Zara Ramtohul-Akbur

Passionate about creating work that thrives on the human connection between performers and a live audience.

Credits

Director, Fray by Zia Holloway, The North Wall, Oxford, Catalyst 2022 Showcase,2022

Director, In My Country by Hannah Khan, The North Wall, Oxford, Catalyst 2022 Showcase, 2022

Director, Chalk by Hannah Shury-Smith, The Corpus Playroom, ADC Theatre, 1 week, 2020

Director/Producer, BAMEBRIDGE by various, ADC Theatre, 1 night, 2020

Director, The Wrecking Ball by Jade Franks, Rohan Sharma, Harry Balden, Nusrath Tapadar and Dan Bishop, ADC Theatre, 1 week, 2019

Director, Slush: A Sketch Show by Genevieve Williams, Harry Balden and Rohan Sharma, ADC Theatre, 1 week, 2019

Director, Let’s Start a Fire by Victor Rees, ADC Theatre, 1 week, 2018

Director, Bitchcraft by Nkhanise Phiri, Melanin Box Festival, Theatre Peckham, 2018

Movement Director, Loud by Emma Robinson, ADC Theatre, 1 week, 2022

Movement director, Bottleneck by Luke Barnes, ADC Theatre, 1 week, 2020

Movement Director, West of Frances by Alannah Burton, Edinburgh Fringe, 2019

Movement Director, BirthDA Girl by Alannah Lewis, ADC Theatre 2019

Writer/Director, That Look, Short Film, 2022

Training

2022: Northwall Catalyst Artslab Easter Residency
2017/18: Lyric Ensemble
2017: National Youth Theatre
2016: Introduction to Directing with Matthew Xia, Matthew Xia, National Theatre
2015/16: RADA Youth Company 2015