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Curriculum Vitae

2019

Director The Last Act Of Harry Houdini by Barry Killerby – The Cockpit - London

Director Blindsided by Simon Stephens – Drama Studio London

Director Back On Track by Ishwar Maharaj – Graduation Show - Drama Studio London

Photographer 28 Days Of Talking Pictures (2019) Online Exhibition 

2018

Director Levaithan by Eeva Salonius - Teatteri Vertigo - Forum Marinum, Turku, Finland

Director The Heresy Of Love by Helen Edmundson - Drama Studio London - New Diorama Theatre

Photographer 28 Days Of Talking Pictures (2018) Online Exhibition 

2017

Director The Grace Of Mary Traverse by Timberlake Wertenbaker (Scene study) - Drama Studio London

Director Abandonment by Kate Atkinson - Drama Studio London - Camden People's Theatre

Photographer Arts Night Exhibiting photos from Where Are You Going? Exhibition

Director Orlando by Ishwar Maharaj & Eeva Salonius (After Virginia Woolf) - Teatteri Vertigo - VPK Talo - Turku, Finland

Photographer 28 Days of Talking Pictures (2017) Online Exhibition

2016

Director  Our Country's Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker (Scene study) - Drama Studio London

Photographer Where Are You Going? - Solo Photographic Exhibition  - Sweet n Savoury, London

Director  Arcadia by Tom Stoppard (Scene study) - Drama Studio London

Photographer 28 Days of Talking Pictures (2016) Online Exhibition

 

2015

Actor  Merchant Of Vembley by Shashir Kurrup - Tooranpoi - Rented Space Theatre Company - The Cockpit Theatre

Artist  Open House Artist @ Dulwich Festival, London

Photographer  28 Days of Talking Pictures (2015) Online Exhibition

 

2014

Artist  Exhibited  2 paintings in the World Jamboree event at The Jewish Museum, London

Photographer  Prize winning photograph at 'Southwark Park -150 Years' Exhibition at CGP London gallery

Artist  Journeys In Chroma 2014 paintings

Photographer  28 Days of Talking Pictures (2014) - online Exhibition

Photographer / Researcher/ Planner / Walk Leader  Cool Tan Arts CoolWalks program

 

2013 

Photographer / Researcher / Planner  Cool Tan Arts CoolWalks program

Artist  Journeys In Chroma 2013 paintings

Photographer  28 Days of Talking Pictures - online Exhibition

 

2012

Actor  La Boheme by Giacomo Puccini - Bitchy Waiter - Lee Blakely after David McVicar -  Glyndebourne

Artist  Journeys In Chroma 2012 paintings 

 

2011

Director  Elaävaä Satukirja by The Company –- Teatteri Vertigo –- Brinkhall Manor –- Turku Finland

Director & Adaptor  Woyzeck - by Georg Büchner - Teatteri Vertigo & company O –- Brinkhall Manor -– Turku Finland

Writer & Director  Hidden Place Revival by Ishwar Maharaj -– Tehdas Teatteri- European Culture Capital Program -– Turku Finland

Photographer  PhotoTherapyEurope – Finnish Phototherapy Association & Turun Yliopisto – Finland

Artist  Black Mass paintings

 

2010

Writer & Director  Hidden Place by Ishwar Maharaj –- Tehdas Teatteri- KRIIK Teatterifestivali –- Turku Finland

Photographer  Leonardo da Vinci Partnership & Phototherapyeurope - Turun Yliopisto & Roehampton University - London

Photographer  Olemisen Monet Tarinat – Seminaari & työpajat -– Turun Yliopisto -– Finland

Photographer  Solo Exhibition – Stranger In Turku- Selma&Nils - Turku - Finland

 

2009

Director  Sweet Bird Of Youth by Tennessee Williams - Teatteri Vertigo - Barker Teatteri – Turku Finland

Director  Annawon’s Song by Beverly Andrews - company O - The Tricycle Theatre - London

Writer & Director  Something Sweet Part 2 by Ishwar Maharaj - company O - Southwark Playhouse – London

Actor  I Can’t Think Straight – Sami- (Feature Film) - Enlightenment Prod / International Cinema Release

Actor  Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Gottfired - The Royal Opera / Covent Garden

Writer Cold (poem) – Published by Forward Press - England

Actor  Get Through The Interview II - Anson Reed Ltd / Internet

Actor  Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Duke’s Monkey - David McVicar - The Royal Opera / Covent Garden

 

2008

Writer & Director   Ella Gray by Ishwar Maharaj - Teatteri Vertigo -  Tedhas Teatteri – Turku Finland

Writer & Actor  Something Sweet by Ishwar Maharaj - Death & Mother Of Death - Victoria Di Pace - Theatreuno - Le Strade del Teatro – Milan Italy

Actor  Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fire&Water/Warthog - David McVicar - The Royal Opera / Covent Garden

 

2007

Writer & Director  bOOk Of little things by Ishwar Maharaj – company O - Oval House – London

Writer  fOur wOmen by Ishwar Maharaj – Short-listed for Verity Bargate Award

Actor  Get Through The Interview - Joe McDermot - Anson Reed Ltd / Internet

Actor  Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Duke’s Monkey - David McVicar - The Royal Opera / Covent Garden

 

2006

Writer & Director  lady Of sOrrOw by Ishwar Maharaj – company O - The Space – London

Writer & Actor  nO-bOdy nOse by Ishwar Maharaj - Victoria Di Pace – Theatreuno - The Space - London

Actor  Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -  Fire&Water/Warthog - David McVicar - The Royal Opera / Covent Garden

 

2005

Actor  A Child of Our Time by Michael Tippett - The Child - Johnathan Kent - ENO / London Coliseum

Actor  Future Of Death Part II - by Alit Kreiz & Anto Mirto - A2 / ICA

Actor  Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Duke’s Monkey - David McVicar - The Royal Opera / Covent Garden

Actor  Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fire&Water/Warthog - David McVicar - The Royal Opera / Covent Garden

Witer & Director  blOOdy hell by Ishwar Maharaj – company O - The Actors Centre – London

 

2004

Actor  Romeo & Juliet: The Panto - Tybalt : Prince of Cats - Clare Prenton - English Theatre of Poland /Theatre Baijka Warsaw

Actor  Shakespeare for Breakfast: The Lost Musicals – Will Shakespeare - Clare Prenton - C-theatre/C venue- Edinburgh Festival

Actor  Santa’s Summer - Jack Frost - Clare Prenton - C theatre/C venue- Edinburgh Festival

Actor  Arabella by Richard Strauss -  Peter Mussbach - The Royal Opera / Covent Garden

Actor  Obsessed  (Short Film) - Gula (Gluttony) - Loftus Burton - Jack the Ghost Prods / Film Festivals

Actor  The Maids by Jean Genet – Solange - Nadia Fall - Naach Theatre Co/The Young Vic

Actor  One September’s Night By Beverly Andrews – Amir - Corinne Micallef - American Rep Theatre Co/LIFT

Actor  The Rhinegold by Richard Wagner – Nibelung - Phyllida Lloyd - ENO / London Coliseum

Actor  Nixon In China by John Adams - Peter Sellars - ENO / London, Coliseum

 

2003

Actor  Così Fan Tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Role created  for Ishwar - Nick Heath - Opera a la Carte / Irish Tour

Actor  Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas after William Shakespeare - Player Villain - Patrice Caurier & Moshe Leiser - The Royal Opera /Covent Garden

Actor  Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fire&Water/Warthog - David McVicar - The Royal Opera / Covent Garden

2002

Actor  Machine (Short Film) – Boy - Neil Kumar - Leeds University

Actor  Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Duke’s Monkey - David McVicar - The Royal Opera / Covent Garden

2001

Actor  Cisco Systems (Advert) - Managing Director - Barry O’Riordon - TWI Interactive / UK TV

2000 - 2005

English Language Teacher  I.O.R. Global Services – London

1999

Actor  Travel (Corporate Video) - The Traveller - Jinne Stiksma - The Scenic Route / Dutch Travel Co

1998

Actor  A Dark River by Uzma Hameed  – Shahzaman - Gordon Anderson - The Big Picture Co / BAC & MAC

Actor  The Dance Of Shiva (Film) - Shell Shocked Soldier - Jamie Payne -  Cinema release & TV

 

1997

Actor  Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare – Romeo - Anthony Lilley - Box Hedge Theatre Co / Open Air UK Tour / Edinburgh Festival

Co-writer, Director & Actor  All Things Asian And Not by Ishwar Maharaj & Uzma Hameed - The Big Picture Company –

Camden People’s Theatre                                          

Actor  Sweetest Gift – Jeremy - Matthew Campling - Campling Prods / Hen & Chickens

 

1996

Actor  Spellbound (Installation) - The Actor - Peter Greenaway - V.U.E / Hayward Gallery

Actor  Antigone by Jean Anouilh - Chorus / Narrator - Mitch Munroe - Le Faye Prods / Hen & Chickens

Co-writer, Director & Actor  Sketches by Ishwar Maharaj & Uzma Hameed - The Big Picture Company - Watermans &

The Old Bull - London                        

Actor  Arabian Nights - Devised Characters - Mick Gordon - 2 Planks & A Passion / BAC

Actor  Storm in a Teacup by Ed Finch - Caliban & Ferdinand - Katie Milledge - Intimate Exchanges / Edinburgh Festival

 

1995

Actor  The Tempest by William Shakespeare – Ariel - Katie Milledge - Box Hedge Theatre Co / Open Air UK Tour

Actor  A Short Film About Terror (Film) - The Terrorist - Ambreen Hameed -  Film Festivals

Actor & Deviser  Arabian Nights - Devised Characters - Mick Gordon - 2 Planks & A Passion / BAC

Actor  Storm in a Teacup by Ed Finch - Caliban & Ferdinand - Katie Milledge - Intimate Exchanges / UK Tour

 

1994

Actor  Cymbeline by William Shakespeare – Arviragus - Ajay Chowdhury - Rented Space / the Etcetera

Actor  As You Like It by William Shakespeare – Silvius - Robin Chalmers - A Lost Production/Lost Theatre

Co-writer & Actor  Rio - Diego - Paul Laidlaw - The Arts Company - ARTTS International - Yorkshire

Actor - The Father by August Strindberg - Nojd - Leslie Davidoff - ARTTS International - Yorkshire

Actor - Two Strange Affairs - Semyon & Yefrem - Jimmy Thompson - ARTTS International - Yorkshire

1993

Actor - Come As You Are by John Mortimer - Roy Blundell & Toby Delgardo - Paul Laidlaw - ARTTS International - Yorkshire

Actor - What The Butler Saw by Joe Orton - Dr. Prentice - John Sichel - ARTTS International - Yorkshire

Actor - Salt Of The Earth by John Godber - Roy - Toby Swift - ARTTS International - Yorkshire

Writer, Director & Actor  I am surrealism by Ishwar Maharaj – Salvador Dali - The Arts Company - ARTTS International - Yorkshire

Co-writer & Actor  The Cabinet Of Dr.Caligari - Alan - Lesley Davidoff - ARTTS International - Yorkshire

 

1992

Writer  Temporal (poem) – Published by Words Works – England

 

AWARDS

2014 'Dilston Grove' photograph wins an award and is exhibited in Southwark Park 150 Years Exhibition

2007 'bOOk Of little things' -  Grants For The Arts award from Arts Council Of England

2007 Writers award from The Peggy Ramsey Foundation

2007 'fOur wOmen' Short listed for The Verity Bargate Award

 

PUBLISHED

2009 Writer - Cold – Published by Forward Press - England

1992 Writer – Temporal – Published by Words Works – England

 

Trained as Walk Leader in 2014

Trained as a TEFL teacher 1999

Graduated as an actor from ARTTS INTERNATIONAL in 1994

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Leviatan
The Heresy of Love
Orlando
WOYZECK
Sweet Bird Of Youth
Hidden Place
Hidden Place (revival)
Abandonment
Ella Gray
sOmething sweet (London)
Anawon's Song
sOmething sweet (Milan)
bOOk Of little things
Elävä Satukirja (Living Storybook)
lady of sorrow
nO-bOdy nOse
Romeo & Juliet
Cymbeline
The Tempest
As You Like It
Hamlet
A Dark River
Storm In A Teacup
Spellbound
Cosi Fan Tutte
Rigoletto
Sweetest Gift
Merchant Of Vembley
where are you going?
Where r U Going?
Ishwar Maharaj 2016
Lohengrin
stranger in turku exhibition poster
A Child Of Our time
Ishwar Maharaj 2017
Courtesans
Dulwich festival
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Arabian Nights
Antigone
28 Days of Talking Pictures 2014
The Cook The Thief His Wife And Her
The Dance Of Shiva
Nixon In China
One_September's_Night
when does the beginning
Rhinegold
Romeo and Juliet the panto
Shakespeare for breakfast
Santa's summer
die zauberflote
Pelasta mies
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