Ambreen Razia - The Diary of a Hounslow Girl

Ambreen Razia

Ambreen is an actress and writer from South London. The Diary of a Hounslow Girl is Ambreens debut show which premiered at Ovalhouse in 2015. Passionate about re-establishing British Asian comedy within the UK, she continues to write her comedy sketch show involving two British Asian girls exploring the clash between traditional Indian/Pakistani culture and modern British life.

She is also currently writing her next play POT primarily focusing on the recent comeback of gang culture within the UK. Performance credits include: On the Middle Day (Old Vic Theatre); Words and Women (Edinburgh Fringe); Random Acts (Channel 4); Fair Exchange (Hen and Chickens Theatre); Variations on a Theme (Camden Peoples Theatre); Mind the Gap (National Theatre); No Guts, No Heart, No Glory (BBC 4 /Perth Festival Australia) and Murdered by my Father (BBC Three).

First published in the UK in 2016 by Aurora Metro Publications Ltd

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The Diary of a Hounslow Girl 2016 Ambreen Razia

Cover image Talula Sheppard

With many thanks to: Ellen Cheshire, Simon Smith and Neil Gregory.

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Tour Dates and Venues 2016

The Diary of a Hounslow Girl is the third touring production from Black Theatre Live, a pioneering consortium of eight regional theatres. We are committed to effecting change for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic touring theatre through a sustainable 3-year programme of national touring, structural support and audience development. Supported by Arts Council England, the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and the Ernest Cook Trust.

It follows Black Theatre Lives previous successes in 2015 with Macbeth directed by Jatinder Verma and Pitch Lake Productions She Called Me Mother, starring BAFTA award nominated actress Cathy Tyson.

The initiative is a partnership of Tara Arts (London), Derby Theatre, Queens Hall Arts (Hexham), the Lighthouse (Poole), Theatre Royal Bury St. Edmunds, Theatre Royal Margate, Stratford Circus Arts Centre (London) and Key Theatre (Peterborough).

Our tours are supported by work with the Audience Agency, Mobius PR, Hardish Virk, Kings College (London), Stage Text, Pilot Theatre and Outreach Associates at the consortium theatres.

In Autumn 2016 Black Theatre Live tours, in association with Watford Palace Theatre, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, directed by Jeffrey Kissoon, adapted by Mark Norfolk; the production will be a first in the UK with an all-black cast and director.

For Tara Arts on behalf of Black Theatre Live

Artistic Director: Jatinder Verma

Executive Director: Jonathan Kennedy

Associate Director: Claudia Mayer

General Manager: Alexandra Wyatt

Marketing Manager: Emma Martin

Technical & Operations Manager: Tom Kingdon

Development Officer: Francisco Ramos Zaldivar

Finance Manager: Xiao Hong (Sharon) Zhang

Capital Administrator: Martina Ferry

Black Theatre Live Tour Manager: Milan Govedarica

Ovalhouse

Ovalhouse is a lively theatre and arts centre on the Kennington Oval, opposite the famous cricket ground. For the past 50 years, Ovalhouse has provided development and performance space to experimental, radical, and overlooked artists. Today Ovalhouse is known for theatre, performance and participation that speaks to a world beyond the mainstream. Ovalhouse is a leader in its field for organisations involved in creative participatory work with children and young people, and continues to be a vital home for boundary-pushing art, artists and audiences with an eye on the future.

In 2015 Diary of A Hounslow Girl was an original commission as part of 33% London, our highly acclaimed Creative Youth programme that builds on Ovalhouses strong tradition of youth leadership. 33% London is creating a new audience of theatregoers while engaging with hard to reach communities through work with their artists; 33% is the percentage of Londoners under the age of 26.

For Ovalhouse

Director: Deborah Bestwick

Executive Producer: Stella Kanu

Director of Participation: Stella Barnes

Head of Youth Arts: Naomi Shoba

General Manager: Gary Johnson

Development Director Capital Campaign Katie Milton