Writing
Theatre
Holly's love of new theatre extends into her own writing. Whether co-writing musicals as a composer/lyricist, or penning plays of her own, she holds a passionate belief in live storytelling as a way to both inspire and challenge audiences to see beyond their own experiences.
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Medusa's First Kiss
A queer punk-rock musical for all the family, by CBBC's Holly Mallett & writer-director P Burton-Morgan. Medusa as you've never seen her before.
Pinocchio
A new musical reimagining of the classic story. Discover your inner child in this heartfelt and extraordinary tale by Holly Mallett.
The Pea & the Princess
A high-kicking, feminist retelling of the classic tale by Rachel Barnett-Jones, with music & lyrics by Holly Mallett
Choosers
A funny and tender play about male companionship and the humanity behind the label of "homelessness".
Other.
From songwriting for other artists to hosting podcasts, with a bit of journalism-adjacent stuff mixed in. Holly just loves words. And songs...and talking.
Mama G - Oh Yes I am!
Panto legend and Britain's Got Talent star MAMA G asked Holly to pen 3 songs for her "Oh Yes I Am" EP.
The song "Panto is for Everyone" was then used as the opening number for the Stanley Arts 2024 Pantomime "Red Riding Hood".
Journalism - Sort Of
Holly has written freelance for many online publications, including entertainment site BACKSTAGE, education platform JellyQuest and the now defunct American feminist site xoJane. She's also contributed to DIVA online.
Stagefaves
From 2017-2020 Holly worked freelance for Whatsonstage creator Terri Paddock on her sites Stagefaves, Mytheatremates and the social media handle StagetalkUK.
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If you want to know anything about this very specific 3 year period of pre-covid theatre, she's your gal!
Diversify
Holly ran a podcast called "Diversify" which published episodes from 2018 to its hiatus in 2023.
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Billed as "a weekly injection of aspirational wokeness direct to your ear-holes", the first episode featured a little known politician called Zack Polanski. HA!