Kalungi Ssebandeke
Actor Writer Director Winner of JMK Award 2023 Winner of Boundless Show Prize(In Assoc.with Guildhall and Museum of Youth Culture)Winner of JMK Directing Award 2023 having made my directorial debut with Meetings by Mustapha Matura at Orange Tree Theatre 14th Oct- 11th November 2023 starring Martina Laird. Winner of the Boundless Show Prize, a writing award specifically for Guildhall Acting Grads in association with Boundless Theatre and Museum of Youth Culture. I hold an MA from Guildhall School of Music and Drama as part of their 3 year acting program where I was awarded a BAFTA Scholarship. My interests lie in new writing as well as Shakespeare in particular setting the latter in modern times. I am looking to engage with work about Africa in all it's glory. I'm also the Course Leader of Direct Your First Play(email kalungidirects@gmail.com to sign up for future sessions).
Credits
Upcoming: Bristol School of Acting play and another Fringe Theatre show 2024May 14th- June 1st 2024: The Great Privation by Nia Akilah Robinson at Theatre503
October 14 - Nov 11 2023: Director of Meetings by Mustapha Matura at The Orange Tree
March 24-25 2023: Director of Attempts on Her Life by Martin Crimp at Bristol School of Acting 2023
Director in residence, Tonbridge School where I adapted Julius Caesar.
Director, REMOTE by Stef Smith for NT Connections
Writer/Director ReAct Festival Lyric Hammersmith
Training
Dominic Cooke masterclass, NT ConnectionsDiane Page Masterclass, Orange Tree Theatre
Directors Weekend, NT Connections NT Studio
Location
KentExperience
2-5 years
Art forms / Disciplines
- Comedy
- Film - feature
- Film - short
- Literature
- Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
- Music
- Radio/Audio
- Theatre / Live perfomance
- TV - drama
What I do
- Devising
- Directing
- Music - Singing
- Performing
- Teaching / Coaching
- Theatre making
- Working with young people
- Workshopping & Development
- Writing
Additional Languages
Luganda(Native), French(Conversational) Japanese(basic)
