Cheryl Ndione

Cheryl Ndione She/Her is Founder and Exec Producer at youth theatre company, Purple Moon Drama. She mounted a sold-out run of Malorie Blackman’s Noughts and Crosses at The Brady Arts Centre in 2016 and Directed a tour of Iman Quershi’s play, Side Effects, in 2017. Iman went on to win the Papatango Writing Prize the following year. In 2018 she produced a school tour of Graveyard Gang written by Associate Director at Soho Theatre, Lakesha Arie-Angelo. The play was seen by over 900 young people. Cheryl’s recent written work includes Tinderella and the Beast at Arcola Theatre and Wilfully Reckless for Lemonhouse Theatre and The Space. She is currently writing a new play as part of the Soho Writer’s Lab. Acting credits include the female lead, ‘Yassa’, in Alassane Sy’s short film ‘Fallou' which won Gold at the Carthage Film Festival in 2017. She toured as ‘Elsie’ in Matilda Ibini’s play, Muscovado, in 2016.

Credits

2019, Director & Writer (devised), The Trinity of Lola, A week long Summer Camp for Mouse Trap Theatre Projects

2019, Director, Mapping Brent, A 6-month programme of weekly rehearsals with young people from Brent. The project ended with a fully supported production, The Kiln

2017, Director, The Lady written by Asif Khan, A school project by Tamasha Theatre performed by pupils from Swanlea School at The Rich Mix and Royal Theatre Stratford East

2017, Director, Side Effects by Iman Qureshi, A new writing commission by Purple Moon Drama, performed at Crossrail Place Roof Garden and Poplar Union

2017, Director, Ideal Woman – A Short Film by Blue Print Films and Purple Moon Drama

2017, Director, Stolen Secrets by Fin Kennedy, Studio 2, AYT, Arcola Theatre

2016, Director, Feminists Just Want To Have Fun (Devised), Studio 2, Arcola Theatre

2016, Director, Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman, Brady Arts Centre

2015, Director, AYT Weekly youth theatre group, Age 15 – 18, Arcola Theatre

2015, Assistant Director, Muscovado by Matilda Ibini, Battersea 503 & UK Tour, Burnt Out Theatre

2015, Co-Director, Woman Scorned, Devised piece with stimulus; The Almeida Theatre production of Medea, Age 18 – 25, Hoxton Hall

Training

Central School of Speech and Drama, 2014 to 2015
MA Applied Theatre: Facilitation for Young People
The University of Bristol, Bristol 2004 to 2007
BA Drama: Theatre, Television and Film 2:1
Soho Writers’ Lab: 2018/19
UnLtd Award Winner: 2017
London School of Social Entrepreneurs Alumnus: 2015 to 2016
Springboard - Director intensive by The Young Vic: 2015
LAMDA Level 3 Certificate in Performance: 2014
Child Safeguarding: Level 3
Enhanced DBS Clearance