Amit's story

"Training as a director with Kristine Landon-Smith through the Tamasha Developing Artists (TDA) Programme  has been invaluable.  

Having previously acted in three Tamasha productions, I pursued my interest in directing as a participant in Design Direct 2007 (a two week course for British Asian directors and designers) which led to me working as assistant director on Tamasha's first production with a young people's cast, Lyrical MC in 2008 and most recently observed Design Direct 2009.

Not only has the training informed me on how to approach an actor and direction but it has also helped me gain recognition with other theatre companies. I have since worked with Mousetrap Theatre on their young people's projects as well as working with Unicorn Theatre, where I had the opportunity to direct their ensemble for their new writing festival. I have also been working with East 15 drama school specifically being brought in to teach improvisation and I'm sure that this would not have been possible if Kristine hadn't mentored me."

_{Pair photo by Nic Kirley - from L to R: Divian Ladwa as Pali, Amit Sharma as Shakur.
Group photo by Robert Day - from L to R: Amit Sharma, Vincent Bernard, Nessah Muthy, Jai Rajani, and Adeel Akhtar.}

Tamasha Theatre Company creates and tours culturally diverse theatre productions in London, and brings new audiences to the theatre. The funding also helps the running of a professional development and employment programme for emerging theatre artists (including writers, actors, directors, designers and technicians), particularly those of British Asian origin, and the promotion of these artists in the wider industry.  Amit is a young actor/director who has benefited from Tamasha's training programme. Tamasha is funded by London Councils