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Michael Bhim
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Agent:
Jessica Cooper
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| Michael is an exciting young playwright who has worked with the Royal Court Theatre, the Soho, the Tricycle (as part of the Bloomsberg Writers Group) and Paines Plough (Future Perfect Scheme) and is a past winner of the Alfred Fagon Award. His play PURE GOLD was produced at the Soho last year to critical acclaim and he's currently working on various new theatre projects. Michael also writes for radio and is currently working with BBC and Kwame Kwei Armah. |
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Writing Credits
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C.U.T Commissioned to write a new play |
CARRIBEAN UNTIY THEATRE |
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UNTITLED COMMISSION Commissioned to write a new play |
TIATA FAHODZI THEATRE COMPANY |
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WRITER IN RESIDENCE Understudy to Kwame Kwei Armah |
BBC RADIO |
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EXIT SIGN Performed at the Royal Court Theatre Ignition 1 event |
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| 2007 |
PURE GOLD Produced at the Soho Theatre Directed by Indu Rubasingham |
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SAVAGE LONDON Performed at the Globe Theatre London |
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| 2006 |
DISTANT VIOLENCE Performed at the Tricycle Theatre to raise awareness of the plight in Darfur. DISTANT VIOLENCE received a Five Star review from the Financial Times, and a Four Star review from the Guardian. |
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CHARLIE Performed at The Gardener Arts Centre, Brighton |
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ROCKET MAN Public reading of work extract at Trafalgar Studios London. With Plaines Plough Theatre Company |
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| 2005 |
THE BEACH Performed at the Tricycle Theatre |
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DAYDREAMS OF HAILEY Performed at the Royal Court Theatre |
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NIGHT MOVES Performed at the Pleasance Theatre for a week long run. |
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| 2004 |
A STATIC LAMENT Performed at the Royal Court Theatre as a workshopped reading |
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Awards
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2007 MAYOR WHITWORTH NOMINATION 2007 WRITER ON ATTACHMENT SOHO THEATRE 2006 PAINES PLOUGH FUTURE PERFECT WRITER A year long attachment to Paines Plough Theatre Company 2005 ALFRED FAGON AWARD For most outstanding achievment by a writer of Caribbean decent. |