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Guleraana Mir is an award-winning writer, theatre maker, and one half of The Thelmas, a female-led theatre company devoted to redressing the equality imbalance in the arts. She is passionate about telling authentic stories that celebrate not stereotype, and speak to complex social realities in a fresh and disruptive way.
Photo Credit: Greg Veit
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Guleraana Mir is an award-winning writer, theatre maker and one half of The Thelmas, a female-led theatre company devoted to redressing the equality imbalance in the arts. She is passionate about telling authentic stories that celebrate not stereotype, and speak to complex social realities in a fresh and disruptive way.
She specialises in developing new work through devising and writing with young people and community groups, and leads writing programmes for artists of all ages at a number of institutions. She has worked on participatory playwriting projects for institutions such as Almeida Theatre, Donmar Warehouse, and Old Vic Theatre. Her work for screen includes episodes for BBC's Doctors (series 24), and junior writer on Sky Studio's THE RISING. She currently has an original TV series in development with afshan d’souza-lodhi.
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Guleraana Mir is an award-winning writer, theatre maker and one half of The Thelmas, a female-led theatre company devoted to redressing the equality imbalance in the arts. She is passionate about telling authentic stories that celebrate not stereotype, and speak to complex social realities in a fresh and disruptive way.
She specialises in developing new work through devising and writing with young people and community groups, and leads writing programmes for artists of all ages at a number of institutions. She has worked on participatory playwriting projects for institutions such as Almeida Theatre, Donmar Warehouse, and Old Vic Theatre. Her work for screen includes episodes for BBC's Doctors (series 24), and junior writer on Sky Studio's THE RISING. She currently has an original TV series in development with afshan d’souza-lodhi.
Professional Credits include:
SANTI & NAZ (co-writer), Soho Theatre 2025, National Tour 2024, Pleasance Courtyard 2023 (Edinburgh Festival Fringe) & VAULT Festival 2020
AT WHAT COST BBC’s DOCTORS (Series 24)
TAKE A CHANCE ON ME BBC’s DOCTORS (Series 24)
THE TESTING PLACE BBC’s DOCTORS (Series 24)
ALL THE SMALL THINGS (BBC Children’s)
MISFITS (co-writer) Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch
THE BIGGER PICTURE (audio), co-commissioned by Tamasha & SOAS, University of London
COCONUT, Ovalhouse & national tour