Thomas Bisika
Writer Director Producer Sound technician Theatre makerMy name is Thomas Bisika (he/him) and I'm from Malawi. I'm primarily a writer/director who likes to write plays in a classical style. Some of my major influences have been Oscar Wilde, Arthur Miller, Tom Stoppard, Tennessee Williams and Terrance Rattigan. I'm looking for the opportunity to create, develop and produce plays, comedy sketch shows and other forms of theatre.
Credits
Writer/Director/Producer, Hot Summer, Maddermarket Theatre, two nights, 2023Writer/Director, A Death in Vienna, UEA, one night, 2023
Writer, The Man on the Train, White Swan, three days, 2023
Writer, The Man on the Train, UEA Drama Studio, one night, 2022
Writer/Director, The Hollywood Man, UEA Drama Studio, three nights, 2022
Writer/Director, A Rainy Night in New Jersey, UEA Drama Studio, one night, 2021
Sound Technician, The New Rock n Roll, Space Venue 9, one week, 2022
Sound Technician, Present Laughter, UEA Drama Studio, three nights, 2022
Sound Technician, Cabaret: A Night at the Musicals, UEA Drama Studio, three nights, 2022
Training
BA (hons) Drama and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia where I was taught to write for TV, stage and film. This course also taught me to work with sound equipment for several productions.MA Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Location
LondonExperience
2-5 years
Art forms / Disciplines
- Comedy
- Film - feature
- Film - short
- Theatre / Live perfomance
- TV - drama
What I do
- Directing
- Performing
- Producing
- Sound Design
- Theatre making
- Workshopping & Development
- Writing
Additional Languages
No.
