I’ve written full-length plays, one-acts, short pieces, plays for young people and families, adaptations, and a libretto.

My play Another Paradise is published by Oberon/Bloomsbury, and extracts from my plays are published in 30 Monologues and Duologues for South Asian Actors, by Methuen Drama.

My Big Fat Cowpat Wedding

A big-hearted comedy about cross-cultural love and rural life, with music and audience participation. Four actors play the bride, groom, and a host of colourful wedding guests.
Produced by: Kali Theatre, Black Country Touring & Arts Alive.
Touring: National tour in 2014 and 2016; Southbank Centre’s Alchemy Festival, London, 2015.
Directed by: Janet Steel and Steve Johnstone.
Due to its success, the production was the subject of a case study by Arts Council England.

Reviews:
“The comedy is just so brilliant. Knowing that these stories are based on real events makes everything all the more hilarious.” – Tal Fox/ A Younger Theatre

“Highly entertaining” – Chris Eldon Lee, The Shropshire Review

The Predator

A 15-year-old schoolgirl visits her female music teacher’s family home one Sunday. Her presence, at first delightful, soon becomes disturbing. The Predator explores power, consent, and moral compromise in the aftermath of a teacher-pupil relationship.
Staged reading, produced by BOLDtext Playwrights at The Door, Birmingham Rep.
Directed by Janet Steel.
Awards: Shortlisted for the Terence Rattigan Award, longlisted for the Bruntwood Prize.
Cast: 3 women, 1 man.
Further reading:
The Predator is discussed in Paedophilia and Child Sexual Abuse in Drama and Theatre by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe and Amanda M. Young-Hauser.

Another Paradise

Sex, corruption and… identity cards. A contemporary comedy set in a near-future world where people are validated only by their digital ID in the National Identity Database. Five lives are thrown into confusion when their official identities vanish – with surprising and hilarious results.
This topical play took a witty, satirical look at a controversial government policy in 2008, and feels even more pertinent today.
Produced by: Kali Theatre
Touring: Edinburgh (2008), national tour (2009)
Directed by: Janet Steel
Awards: Nominated for the John Whiting Award

Reviews:
“Admirably slick… striking a fine balance between pointed wit and giddy surrealism. If nothing else, it proves there are worse things than being sent to Coventry – such as never coming back.” – Alfred Hickling, The Guardian

“Thoroughly enjoyable… a good piece of wacky English radicalism.” – Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman

“Cutting-edge drama.” – Marion McMullen, Coventry Telegraph

“Quirky and thought-provoking.” – Amy Yorston, British Theatre Guide

Further reading:
A review essay of Another Paradise by Btihaj Ajana is published in the Journal of Identity in the Information Society.

Script available from: Bloomsbury Publishing or Amazon.