Zakiyyah Deen

Actor Writer Voice Over Artist Theatre Maker

She/Her

Zakiyyah is an actor, writer and voice over artist based in London. Those hyphenates amongst a few others contributes to the easier umbrella term 'Theatre Maker'.

She is interested in performing, writing and supporting compelling, truthful and imaginative stories that as she says will have you laughing one sec and saying 'rah'. Always questioning who we are, why we are and what we are.

She is one of Theatre Deli's 2022 - Residency artists. And is developing her own bodies of work constantly.

Credits

*Performance*

SMALL AXE
2020
Television
Rita
BBC/Amazon Studios
Steve McQueen

ENTERPRICE (SERIES 2)
2019
Television
Ama (recurring, 4 episodes)
Fudge Park for BBC 3
Ella Jones

IS DAT U YH?
2021
Stage
Moodz
Initiative DKF
DK Fashola

THIS IS NOT A DRILL
2021
Stage
Joy
Orísun Productions
Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu

MONOPOLIS
2019
Stage
Denise (Lead)
Stockwell Playhouse
Alice Kornitzer

ADIDAS IMMERSIVE THEATRE EVENT
2018
Stage
Amari
Jukebox Collective
Tristain Fynn-Aiduenu

*Writing*

Theatre Deli resident Artist 2022

'London, I love you but don't like you write now" for BasementAprroved

'I look like an uncle' for The Guardian and gal-demo zine

'Learning to swim is the ghetto' for sweet thang zine

Training

- Theatre Deli Resident Artist 2022.
- Young Vic Creators Program 2022.
- RAaW London Film and Theatre taining from 2015 to 2018

Location

London

Experience

2-5 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Comedy
  • Literature
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • TV - drama

What I do

  • Curating
  • Devising
  • Outdoor performance
  • Performing
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Theatre making
  • Working with young people
  • Working within a Community / with community participants
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

Social

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