Shakira Newton
Actor Writer Director Theatre-maker Facilitator(She/her)
I am a queer, mixed-race and working class actor, writer, and director from Portsmouth, based in London.
I am extremely passionate about theatre, particularly stories written and performed by creatives from underrepresented groups.
I run a theatre company called Piece of Cake Theatre Company (POCTheatreCo) that is dedicated to uplifting, championing and giving opportunities to non-white creatives in the performing arts industry. We are currently Lead Artists at Bush Theatre on their Local Partnership Scheme and the show we have been creating with their participants will be shown towards the end of March 2022.
Credits
Associate Director, Gifted R&D, NDT, 1 week, 2022Lead Artist/Facilitator, The Route, Bush Theatre, 6 months, 2022
Assistant Director, S.S DALEY London Fashion Week SS22 Show, 2 weeks, 2021
Director/Facilitator, Shakespeare is For You, Zoom, 1 week, 2021
Assistant Dramaturg, Dear Mother Nature, 2 weeks, 2021
Facilitator/Dramaturg, PITS R&D, 1 week, 2021
Training
East 15 Acting School, BA Acting, 3 yearsNational Youth Theatre 2012 - 2021
Location
LondonExperience
Less than 1 year
Art forms / Disciplines
- Comedy
- Film - feature
- Film - short
- Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
- Radio/Audio
- Theatre / Live perfomance
- TV - drama
What I do
- Curating
- Devising
- Directing
- Dramaturgy
- Facilitating
- Performing
- Theatre making
- Working with young people
- Working within a Community / with community participants
- Workshopping & Development
- Writing
Additional Languages
No
