Aaliyah Mckay-Ajasa

Aaliyah Mckay is a British director and Writer, whose family originates from Caribbean and African descent. She has recently debuted her play History on the Road in two sold-out performances at the Cockpit Theatre. Her work has also appeared in literary anthologies, magazines, music videos & screen publications. Aaliyah is set to release her short film as a writer and director which she partnered with Fully Focused Production company and Netflix to produce. She also has many other film and theatre projects underway for 2022.

Pronouns She/her

Credits

Director/BHS/Brunel University/ 2016
Director/Trio of Conviction /Brunel University/ 2017
Writer/Director/Trio of Conviction / Feltham Young Offenders/ 2017
Writer/Director/ Downvue Women's Prison/ 2017
Writer & Director/ Brockley Jack StudioTheatre / 2020
Director / Purple Moon Drama/digital /2021
Writer & Director/ Cockpit Theatre / 2021
Assistant Director / Typical Girls /Crucible Theatre Sheffield Theatres X Clean Break / 5 weeks/ 2021
Director/ Mask/ Netflix X Fully Focused / 2022
Assistant Director / After the end /Theatre Royal Stratford East / 5 weeks/ 2022
Assistant Director / The Taxidermist Daughter / Chichester Festival Theatre / 6 weeks/ 2022
Co Director / DNA/Fourth Monkey/ 2022
Baylis Assistant /Director / Eureka Day / Old Vic Theatre /9 weeks/ 2022
Assistant Producer/Writer/ Big Narstie Show/ Channel 4 / 2022
Director/ Fourth Monkey/ The last days of Judas Iscariot /2022
Director/ Theatre Peckham/ Kemi from the block /2023
Director/ Blue Elephant Theatre/ R&D/ Best Fit / 2023
Director/ Lion Gate Theatre / Best Fit 2023
Staff Director/ National Theatre/ Grenfell in the words of survivors 2023
Director/ GSA/ Barbecue / 2023
Director / Prison Plaits / Tower Theatre/ 2024

Training

Brunel University