This is a selection of some of my past works. Brief show info and selection of reviews:

I primarily work with material that interests me. Most of the work I have been involved in has either been with companies I work with devising material or indeed have founded and lead in the creation and generation of material. Below is a small selection of some of the projects I have worked on.

In my early career I wanted to be an Actor. I don't think I fully understood what this meant. I learnt, over time, that my want to create, devise and generate is is what I actually want to do.

So many wiser, clever, more experienced (and well also children!) people have said to me it is important to do what you love.

So I do, I make the work I want to see in the world and teach others how I'd want to learn .

ArtsEd - CertHE Plays

Directed by Sam Gibbs

As the Foundation Acting Course Leader at ArtsEd I Direct half the cohort In their Acting Play Project. This is a culmination of the course which is presented in the Studio Theatre at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre to students, staff, invited industry guests and friends and family.

2023 | RAGE by Simon Stephens

2024 | The Suicide - A comedy by Suhayla El-Bushra after Erdman

2025 | GREENLAND by Moira Buffini, Penelope Skinner, Matt Charman and Jack Thorne

RAGE by Simon Stephens. ArtsEd CertHE Acting. Lyric Hammersmith Studio Theatre

Photo by Robin Savage: Photo by Robin Savage: The Suicide - A Comedy by Suhayla El-Bushra after Erdman. ArtsEd CertHE Acting. Lyric Hammersmith Studio Theatre.

Photo by Robin Savage: GREENLAND by by Moira Buffini, Matt Charman, Penelope Skinner and Jack Thorne. ArtsEd CertHE Acting. Lyric Hammersmith Studio Theatre

Photo by Robin Savage: The Suicide - A Comedy by Suhayla El-Bushra after Erdman. ArtsEd CertHE Acting. Lyric Hammersmith Studio Theatre

How To Climb Mount Everest

Autojeu Theatre

Autojeu’s heart-warming tale of embracing life sees one man’s epic rise from the doldrums of his office existence to become a Mount Everest conqueror, his journey spiralling from the mundane to the ridiculous along the way.

"...the actors make the most charming duo of any play this year"

PRAGUE POST: Prague, Czech Republic

"The very nature of How To Climb Mt. Everest is a circus of caricatures and buffoonery executed with a captivating blend of mime and deft physical prowess. Gibbs and Ozguc were geniuses of malleability in both expressively and interpretation of genre."

FRINGEREVIEW.COM: London, England

BEOWULF

Autojeu Theatre

An age-old tale is brought to life as never before in a physical, musical, and riotously funny play.

An epic that inspired the human fascination with telling tales, entertaining over campfires and captivating imaginations. Autojeu Theatre brings to life one of history's oldest and most famous tales. BEOWULF, the hero of the Geats comes to the aid of the King of the Danes in a heroic epic that will live on forever. A stand-up-saga adventure.

"despite some dazzling other shows at Prague Fringe this year, this is easily one of the best."

PRAGUE POST: Prague, Czech Republic

"Our programme is what dreams are made of, sometimes fantastical with a Beowulf stand-up"

DREAMS BEFORE DAWN: Paris, France

"Pythonesque in their approach, mercurial in their depictions, irreverent in their storytelling, skilled in their craft,"

FRONT ROW CENTRE: New York, USA

"Gibbs...is endlessly inventive in the way he creates different characters and tells the tale, effortlessly switching voices and posture to suit whatever is occurring in the narrative."

BRITISH THEATRE: London, England

The Last March

Old Salt Theatre

Dog sleds, icy adventure, and a bitter race to the end; The Last March is the thrilling comedy of Captain Scott’s last daring bid to conquer the South Pole is brought to life onstage. Using spirited humour, frantic physicality and of course bucket loads of revitalising tea.

"Huge inventiveness and ingenuity… uplifting and poignant”

THE STAGE: London, England

“A charming and comically tragic hours’ worth of entertainment”

THE PUBLIC REVIEWS: London, England

“Not only funny, but spectacularly, wilfully silly... it is inspired stupidity”

THE LONDONIST: London, England

"Sam Gibbs believably manages a range of roles from Captain Oates to the expedition’s Dr Bill Wilson. Treading a fine line between comedy and pathos"

THE STAGE: Exeter, England

Escaping Event Horizon

by Sam Gibbs

A one man clownic epic that spans a journey through time and space. Experiencing the beginnings and ends of it all; time, space, future and past. From the extinction of dinosaurs & the fall of Pompeii to the robotic uprising of the 38th century.

"This one-man show gave me the constant giggles. An ordinary morning gives way to an unexpected exploration of time, space and the bits in between"

"Wonderful facial expressions and physical contortions by our intrepid leader had the audience in stitches."

FRINGE BUZZ: Barnstaple, England

ONE MAN KING ARTHUR

By Autojeu Theatre

King Arthur, Merlin, Lancelot & Guinevere. Many tales, adventures & sagas. One man to tell them all. Autojeu Theatre return with their signature brand of physically comic storytelling. This will be the Legend of King Arthur as you have never seen it before…

Ask ev'ry person if he's heard the story; And tell it strong and clear if he has not. That once there was a fleeting wisp of glory called Camelot

"This performer knows his craft, as with a battalion of varying voices, minimal nuances, gentle gestures or enormous sweeps of his arms he creates characters who carry his spell bound audience effortlessly, and always with humour"

FRINGE BUZZ: Barnstaple, England

"bringing the old tales to live in a physical performance truly enjoyable for all ages"

FRINGE BUZZ: Barnstaple, England

"It is brave to take on such an expansive and deeply rooted tale solo on stage, but Autojeu takes on the challenge with absolute gusto and skill, conjuring up entire kingdoms before our eyes. This performance harnesses the timelessness of storytelling and proves that all you need to transport people to another world is a tale to tell, and a playful imagination – no fancy props or staging necessary."

FRINGE BUZZ: Barnstaple, England

Floor Plan by Openbatch Theatre

The audience witness the space transform into a factory when a floor plan is laid with electrical tape. The factory is bought to life. The action is punctuated by a series of narratives that focus on moments of humanity in an oppressive environment.•

"The success of Floor Plan lies in the sense of atmosphere that emerges as the three elements interact both in harmony and in discord. Openbatch create a unique and engaging piece of theatre, forcing their audience to examine their own place in a society which places increasingly less value on the individual."

BEHIND THE FRINGE: Barnstaple, England

"The people from Openbatch have made a blend of sound art and theatre that is not "musical theatre" (viz. the avantgarde alternative to opera) but in which the music is not ornamental either - the sound is truly part of the performance"

NEU/NOW: Vilnius, Lithuania