Mukul Ahmed
| Mukul Ahmed | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Birkbeck, University of London, Sofia Medical University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 2007–present |
| 🏢 Organization | Mukul and Ghetto Tigers |
| 🌐 Website | www |
Mukul Ahmed (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a British-Bengali theatre director and producer.
Early life
In 1990, Ahmed moved to Tower Hamlets, London.[1]
Career
In 1993, he joined Half Moon Theatre to work on a production of Romeo and Juliet.[1]
In 2007, Ahmed completed a Master of Fine Arts in theatre directing at Birkbeck, University of London.[2] In April 2007, he helped launch TARA Studio as curator of the first season, Hotbed, for young and emerging Black and Minority Ethnic directors.[3]
Ahmed directed an adaptation of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen in 2007,[where?] which received a four-star review from the theatre critic of The Times.[citation needed] Other plays directed by Ahmed are The Rape of Lucrece (2008),[citation needed] Romeo and Juliet (2015),[citation needed] LONDONEE (2011),[citation needed] Devdas,[when?] Enig-mas (2013),[citation needed] Silent Sister's-Brother's Unhinged (2017),[citation needed] Rokeya's Dream (2009; based on Sultana's Dream),[2] and Gauhar Jaan (2018).[citation needed]
Ahmed has directed at the Royal National Theatre,[citation needed] and directed People's Romeo (2010; based on Romeo and Juliet)[citation needed] and an all-female multinational Julius Caesar for Tara Arts (2010).[citation needed] In July 2010, he directed Tahmima Anam's A Golden Age for the Southbank Centre.[citation needed] Ahmed also programmed a Youth Shakespeare Festival season at Tara Arts in 2010[citation needed] and ran the Tara Arts young actors programme, ArtsBeat.[2] He also programmed a Black History Month Festival.[2]
Ahmed has done an attachment[clarification needed] with the Royal National Theatre under the Stepchange bursary programme.[2]
Ahmed is the artistic director of Mukul and Ghetto Tigers, an East London-based theatre company.[2]
Works
Theatre
| Play | Author | Venue | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Short Plays | Nick Bain | Theatre 503 | 2006 | |
| Adventure of Baron Munchausen | Rudolph Eric Raspe | Tara Studio | 2007 | World Premiere |
| Rape of Lucrece | William Shakespeare. Adapted by Todor Dimitrov | Tara Studio | 2008 | In English and Bulgarian. Tara Arts production |
| Print's of Denmark | Nick Bain | Edinburgh Fringe and Tara Studio | 2007 | Mixed Company and Tara Arts project. Short listed for the Amnesty Award |
| Sonata | Mahesh Elkunchwar. Adapted by Lisa Gazi and Mita Rahman | Tara Studio and International tour | 2008 | |
| night, Mother | Marsha Norman. Adapted by Mita Rahman | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2009 | |
| Demon's Revenge/Meghnad Bodh Kavya | Michael Modhusudan Dutt. Prologue by Saymon Zakaria | British Council Auditorium, Dhaka, Bangladesh and Tara Studio | 2010 | Supported by the British Council |
| Rokeya's Dream | Begum Rokeya. Adapted by Rae Lever | Tara Studio, Rose Brufford College and Brady Arts Centre | 2009 | Produced by Mahila Sangha, Women's Group and Tara Arts |
| The Girl and The Pipeline | Paul Bilic | Tara Studio | 2008 | Tara Arts production |
| People's Romeo | William Shakespeare | Tara Studio and National tour | 2010 | Arts Council funded |
| A Golden Age | Tahmima Anam. Adapted by Jatinder Verma and Mukul Ahmed | The South Bank Centre and Rich Mix | 2009 and 2010 | Produced by Culturepot Global and Tara Arts |
| Julius Caesar | William Shakespeare | International tour | 2010 | All women multinational cast. Produced by Stage One Dhaka. Supported by the British Council |
| LONDONEE | Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti | Rich Mix and a Season of Bangla Drama | 2011 | World Premiere. Produced by Mukul and Ghetto Tigers (MGT) |
| Debdas | Farrukh Dhondy | Rich Mix | 2012 | Produced by MGT |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | William Shakespeare | Asian University for Women, Bangladesh | 2012 | Produced by AUW |
| Enig-mas | Raminder Kaur Kahlon | Rich Mix and Brady Arts Centre | 2013 | MGT production. Arts Council funded |
| Fair's not Fair | Raminder Kaur Kahlon | Peterborough | 2012 | Produced by Sussex University |
| Three Daughter's of Shakespeare | Farrukh Dhondy | International tour | 2013 | Produced by MGT and EK Punjaban Theatre |
| Faust | Farrukh Dhondy | International tour | 2014 | Produced by MGT, Supported by the Goethe Institute, Bangladesh and German Embassy, Bangladesh |
| The Dark Moon | Asok Barua | International tour | 2014 | Produced by BITA |
| Romeo and Juliet | William Shakespeare | Theatre Olympics, A Season of Bangla Drama, London and International tour | 2015-18 | Produced by MGT |
| Unsung | Ayndrila Singharay | Dartington Tagore Festival | 2013 | Produced by MGT and Red Mane Theatre. Arts Council funded |
| Commencing | Jane Shepard | Women in the Arts Festival, Tristan Bates Theatre | 2013 | Produced by MGT and the So So Arts Club |
| Punjabi Boy | Amman Brar | Rich Mix and Hounslow Arts Centre | 2016 | Produced by MGT and EK Punjaban Theatre |
| Punjabi Girl | Amman Brar | Rich Mix | 2016 | Produced by MGT and EK Punjaban Theatre |
| Altab Ali | Julie Begum | Brady Arts Centre and school tour | 2016-18 | Produced by Swadhinata Trust and MGT. Arts Council funded |
| Mishti Gals | Raminder Kaur Kahlon | A Season of Bangla Drama, London | 2016 | World Premiere. Co-produced with Sohaya Visions. Arts Council funded |
| Oscar and the Lady in Pink | Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt | International tour and A Season of Bangla Drama, London | 2016-17 | Co- produced with Alliance Francaise, Chittagong, Bangladesh and Bistaar, Bangladesh |
| Silent Sister's- Brother's Unhinged | Raminder Kaur Kahlon | National tour | 2017 | Co – produced with Sohaya Visions. Arts Council funded |
| Astray Bird's | Tarun Jasani | Brady Arts Centre | 2017 | Co – produced with Sohaya Visions. Arts Council funded |
| Gauhar Jaan | Tarun Jasani | Omnibus Theatre | 2018 | ACE funded. Supported by EMI and The British Library |
| To Father A Nation | Farrukh Dhondy | Rich Mix | 2018 | Arts Council funded |
| Hostage Hostage Filmed theatre (Director of acting) | Brady Arts Centre, Poplar Union | 2019 | Arts Council funded | |
| Mrityu Ghar (Olga's Room) | Dea Loher. Adapted by Atik Rahman | International Tour | 2020 | Supported by the Goethe Institute and German Embassy, Bangladesh. |
| The Bastard (Director of acting) | Tarun Jasani | Brady Arts Centre | 2020 | Arts Council funded |
Festival / event / community / dance / installation
| Event | Space | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom | The Geffrye Museum | 2011 | Produced by MGT, supported by The Geffrye Museum |
| Tagore The Baul | St. Ethelburgas and Music Migration Festival | 2011 and 2012 | Produced by MGT |
| Fatal Hunt, dance drama by Tagore | The Geffrye Museum | 2012 | Produced by MGT, supported by The Geffrye Museum |
| The Flying Man – Tagore 150th Centenary | The British Library | 2012 | Produced by MGT, supported by The British Library |
| Durga Pooja - Kirtan | York Hall | 2012 | Produced by MGT |
| Manush – Installation and performance | NSH | 2014 | Produced by MGT |
| Ramayana the War Game | WOMAD | 2015 | Produced by MGT, supported by Sussex University |
| Manush – Nazrul Blake – Installation and performance | NSH | 2015 | Installation by Alice Sielle. Produced by MGT, supported by Songs of the city. |
| Abhijan – Traveler to a new destination | WOMAD | 2016 | Produced by MGT, supported by Sussex University |
| Maanusher Gaan – Songs for everyone | Oxford Harvest Festival, Brady Arts Centre. All Points East | 2017, 2018 & 2019 | Produced by MGT, supported by Sussex University. ACE funded |
| Fundraising event | Migrant Lives Matter, Sussex University | 2018 & 2019 | Produced by MGT, supported by Sussex University |
| All Points East | Victoria Park | 2019 | Produced by AEG Presents Ltd |
| Kadam – Stepping into the Future | Rich Mix | 2019 | Dance event. MGT production. ACE funded, supported by THCH and Rich Mix |
Opera
| Nazrul in Vienna | Concept – Judith Bingham. Composition -Oliver Weeks; Lyrics - Farrukh Dhondy and Buffy Sharpe | Rich Mix | 2017 | ACE funded |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hussain, Delwar (20 September 2013). "Mukul Ahmed, Theatre Director". London: Spitalfields Life. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "A "Sonata" for Dhaka". The Daily Star. Bangladesh. 4 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Mukul Ahmed". Tower Hamlets. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
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