Director

Bijan
Sheibani

(he/him)

Bijan Sheibani is a writer and director of theatre, film, opera, and television. Most recently he directed Till the Stars Come Down for the National Theatre of Great Britain. He also wrote three episodes of One Day for Netflix. His debut play The Arrival premiered at the Bush Theatre in London in 2019. He is currently adapting the play for Film4. His second play The Cord will premiere at the Bush Theatre in April 2024. Other recent theatre directing credits include Dance Nation(Almeida Theatre), Barber Shop Chronicles (National Theatre), The Brothers Size (Young Vic), and Circle Mirror Transformation (HOME, Manchester). He has also directed new operas for the Royal Opera House, Aldeburgh Festival, Danish National Opera, Streetwise Opera, and Glyndebourne. Bijan was an associate director at the National Theatre for five years, where his credits include Our Class (Olivier nomination for Best Director), The Kitchen, A Taste of Honey, and Emil and the Detectives. Other theatre credits include The House of Bernarda Alba (Almeida Theatre), Moonlight(Donmar Warehouse), Sons of the Prophet (Hampstead Theatre), and Gone Too Far! (Royal Court Theatre / Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement). He was artistic director of Actors Touring Company from 2007-2010 and won the James Menzies-Kitchin Young Director Award in 2003.