Saniya Saraf

2023 MA Directing

Experience at LAMDA

The Chairs
Director
Written by Eugene Ionesco | The Orange Tree Theatre, August 2023

Be First (ColLAB 2023)
Director
Devised project | LAMDA, July 2023

Pains of Youth
Assistant Director
Directed by Josh Seymour | LAMDA, June 2023

Tristan and Yseult
Assistant Director
Directed by Matt Wilde | LAMDA, March 2023

JUICE (TV, BBC Three)
Shadowing Director
Created by Mawan Rizwan | In collaboration with LAMDA, 2023

CUBS [Short Film]
Shadowing Director
Directed by James Harkness | Written by Gilbert Kyem Jr. | LAMDA, 2023

The Scar Test
Assistant Director
Directed by Beth Kapila | LAMDA, December 2022

Other Directing Experience

Durham University Finalist's Showcase
Director
Camden People's Theatre, 2021 – 2022

Tory in a Sari, Castle Theatre Company
Director & Writer
St. Chad's Chapel, 2021

A Streetcar Named Desire, Blizzard Theatre Company
Director
Mount Oswald Hub, 2021

Opening Night, Durham Drama Festival
Director
The Assembly Rooms Theatre, Durham, 2022

Where the Mind is Without Fear
Director & Writer
Calcutta, 2019

Frankenstein, Castle Theatre Company [Radio]
Director
Durham, 2021 – 2022

Pinar [Radio]
Director & Writer
Durham, 2020 – 2021

The Three Musketeers, Durham University Audio Drama [Radio]
Director
Durham, 2021

Workshop Experience

Workshop for LAMDA Foundation Year students
A workshop conducted for Foundation Year Students in the use of 'Spectacle' in performance, inspired by the work of Romeo Castelucci
LAMDA, 2023

Workshop at Parkside School
A theatre workshop for students. Culminated in their annual show, 'Christmas Carol'
Durham, 2022