Rabiah Hussain
Writer
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Rabiah Hussain’s current TV projects in development include a book adaptation with Parti Productions, a book adaptation with BBC Studio Wales and her original idea with Little House Productions. Rabiah has been invited to be on the BBC WRITERSROOM DRAMA ROOM programme where she was paired with Clerkenwell Films to develop an original drama.
Rabiah was a writer for the prestigious Kudos TV and Royal Court Theatre Fellowship Programme in 2019 and has recently been commissioned by Royal Court to write a new play called WORD PLAY. She was part of the writer’s room for Riz Ahmed’s ENGLISTAN, and completed a shadow scheme with The Forge for ACKLEY BRIDGE.
In 2018, Rabiah was part of the BBC Drama Room programme and is an alumnus of the B3 Media Talent Lab for upcoming BAME filmmakers. Rabiah’s debut full-length play, SPUN, premiered at Arcola Theatre in July 2018, receiving 4-star reviews in The Guardian and The Stage, and was nominated for Best Stage Production at the Asian Media Awards. SPUN toured Canada in 2019, and won the German Baden-Wuttemberg Youth Theatre Prize in 2020.
Rabiah was the copywriter for the 2019 LEVI’s Music Project campaign video, YOUR VOICE. YOUR WAY.
Rabiah’s plays, poetry, monologues, and audio projects have been part of programmes with Tamasha Theatre, The Rich Mix, The Space Arts Centre, The Bunker Theatre, RADA, Bechdel Theatre, Theatre Absolute, and Battersea Art Centre.
Accompanying her creative work, Rabiah has contributed opinion pieces to The Guardian, Huffington Post Blog, Exeunt Magazine, Burnt Roti, The F-Word, Gal-Dem and Wales Arts Review.
In Development
Production | Company | Notes |
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WORD PLAY | Royal Court | Play commission. |
BBC WRITERSROOM DRAMA ROOM | Clerkenwell Films | Pilot |
BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT | BBC Studio Wales | TV Book Adaptation |
SOPHIA KHAN IS NOT OBLIGED | Parti Productions | TV Book Adaptation |
MEHNAZ | Little House Productions | Original TV idea |
Television
Production | Company | Notes |
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ENGLISTAN 2019 | BBC Studios | Part of writer’s room |
ACKLEY BRIDGE | The Forge / Channel 4 | Series 3, shadow scheme writer |
Theatre
Production | Company | Notes |
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ROYAL COURT AND KUDOS FELLOWSHIP 2019 | Royal Court Theatre and Kudos Film & Television | 6-month Fellowship |
WE ARE SHADOWS 2019 | Tamasha Theatre, Rightful Place Theatre & Coney Productions | Audio drama tour of Brick Lane |
SPUN | Arcola Theatre | 27 June – 28 July 2018 |
WHERE I LIVE AND WHAT I LIVE FOR 2017 | Theatre Absolute | Writer, 30 minute monologue commissioned as part of Theatre Absolute's 'Are We Where We Are' programme |
BINNACLE 2017 | Bechdel Theatre, Bunker Theatre | Writer. Short play commissioned for Bechdel Testing Life festival of writing by female playwrights, taking inspiration from recorded real life conversations between women |
SPEAK 2017 | RADA / Take Back Theatre | Writer, |
DISSECTED 2017 | The Bunker Theatre | Writer, short play showcased at Bunker Without Borders festival at The Bunker Theatre |
DESIRABLE 2017 | The Space Arts Centre | Writer and performer of spoken word monologue, One Festival |
FISH KILL 2014 | The Horse Hospital | Short play presented as part of Peg’s Off programme for Three Peg’s Productions |
Short Films
Production | Company | Notes |
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VAPOUR 2018 | Various Instances Production | Writer |