Babirye Bukilwa
Actor / Writer
Acting
Film, TV & Theatre
Acting
Stage
Production | Character | Director | Company |
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AND OTHERS | Gwen | Jenny Sealy | National Theatre/ Graeae |
WHEN WE HAVE SUFFICIENTLY TORTURED EACH OTHER | Girl 2 | Katie Mitchell | National Theatre |
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK | Khamma | Florence Bell | Brave New Word | Arcola Theatre |
THE CHERRY ORCHARD | Varya | Giles Croft | The Nottingham Playhouse |
FILTHY BUSINESS | Rosa | Ed Hall | Hampstead Theatre |
UKUMZI | Ukumzi | Florence Bell | Brave New Word |
PLAQUES & TANGLES | Gwen | Lucy Morrison | The Royal Court Theatre |
BEAUTIFUL THING (20TH ANNIVERSARY NATIONWIDE TOUR) | Leah | Nikolai Foster | Nottingham Playhouse | Leicester Curve |
ROMEO & JULIET | Tybalt | Bijan Sheibani | National Theatre |
NEIGHBOURS | Topsy | Steven Atkinson | HighTide Festival |
WHOLE | Gbemi | Philip Osment | Unity Theatre |
RIFTGUARD (Rehearsed Reading) | Rianna | Sandy Johnson | Soho Theatre |
TRUTH & RECONCILIATION | S African Sister | Debbie Tucker Green | Royal Court Theatre |
SONGS OF FREEDOM (Rehearsed Reading) | Kora | Kwame Kwei Ammah | National Theatre |
Television
Production | Character | Director | Company |
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SORRY | Robin | Andrew Gaynord | BBC / Tiger Aspect, |
WE HUNT TOGETHER | DC Dominique Parkes (Series Reg) | Carl Tibbets | BBC Studios / UKTV |
ACKEE AND SALTFISH | Rachel (Lead) | Cecile Emeke | BBC |
BABYLON | Miss Jeffries | Sally El Hosaini | Nightjack | Channel 4 |
OUR GIRL | Sharon | David Drury | BBC |
CASUALTY | Tia | Rick Platt | BBC |
RANDOM | Jessica | Debbie Tucker Green | Hillbilly Films | Channel 4 |
Film
Production | Character | Director | Company |
---|---|---|---|
YELLOW IN BLUE | Ama | Seye Isikalu | |
ACKEE AND SALTFISH | Rachel (Lead) | Cecile Emeke | |
STRAWBERRY FIELDS | Sabrina | Frances Lea | Film London |
WE LOVE MOSES (Short) | Keisha | Dionne Edwards | Film London |
LITTLE HARD (SHort) | Em | Alice Felgate | Bel Powley | Waller and Wandsworth |
Radio
Production | Character | Director | Company |
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SUNFLOWERS BEHIND A DIRTY FENCE | Tonnie (Lead) | Rosalynd Ward | BBC Radio |
Other
Production | Character | Director | Company |
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#REALITY (Web Series) | Leitia | Nathan Byron | MDMXFILMS |
ACKEE AND SALTFISH (Web Series) | Rachel | Cecile Emeke | |
HOT PEPPER (Web Series) | Risi | 2 Far Media | Destiny Ekaragha | Bola Agbaje |
Film, TV & Theatre
babirye bukilwa is an actor, poet and writer based in London. babirye uses they/them pronouns and she/her and writes her name in lower case.
babirye’s debut play “...black bird hour” was commissioned by Talawa Theatre Company last year and was shortlisted for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2019 (from over five thousand scripts nationwide). '...blackbird hour' was also a finalist for the inaugural Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2020 and most recently made the longlist for the Alfred Fagon Award 2020. Their second play “...cake”, an origin story to “...blackbird hour”, is currently being developed in conjunction with Theatre Peckham. They are also among 25 writers to win a micro commission with Popelei, have recently secured a seed commission from Offie award winning theatre company, Small Truth Theatre, and were invited to participate in the Introduction to Playwrighting course at the Royal Court Theatre 2019 led by award-winning Steph Smith.
babirye was invited to join the BBC London Writers’ Room 2018 and their script, The Coven, was longlisted for the BBC’s Drama room.
babirye's poetry has been featured and published in SISTA! (Team Angelica Productions), The Colour of Madness Anthology: Exploring BAME Mental Health and Sweet Thang Magazine.
In Development
Production | Company | Notes |
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...cake 2020 | Theatre Peckham | As Writer |
LAGOON 2020 | Small Truth Theatre | As Writer |
MIRRORS 2020 | Popelei | As Writer |