Mukul Ahmed

Mukul Ahmed () is a Bangladeshi-born British theatre director and producer.

Early life

Ahmed was born in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), whilst growing up there, he was interested in storytelling. He completed his first degree in Medicine in Bulgaria and was preparing to become a doctor. In 1993, after moving to London, England he saw an advert in the local newspaper that the old Half Moon Theatre wanted people to work on a play. He was selected and the production we worked on was Romeo and Juliet.

Career

In 2007, Ahmed completed a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Directing at Birkbeck, University of London. In April 2007, he helped launch TARA Studio as curator of the first season, Hotbed, for young and emerging BME directors.

Ahmed has directed a series of classics, new writing and play readings. His direction of an adaptation of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen in 2007 earned him four stars from The Times theatre critic. Other major plays directed by Ahmed are Prints of Denmark, The [...] of Lucrece and Rokeya's Dream (based on Sultana's Dream).

Ahmed has staff directed at the Royal National Theatre, England and just prior to his visit to Bangladesh directed People's Romeo (based on Romeo and Juliet) and a all female multinational Julius Caesar for Tara Arts. In July 2010, he directed Tahmima Anam's A Golden Age (adapted by Leesa Gazi) for the Southbank Centre. Ahmed also programmed a Youth Shakespeare Festival season at Tara Arts in 2010 and ran the Tara Arts young actors programme, ArtsBeat. He also programmed a Black History Month Festival.

Ahmed has done an attachment with the Royal National Theatre under the Stepchange bursary programme.

Personal life

Since 1990, Ahmed has lived in Tower Hamlets, London.

See also

  • British Bangladeshis
  • List of British Bangladeshis

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