Rukhsana was born in Pakistan and now lives in West London. She has been a professional writer for many years and was co-founder and Artistic Director of the Kali Theatre Company.
She has taught Creative Writing in adult education colleges and has held three writing residencies and a Royal Literary Fund Fellowship at Queen Mary’s University of London. As well as her on-going theatre and radio work, Rukhsana has completed an MA in Screenwriting at the London University of the Arts (formerly London College of Printing).
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Film credits
MAPS FOR LOST LOVERS (writer/co-producer)
Adaptation of the novel by Nadeem Aslam. Producer Geraldine Patten; Keel Films Ltd/Film Council current project
AMAL’S STORY
Original screenplay commissioned by German company C-Films, about how a British Moslem boy’s life is affected after September 11th
THE ERRANT GENE PAWS
Development award for full-length feature script
CASSANDRA AND THE VIADUCT
Commissioned by Leda Serene Productions jointly with BBC2
Radio credits
THE FAR PAVILIONS
10 out of 20 episodes of the adaptation of M.M. Kaye’s novel for BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour slot
THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS
Adaptation of Kiran Desai’s novel for BBC World Service, 2009
MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN
Adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s novel for BBC World Service, 2007
MAPS FOR LOST LOVERS
Adaptation of Nadeem Aslam’s book for Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, 2006
PYAAR KA PASSPORT
Lead writer for radio drama series for the World Service Trust
THE GUIDE
Adaptation of R.N.K. Narayan’s novel
THE BANKER’S TALE
For Radio 4’s 2000 TALES, a celebration of Chaucer
HARVEST
Adaptation of M. Padmanabhan play for BBC World Service
WESTWAY
Member of writing team for BBC World Service series
THE ERRANT GENE
Afternoon Play
AN URNFUL OF ASHES
Original Saturday Night play
WIDE SARGASSO SEA
Adaptation of Jean Rhys’s book
Finalist for The Writer’s Guild award for Best Dramatisation
WOMAN AT POINT ZERO
Adaptation of Nawal el Saadawi’s novel
Finalist for CRE Race in the Media Award
SONG FOR A SANCTUARY
Finalist for CRE Race in the Media Award Nominated for the Susan Smith-Blackburn Award
Theatre credits
LETTING GO
Toured April and May 2008, produced by Pursued By A Bear Productions
MISTAKEN
Toured April and Dec 2007, UK and India
Co-produced by Yvonne Arnaud Theatre and the Vayu Naidu Company
PARTNERS
Commissioned by LIFT and performed at the LIFT Festival 2004
LAST CHANCE
British Council commission: written and directed an improvised show developed in Bangladesh with British and local actors
RIVER ON FIRE
Commissioned by Birmingham Rep Theatre, presented by Kali Theatre Company at the Lyric Theatre, London
Finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Award
BLACK SHALWAR
Short story adaptation for Kali Theatre Company
THE GATE-KEEPER’S WIFE
Commissioned by Alarmist Theatre and toured nationally
SONG FOR A SANCTUARY
Played at the Lyric and toured nationally
Nominated for the Susan Blackburn Smith award
RAGS TO RICHES
Comedy commissioned by Black Theatre Forum
RECALL
Middlesborough Youth Theatre Group
PRAYER MATS & TIN CANS
Worcester Arts Workshop
Awarded Arts Council Commissions and Options Award
TAJ MAHAL / INTRIGUE
Storylines for Academy of Indian Dance for dance drama
NEW CONSTITUTION
Tara Arts, based on a short story by Manto
ZARINA AND THE KING
Commissioned by the Theatre Centre
SEPOY’S SALT, CAPTAIN’S MALT
Devised show for Tara Arts
Other credits
Translation:
We Sinful Women: Contemporary Urdu Feminist Poetry
The One Who Did Not Ask by Altaf Fatima
Podcast:
Trial by Fire: Commissioned by Historic Royal Palaces
