Saniya Saraf

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

Education

LAMDA (MA Directing, 2022 - 2023)

National Youth Theatre (Stage Management, Backstage Member, 2021)

National Youth Theatre (Writing for Screen and Stage, 2021)

Durham University (BA English Literature [Hons], 2019 - 2022)

Other Roles

Editor, Stage Section, Palatinate (2022)

Executive Team, Durham Drama Festival (2022)

President, Pitch Productions (2021 - 2022)

President, Castle Theatre Company (2021 - 2022)

Languages