Sudha Bhuchar

Sudha is co-founder of Tamasha where she was co-Artistic Director for 26 years (1989-2015), and is both an actor and playwright. She founded the company in 1989 with Kristine Landon-Smith (director / writer) and were joint Artistic Directors until April 2013 when Kristine stepped down. She is currently Artistic Director of Bhuchar Boulevard, a company formed to produce her new writing. Her extensive theatre credits include work at the Royal Court, Royal National Theatre, Hampstead Theatre, Birmingham Rep, Lyric Hammersmith and the Edinburgh International Festival. Her writing credits for Tamasha include 'Balti Kings', 'Fourteen Songs, Two Weddings and A Funeral', 'Strictly Dandia' and 'A Fine Balance' in which she also performed, her first children's play in 2006: 'Child of the Dividhe' (Polka Theatre) and in 2010 her adaptation of Lorca's 'The House of Bernarda Alba' - 'The House of Bilquis Bibi'. With Shaheen Khan, their credits included three series of 'Girlies' for BBC Radio 4 an