anyone from Freud, Menuhin, Yo Yo Ma, Henri Matisse, Ghandi and Charlie Chaplin- so either from history of their Contemporaries!.(In Development/ In Negotiation).

Hopefully Documentaries made on+about 'Comedy'-a Documentary looking at Freud's Theory on Comedy (The Joke and it's Relation to the Unconscious,'The Psychology of Humour/Comedy',A Documentary On the positive effects ofComedy'+'Laughter'-perhaps even the'Healing Effects of Comedy','What is Comedy'/'The Psychology of Comedy','How Comedy can differ across the World',etc...
Writer / Screen-Writer/ Comedy Writer (I)
Thais Sher
August 2008 – Present (6 years 2 months) London / Uk

Freelance TV, Radio and Feature Film Writer.Writer of Comedy/Gags/Satire,Drama+Documentary, as 'Self''.

Writing Work to date,incl:

Written many Treatments+Developing various Projects.(2005-Present).

TV Work includes:She has begun writing Gags for Panel Shows/Chat Shows..

E.g.-Invited/Asked to write Gags for HIGNFY/Have I got News for You,Hattrick/BBC1-(2011,2012, 2013- Present).Writing Gags/Busily Writing Gags,2011-Present.........

Has been invited to provide 'additional Gags'/ Write 'Additional Material for the JR, Jonathan Ross and GN Graham Norton Shows, here in the UK- Present.

Written an outline/draft Script/ Invited to Write a Script for Rory Bremner/(+Colleagues)at approx. 60mins/ Epoch C4/ BBC/ /Vera (?)(In Development).

Rory Bremner-An hour of Satire (x2 at 120mins). ,'25yrs Satirical_Retrospective in_Politics' 'Looking_back_25yrs in Politics,A Generation in Politics','Taking a Satirical Look Back at25yrs AGeneration of Politics,etc.(TV/Radio)( In Development)(Possibly another Impressionist/RoryB).

Other TV Comedy Ideas-Various.Incl.'A new sitcom written /outlined for James Corden, with a 'Tattoo Parlour'+ Circus Theme-Have been developing since 2008!(In Development/In Negotiation).
Another TV Sitcom Idea- 'Animal ER'/'Animal Hospital'--Rather like 'ER',but with Animals....!(In Development/ In Negotiation)...

Other Radio Comedy Ideas- Various.Incl.'A Cruise Comedy' Written for Jack Dee, (Working Title:
'Sailing Southampton to Southampton,13'00'/Sailing from Southampton to Southampton 'Inspired by 'The Shipping Forecast'(In Negotiation/In Development). R4 or R2.R4.

'The Kreutzer Sonata'- by Tolstoy.TV/ Radio Production (Adapted for R3).Cast Includes: Michael Pennington, Alex Jennings (attached),Thais Sher (attached), Music/ Music Arrangement by Sacha Puttnam,Dir-TBC (In negotiation).(In Development)(Full Cast+Crew TBC).

Etty, Radio Program for World Service Radio/R4. Etty Film Screenplay (2014,on).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p010c458
Writer/ Screenwriter/ Comedy Writer (II)..
Thais Sher
August 2008 – Present (6 years 2 months) London, United Kingdom

Freelance TV, Radio and Feature Film Writer. Writer of Comedy/Gags/Satire, Drama and Documentary, as'Self''.

Writing Work to date, incl(Continued):

Radio Plays:'The Kreutzer Sonata' Adaptation (Adapted for R3)Play was originally adapted for Radio+TV+Thais Sher wrote an Adaptation for Radio(at 90mins).

- Original Stories/Script Outlines written by Thais M. Sher-An idea or two written/outlined for Disney Animation.Ironically enough,one Original idea for Disney/possibly Disney/Pixar- Is an idea that came to mind around 20yrs ago!--But is one of the 'better ones'!...(Work in Progress/ In Development/Negotiation).

Another Radio Concept for either R2,3,4,4Extra,WS. This is a concept I wrote a Treatment for in 2006,but hopefully now have a chance to more 'fully' develop!-given time, and the right opportunity and 'slot'in a schedule--'Dinner Party Guests'/'The Dinner Party'/'(Working Titles)-similar to 'Desert Island Discs'/'Private Passions' format but with participants choosing their 'ideal' dinner party guests, (either 'dead of alive', if that makes sense (!)), up to six guests-
anyone from Freud, Menuhin, Yo Yo Ma,Henri Matisse,Ghandi and Charlie Chaplin-so either from history of their Contemporaries!.(In Development/ In Negotiation).

Hopefully Documentaries made on+about 'Comedy'-a Documentary looking at Freud's Theory on Comedy(The Joke and it's Relation to the Unconscious, 'The Psychology of Humour/Comedy', A Documentary On the positive effects of 'Comedy'+'Laughter'-perhaps even the 'Healing Effects of Comedy','What is Comedy'/'The Psychology of Comedy','How Comedy can differ across the World',etc...

TV/Radio Documentary(Some in Development+some which have been in 'past' development),on the Subject of Both Arts and Science/Medicine,e.g.'Landscaping the Mind'(on the pitfalls of the UK nhs Psychiatric system), On Epilepsy, On 'De ja vu',/Documentary on Epilepsy/+De ja vu+indeed how the Condition can be wildly mis-understood!/On Diabetes,Medical Advancements.
Writer/ Screenwriter/ Comedy Writer (III)..
Thais Sher
August 2008 – Present (6 years 2 months) London

Another possible Documentary for Radio- 'A Clinical/MedicalCaseStudy of various Cases of Wine/Why Wine so much?/Wine no more?/ Stop your Wining!? /Wine-An international 'Case Study'.. .(TBC)- Documentary rather a 'jokey' one (for'Comic effect'!) but may have some Medical Validation!?

- Original Stories/Script Outlines written by Thais M. Sher- An idea or two written/outlined for Disney Animation.(Work in Progress/Negotiation).

'Written Treatment+Adaptation of Colin Wilson's'Spider World'-Sci-Fi genre.Co-Written with Colin.

Some of Thais' favourite Filmmakers incl:, Powell +Pressburger, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Polanski, Kubrick, Spielberg, etc... of whom/ whose work/Films she used to 'envelop' herself in, when younger and when she had the time to indulge in watching Films!....

She is now working on a few more Screenplays-- The above Masterful Filmmakers are ones she Greatly admires!....

Other TV Comedy Ideas- Various. (In Development). Incl.'A new sitcom written / outlined for James Corden, with a 'Tattoo Parlour'and Circus Theme- Have been developing since 2008!(In Development/In Negotiation).
Another TV Sitcom Idea- 'Animal ER'/'Animal Hospital'-- Rather like 'ER', but with Animals....! (In Development/ In Negotiation)...
Writer/ Screenwriter / Comedy Writer (IV)-
Thais Sher
August 2008 – Present (6 years 2 months) London, United Kingdom

'Ivan the Fool',Adaptation/ Screenplay.A version at 30mins, a Version Thais had edited at 60mins and one at 90mins. With Cast+Creatives/Credits as outlined...
- Narrator: Michael Gambon (attached). Animation-Sylvain Chomet (In Negotiation).
Also, in Negotiation with ThIng (Production/ Animation).
Co. Director/ Ceo / Executive Producer I
Epoch Films / Ent. Ltd/ Logos Films Ltd.
August 2007 – Present (7 years 2 months) London / UK

Production co. Developing and realizing good quality Programming In the field of Tv, Radio, Feature Film. Specializing in the genres of Comedy, Drama and Factual Documentary. A collaborator/ co-partner with BBC, C4, ITV, BBC Radio, as well as other international channels, such as Pathe, Canal , etc . A number of projects currently 'on the go'!

Various Project Titles currently in Production:

'Ivan the Fool'- Narrator: Michael Gambon (attached). Animation- Sylvain Chomet/ ThIng (In Negotiation).

' Ivan the Fool'- Feature Film/ Animation. Cast Includes: Michael Gambon, Vanessa Redgrave, Timothy Dalton, Ed Stoppard, Warwick Davis, Mckenzie Crook, Thais Sher, Leila Gray. Directed by Sylvain Chomet (in negotiation).

Developing Colin Wilson's 'Spider World' for TV/Film.-

Other Sci-Fi Film Ideas- (In Development)

Other Film Ideas/Treatments- (In Development)

Other TV Comedy Ideas- (In Development)

Other Radio Ideas- (In Development).

Various TV/ Radio Documentaries (in Development), regards both the Arts, Entertainment Industry and Sciences/ Medicine.

'Landscaping the Mind'-TV Documentary- Exploring the UK Psychiatric System. (on the horrors and pitfalls of the nhs psychiatric system), (In Development).

'Etty' Radio Program'- Commissioned by BBC World Service/ R4 and Produced / Exec Produced by Thais M. Sher. Sound /Co-Editing /Technical by Martin Redfern. aired 2012.

Helped to arrange an Episode with and for Colin Wilson, R3, 'Private Passions',aired 2007.

More to come! ..........
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Other Directorships (Executive) currently held:

Epoch Films Ltd./ Logos Films Ltd.
Co. Director/ Ceo / Executive Producer II
Epoch Films / Ent. Ltd/ Logos Films Ltd.
August 2007 – Present (7 years 2 months) London, United Kingdom

Possibly/ Hopefully Recording one or various 'Stand-up' Comedians 'Shows'- for R2,R4 or Mainstream/ WS, BBC Radio/ ....... In Discussions with various 'Popular' + Talented Stand-up Comedians....+ some of the Established ones... ones I personally certainly greatly respect- e.g. Woody Allen, John Cleese/ The Python's, etc.. (In Development/ In Talks).

And/Or: Possibly Documentary about one of Above Comedians/ Comedy Group, etc.. (TBC/ In Talks)..

'The Kreutzer Sonata'- by Tolstoy. TV/ Radio Production (Adapted for R3).Cast Includes: Michael Pennington, Alex Jennings (attached) ,Thais Sher (attached), Music/ Music Arrangement by Sacha Puttnam (In negotiation) .(In Development) (Full Cast+ Crew TBC).

(Full Cast+Crew TBC).Thais Sher - Etty, Ed Stoppard- Jopie (In Negotiation). Sacha Baron-Cohen-Spier (In Negotiation)- 'Due to Thais being Jewish, herself and finding this role too depressing/ emotionally disturbing to play and having had 'Etty' in her mind for so many Years, now, it is unlikely this Project is to go ahead as /for Film'...

However!- She is Semi-Negotiating Options/Rights to one or two of the Marvellous, well researched and Insightful, Len Deighton Spy / WWII Novels--e.g. 'Winter', such forth, which are precursors to the wonderful Spy Trilogy, 'Game', 'Set', 'Match'- Each in themselves, all Wonderful!. TV/Film+ Possibly Radio.

Various Comedy Ideas for Radio/TV- As Outlined above, e.g. Comedy Documentary, Sitcom Ideas.....
Co. Director/ Ceo / Executive Producer III
Epoch Films / Ent. Ltd/ Logos Films Ltd.
August 2007 – Present (7 years 2 months) London, United Kingdom

Other TV Comedy Ideas- Various. (In Development). Incl.'A new sitcom written / outlined for James Corden, with a 'Tattoo Parlour'and Circus Theme- (In Development/In Negotiation).
Another TV Sitcom Idea- 'Animal ER'/'Animal Hospital'-- Rather like 'ER', but with Animals....! (In Development/ In Negotiation)...

Hopefully Documentaries made on+about 'Comedy'- a Documentary looking at Freud's Theory on Comedy (The Joke and it's Relation to the Unconscious, 'The Psychology of Humour/Comedy', A Documentary On the positive effects of 'Comedy'+'Laughter'- perhaps even the 'Healing Effects of Comedy', 'What is Comedy'/'The Psychology of Comedy', ' How Comedy can differ across the World',etc...
Other Directorships:
Other Directorships Currently held:
January 2011 – August 2013 (2 years 8 months) London, United Kingdom

Other Directorships (Executive) currently held:

Epoch Films Ltd./ Logos Film Ltd. (2008-Present).

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Other Directorships previously held: ______________________________________________________________________________

Director of past Medical Charity/ NPO organisation, Poetry in Mind, CIC.+ 'Re-dressing the nhs', CIC- (no longer active companies/ charities).
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Other/s currently held:

Thais tries to support (donations where she can) and collaborate with various Charities, alongside her main work...And hopes to collaborate more so with various Media powered Charities-- This is either as a Comedy/Sketch Writer (hopefully will have the chance do more of this in the future+ various drafts have been drafted/ are written, 'as she goes along'!), and to give donations where she Can (though would like to be able to 'give more' in the future!: Charities include:

Unicef, Noah's Ark, Children in Need, Sports Relief, Comic Relief, various Hospitals, Mind, Sane, NSPCC, Samaritans, etc (though there are many worthy Charities, out there!.........

Very much 'alongside' her work in The Field of Entertainment, she has Established certain Charities and is makes/ is developing a few Documentaries on the topic of Medicine....

-- She tries to make Donations to Charities and Hospitals, where she can!

For Film Project up dates, please read up dates on Industry sites.
(BritFilms or IMDb, etc).

Epoch Films/ Logos Films/ Epoch Entertainment current Projects:

*'Ivan the Fool', (working Title) (30mins/60/90mins versions x2 Script versions) (Production) (Animation) ()In Production. Reworking of various Short Stories, incl. a Fable by Tolstoy. Screenplay by Thais M. Sher/ Exec Produced by Thais M. Sher.Cast Includes:

Michael Gambon (Narrator), Sylvain Chomet (In Negotiation).

Mackenzie Crook (Rumoured), Timothy Dalton, Warwick Davis, Michael Gambon, Ricky Gervais (in negotiation), Leila Gray, Vanessa Redgrave, Thais Sher, Ed Stoppard. Director / Animation Director: Sylvain Chomet (In negotiation) Consultant Dir for Sound Recording/Voice-over:: Anastasia Tolstoy. (Work in Progress).

'Etty'- Etty Hillesum's Holocaust diary. Adapted for Radio- BBC World Service, (Aired Nov 2012-

E.g.Radio Comedy written for Jack Dee (upon a 'Cruise Ship' Theme) (Treatment/Script/ Outlined/ In Development).Inspired by 'The Shipping Forecast'. Written for: R4, R2, R4.

A Sitcom Idea written for James Corden (In Talks), with a 'Tattoo Parlour/ Circus Theme', TV Sitcom (In Negotiation with various channels).

Other Comedy Ideas, 'on the Go'.....

*'The Kreutzer Sonata ', Script for Radio finalized by Thais Sher for BBC Radio. Production work on the Reworking of Tolstloy's great Novella. Cast includes: Michael Pennington (attached), Alex Jennings (attached), Sam West (In Negotiation). Thais Sher, . (Work in Progress).

* A Draft Script written for Rory Bremner + Colleagues, / C4/ Vera (60mins x 2 ) (2012/ 2013), (Work in Progress).

* From late 2011- Present, Thais Sher is writing Gags for various TV programs, Incl. HIGNFY and also potentially, more additional material for the GN+JR Show (?).

Has been invited to write Gags for HIGNFY.

Busy Writing Gags for this program since 2011...

* Documetary Film Project (In Development/Production). Examining current state of Uk nhs Psychiatric system. Broadcast media for UK Networks. (2012/2013). (Work in Progress).

* Documentary Project (In Development). Outling the Diabetes Pandemic, as well as exploring other Medical Topics. 2014/2014,on..

* Developing a no. of other Film, TV, Radio Projects, incl. Comedy.

* Developing a no. of other Film, TV, Radio Projects, incl. Science Documentary.

* Developing a no. of other Film, TV, Radio Projects, incl. Comedy Work.

Adaptation of 'Spider World' by Colin Wilson. (In Development)..

E.g. Radio Script idea written for Jack Dee (upon a 'Cruise Ship' Theme) (Treatment/Script/ Outlined/ In Development).

* A Draft Script written for Rory Bremner + Colleagues, / C4/ Vera (60mins x 2 ) (2012/ 2013), (Work in Progress).

* From late 2011- Present, Thais Sher is writing Gags for various TV programs.

Projects in Development / Pre-production for BBC TV.

Projects in Development / Pre-production for BBC Radio.

Project in Development for Theatre.

THAIS SHER - Current Credits:

*'Lady on Train' in adaptation of 'The Kreutzer Sonata' for Radio and TV/TV Film. Epoch/ Logos.

* Would Like to be in 'The Scottish Play'- Details TBC.

*'Etty' + Holocaust Diary Program, commissioned by BBC, World Service Written and Presented, Executive Produced by Epoch Ent./ Thais Sher. voiced by Thais Sher, 2012. (Work in Progress).

*Adaptation/ Part of 'Etty' adaptation of a Holocaust Diary, hopefully for Film. (In Pre-development and full development from Jan 2014).

*Dancer/Mother in adaptation of 'Ivan the Fool', 2015.., Epoch/Logos.

*'Reading Poetry by Shelley at Petworth Festival', 2009,

*'Reading Poetry by Shelley, 'The Triumph of Life', at the Study Society, London 2009,(Live recording available 21st July 2009), Epoch/Logos.

*'Reading Poetry by Shelley,' The Triumph of Life' London Synagogue 2009, (Live recording available, July 21st 2009).

*'Reading Poetry by Shelley II' at the Royal Courts of Justice (Inns of Court, Temple Church), Embankment/ ECI, Central London, June 2010, (Live).

* BBC Recording of two Poems by Rumi for a sound Installation at The Salisbury Arts Festival for 'Towards Silence', by John Tavener.