Sharvi Rana

Writer Theatre director Actor

My name is Sharvi Rana (she/her), I am 18 years old and I am an aspiring writer and theatre director based in Manchester. Being an immigrant myself, I am most interested in telling culturally diverse stories on stage to voice those who have been silenced throughout the white-washing of history. I make theatre that is political and topical, intended to provoke the audience to make a difference in the world around us.

Credits

Writer, 'the Legend of the Golden Goose', Royal Exchange Theatre, 1 day performance with the Young Company 2023.

Actor, the Devil Rides Out Musical, the Empty Space Theatre, 28-30 October 2022.

Writer, Prince Charmain, Pride in North Cumbria (local LGBTQ+ organisation) Carlisle. It is a modern adaptation of Cinderella. However, the play was not staged at the end.

Writer, Director, Within (short film) with the British Film Institute.

Training

I am currently a Young Writers Representative (Young Company) at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.

I am a part of the Young Writers at the Royal Exchange Theatre, attending playwrighting workshops every Tuesday.

I attend Young Collective workshops for ‘approaching the text as an actor’, movement direction’, ‘writing a full-length play’, and ‘producing your own work’ at the Royal Exchange Theatre every Wednesday form 9 November 2022.

Silver Arts award with the British Film Institute-
During lockdown, I did an online film course with the British Film Academy in which I was the screenwriter and director of a short original film called ‘Within’ which raised awareness for suicide and anxiety. I maintained a portfolio of my progress with the project and received a Silver Arts award for it.

I conducted a Spoken Word workshop at the Pride in North Cumbria (LGBTQ+) centre in Carlisle in which I performed two of my original Slam Poems and taught the attendees how to approach Spoken Word and write their own poems.

Location

Greater Manchester

Experience

Less than 1 year

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Comedy
  • Dance
  • Film - feature
  • Film - short
  • Literature
  • Music
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • TV - drama

What I do

  • Choreography
  • Devising
  • Dialect / Voice Direction
  • Directing
  • Languages
  • Movement Direction
  • Music - Plays Instruments
  • Performance Art
  • Performing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Theatre making
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Working with young people
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

Additional Languages

I am fluent in Hindi as well as English.

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