Theatre

Highlights from my 20-year career as an actor, writer, director and producer on stages across the UK, India, Bangladesh and Europe.

Writer
Director
A Story & A Song
Exploring Bangladeshi folk tales and the power of shared stories. What happens if we fail to share our stories? And what makes us forget?
Creator
Host
THEWHATWORKS Cabaret
This sumptuous East London cabaret featured such illustrious alumni as Shabaka Hutchings, Deborah Frances-White, Inua Ellams and Hollie NcNish.
Writer
Director
PiNiK
A gut-wrenching tale about drug use on the streets of Dhaka, PiNiK (“Hit”) was made in collaboration with a drug awareness charity in the city.
Writer
Director
Capoeira: Fora Das Correntes
Charting the extraordinary short life of a capoeira devotee and the artform that imperilled his life. In Portuguese and English.
Director
Much Ado About Nothing
An immersive multilingual promenade production for the British Council Mumbai featuring a stellar cast. In Hindi, Urdu and English.
Writer
Director
Dreamtime
A magical, musical journey through the jungle accompanied by Slither the Snake and his friends. Performed in Bangla and English for 3-7 year olds.
Producer
The Tempest
Produced for Shakespeare’s Globe, this was a vibrant celebration of Bangladeshi folk performance and a compelling twist on the colonial narrative of Prospero and Caliban.
Writer
Director
Shashito Shorir
A raw, cavernous verbatim play on healing after sexual assault. Commissioned for the British Council’s Indo-European Residency Project in Kolkata.
Writer
Performer
Foreign Body
Hope, healing, and forgiveness after sexual assault, using my voice, the perpetrator of one of my assaults and eight other survivors. Performed at WOW Festival, Southbank Centre, Soho Theatre