About me

Award-winning writer-director based in southeast London. Winner of the BOLD Playwrights Prize for 'A Tree Called Max' and Methuen Drama Prize for 'Telescope'. Shortlisted for the Theatre503 International Playwriting Prize for 'Hey Onbesli' and currently under commission from Boundless Theatre for a play about fungal futures. Alumni of the Royal Court Young Agitators and London Library Emerging Writers programmes. Keen video editor with an eye for strong narratives and intriguing trailer work. Fluent in German, Turkish, and English.

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Projects

• For A PalestinianSold-out original show at the Camden People's Theatre. More dates to be added soon.
• 100 Days SinceDirector and editor of festival-screened short film, written by Billie Collins. Screened at Oaxaca Film Festival, Nightpiece Film Festival /// “Thou shalt not… Unless you really, really don’t know what else to do.” Mark’s mum hasn’t left the house in 100 days. He’s counted. Things are bad, and it’s time to take action. He’s come to her Church with a plan to make her better. However, it’s going to involve breaking a few rules, and when he doubts there’s much in religion anyway, he starts to w
• 12 Second Chain ProjectCo-director of the 12 Second Chain Project: A collaborative chain of video and sound art connecting artists during the pandemic. Involved over 85 creatives from over 9 countries.

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Projects credited in

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  A Tree Called Max by Aaron KilerciogluPublicity package for a first sharing of Aaron Kilercioglu's new play 'A Tree Called Max' at King's Head Theatre. Inspired by the visuals of cyanotypes of leaves, it felt important in this project to keep a distance from the normal colour scheme of a play with the word 'tree' in the title. By connecting the elements of nature in the play closely with a colour scheme that felt more cerebral and emotional, we shifted the focus back to the human aspect at the centre of the work. Title typefaces

Work history

Commissioned WriterBoundless Theatre
Jun 2021London, United KingdomFreelance
Recipient of Boundless Theatre's 'Accelerator Bursary' to write a new play about disappearing towns and mushrooms.
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Freelance Video EditorJermyn Street Theatre
May 2021 - Aug 2021London, United KingdomFreelance

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Skills

• Video Editing
• Writing
• Directing Actors
• Directing Film
• Creative Writing
• Photography
• Videography

Education

Bachelor of Arts (BA) University of Cambridge
Aug 2016 - May 2019Cambridge, United Kingdom