Alia Bano agent: Fay Davies
Alia was born in Birmingham, she read English at the University of London and is a qualified teacher. She lives in London.
Recently Alia won the Charles Wintour award for most promising playwright at the Evening Standard Awards for her play SHADES as well as the Critics’ Circle Theatre Award for most promising playwright.
Her most recent play HENS was commissioned by SkyArts for Sandi Toksvig’s Theatre: Live! season, directed by Peter Gill at the Riverside Studios in June it was also transmitted Live on SkyArts2.
Alia is currently under commission to The Royal Court, The Royal National Theatre - for their ‘Connections’ season.
Alia is a founding member of the Jewish/Muslim Theatre Group at the Tricycle Theatre and is currently under commission to The Royal Court. She is on attachment to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and last year the Royal National Theatre Studio.
Alia is currently adapting SHADES for a feature film with Poisson Rouge Pictures.
Previous productions include:
BEHIND THE IMAGE
Rough Cuts Season
The Royal Court Theatre, Upstairs, London. July 2009
Directed by Nina Raine
SHADES
The Royal Court Theatre, Upstairs, London. January - February 2009
Directed by Nina Raine
Text published by Methuen Books.
MUJU COMMISSION
Tricycle Theatre, London. October 2008 – March 2009
BEHIND THE IMAGE
The Royal Court Theatre, London. July 2008
Directed by Nina Raine.
UNHEARD VOICES PROGRAMME
The Royal Court Theatre, London. January – April 2008
PRISM
Trafalgar Studios with Shared Experience Theatre. May - July 2008
CORE WRITING GROUP
The Soho Theatre. September 2005 – August 2006
MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE
Theatre Royal, Stratford. February – June 2005
Directed by Amsalan Doraisingam.
Recently Alia won the Charles Wintour award for most promising playwright at the Evening Standard Awards for her play SHADES as well as the Critics’ Circle Theatre Award for most promising playwright.
Her most recent play HENS was commissioned by SkyArts for Sandi Toksvig’s Theatre: Live! season, directed by Peter Gill at the Riverside Studios in June it was also transmitted Live on SkyArts2.
Alia is currently under commission to The Royal Court, The Royal National Theatre - for their ‘Connections’ season.
Alia is a founding member of the Jewish/Muslim Theatre Group at the Tricycle Theatre and is currently under commission to The Royal Court. She is on attachment to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and last year the Royal National Theatre Studio.
Alia is currently adapting SHADES for a feature film with Poisson Rouge Pictures.
Previous productions include:
BEHIND THE IMAGE
Rough Cuts Season
The Royal Court Theatre, Upstairs, London. July 2009
Directed by Nina Raine
SHADES
The Royal Court Theatre, Upstairs, London. January - February 2009
Directed by Nina Raine
Text published by Methuen Books.
MUJU COMMISSION
Tricycle Theatre, London. October 2008 – March 2009
BEHIND THE IMAGE
The Royal Court Theatre, London. July 2008
Directed by Nina Raine.
UNHEARD VOICES PROGRAMME
The Royal Court Theatre, London. January – April 2008
PRISM
Trafalgar Studios with Shared Experience Theatre. May - July 2008
CORE WRITING GROUP
The Soho Theatre. September 2005 – August 2006
MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE
Theatre Royal, Stratford. February – June 2005
Directed by Amsalan Doraisingam.
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