Maria Khan-

Actor and Production Manager in Pakistan's presentation at Shakespeare' Globe Theatre and venues across the UK

More information: http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/discovery-space/previous-productions/the-taming-of-the-shrew-2

Reviews

The Guardian:  "The action is relocated to Lahore and Hussain introduces a shapeshifting sprite, Ravi (played by a wonderfully expressive Maria Khan), who nimbly flits between scenes acting as chorus and plot device" https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/may/30/taming-of-the-shrew-review

 " As for the drunken Christopher Sly, whose antics kick off the text but are often cut, that character was abandoned in favor of a puckish figure called Ravi (Maria Khan), who scuttled among the actors as an all-purpose comic foil, chivvying events along and adjudicating where necessary. A (mostly) wordles scamp"  http://www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/globe-globe-taming-shrew-shakespeares-globe.

http://www.theatrevoice.com/audio/the-taming-of-the-shrew-in-urdu-at-the-globe/

https://www.dawn.com/news/723511

http://archive.talkingcranes.com/blog/taming-shrew-urdu

http://www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/globe-globe-taming-shrew-shakespeares-globe

Actor in The Great Wurstel - Cambridge University Library

Austrian dramatist Arthur Schnitzler’s human puppets came to life in the first ever theatre performance in the Cambridge University Library. The burlesque comedy The Great Wurstel is among Schnitzler’s most radical dramatic experiments, exploring what animates the ‘puppetlike’ in us.

‘I love escapades, the wildness and thrill, / Now do with me whatever you will!’

Arthur Schnitzler’s scandalous comedy The Great Wurstel explores the dynamic between humans and puppets, surrender and manipulation, which remains highly topical in a world increasingly ruled by machines. Performed by humans and para-human figures, the seductive charms of Schnitzler’s theatrical parody extend to the members of the audience, who had to decide if they are indeed human or a puppet.

Schnitzler’s physical theatre was presented in close proximity to his manuscripts, held at Cambridge University Library, as the Rare Books Reading Room was transformed into the rumbustious Viennese Prater amusement park.

The performance was part of the launch event for the digital edition of Schnitzler’s middle- and late-period works, hosted by the University Library. The production was a collaboration between the Library, a student theatre ensemble and the Schnitzler Digital Edition Project and it was based on a new English translation of the play.

Director for Stoppard’s romantic comedy about the real nature of love, all the way from 1980’s

Director and Co-Author of a Pakistani Drama at Cambridge University. Adapted from Daniyal Mueenuddin's award-winning short story In Other Rooms, Other Wonders

Reviews: 

https://www.varsity.co.uk/theatre/12562 : " Acclaim must be bestowed onto Maria Khan, the director and producer, for putting on this innovative play and (hopefully) opening the floodgates for more South Asian dramatists and stories in Cambridge ".

 Playing the role of an ensemble member at the KIT KAT club

Director for Aristophanes' comedy about women taking over the political sphere.

Director and Actor in Aristophanes's comedy about Socrates' educational project. 

Director for an outdoor performance of Shakespearean comedies. 

Director and Actor in Harold Pinter's dark comedy about betrayal and mundanity of married life. 

Author and Director of Boccaccio's Patience of Griselda, a tale from the Decameron

Indian classical dance at the arrival of spring.

Actor in Micheal Frayn's award-winning farce about backstage drama

Actor in an original mime performance conceived by Dr. Nadia Anjum, Professor English Literature at Kinnaird College Lahore.

The performance reflected on the conditions and plight of the Muslim women in conflicted areas around the world, i.e. Kashmir, Palestine, and Afghanistan.

Actor in Oscar Wilde's comedy about eighteenth century dandies

Actor and Director of an original musical about love, loss, and ambition.

The Musical won several awards and prizes in inter and intra-college theatre competitions.

Actor in Moliere‘s farce at Kinnaird College for Women Lahore.

Actor in a performance conceived by Susannah Harris-Wilson for Kinnaird College for Women Lahore.

The performance consisted of a selection of scenes from seven different Shakespeare plays.