REVIEWS

Hansel and Gretel
  • "... So take a bow, writer Saikat Ahamed, who regular Christmas theatregoers will remember from his star turns on stage in several Bristol Old Vic productions... get lost within this magical theatrical meander through the woods" B24/7
  • "Saikat Ahamed’s script produces just the right balance of humour and foreboding, and also a fun backstory... A perfect family event!" British Theatre Guide

Strictly Balti
  • "Although deep and meaningful, Saikat’s performance is humorous and engaging, encouraging the audience to step outside of the box and see the light" B24/7
  • "Ahamed is a skilled and charming narrator, who quickly establishes a warm rapport with his audience, and makes good use of minimal stagecraft under the direction of Sally Cookson" TheList
  • "As he weaves his way through his life, he does a fine job to engage the audience with his visual story-telling, where flashbacks of his childhood are brought to life, magically with just his eloquent descriptions and delightful memoirs" AsianaTV

The Tiger and the Moustache 
  • "The Tiger and the Moustache tackles some difficult issues, including political instability, nationality, pride and identity. Ahamed addresses these issues in a way which puts the audience at ease, mixing in generous helpings of comedy with a dynamic, truthful and energetic story" ReviewsHub
  • "The Tiger and the Moustache’ is a literary gem and Saikat Ahamed, like the tiger of Blake’s well loved poem, is burning bright. This performance comes highly recommended" FemaleArts
  • "Ahamed gives a fire cracker of a performance switching from one character to the next and checking in as the narrator in between with enough clarity to make each one clear" What's On Stage
101 Dalmatians
  • "Saikat Ahamed is great as the runt of the litter, a puppy-napper and as Mr and Mrs Dearly’s Nanny-Butler" A Younger Theatre
  • " Saikat Ahamed offers a charming nanny-butler and a memorably dim Saul Baddun" What's On Stage

The Last Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor
  • "the fabulously engaging Saikat Ahamed, who again manages to cross dress to brilliant comedy effect" ChopsyBaby
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • "Saikat Ahamed is poignant as the cowardly lion" MilfordDailyNews
  • "A special mention goes to Saikat Ahamed who's innocent and endearing South Asian immigrant Snug the Joiner induced fits of giggles in the majority of the audience" DramaticInsanity
  • "as Snug portraying the timid Lion, Saikat Ahamed slays us with his sweet and comic pretendings" MDTheatreGuide

Peter Pan
  • "Saikat Ahamed's Tinker Bell is alien, anarchic and noisy" The Guardian
  • " Tinkerbell is a glowering masculine presence (Saikat Ahamed) in a tutu and spiky wings whose malevolent scolding, in fluent gibberish, is one of the comic highlights of a production full of imaginative detail" The Telegraph
  • "Saikat Ahamed's Tink was nothing short of insane, reminding me in part of Lee Bowery with his spikey wings and fairy light-laden crash helmet, and in part of the wonderful physical comedy of Andrew Sach's Manuel" BritishTheatre.com
  • "Saikat Ahamed is a feisty Tinker Bell one moment and a be-sequinned mermaid the next" The Independent
  • "A special mention should go to Tinker Bell, Saikat Ahamed, who may not, at first, be the fairy everyone wants but, because of his charm, by the end no one wants to lose. His signature cry of, ‘Oh no!’, being echoed by younger members of the audience" LondonTheatre1.com
Cinderella: A Fairytale
  • "Lucy Tuck and Saikat Ahamed, both uproariously attired for the ballroom scene in Barbara Cartland shocking pink, eventually discover hearts of gold as Ella's Step Sister and Step Brother" The Stage

Treasure Island
  • "Saikat Ahamed is extraordinary as Ben Gunn – close to lunatic, with a fierce fondness for cheese" The Guardian
  • "Saikat Ahamed is brilliantly barmy as the marooned pirate Ben Gunn" The Independent

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
  • "This second co-production with acclaimed Bristol children's company Travelling Light is as delightful as anything that has gone before... Saikat Ahamed is both likeable and enterprising in the title role" The Stage
  • "‘Saikat Ahamed's wonderfully humble Ali Baba could double for Lost’s Sayid" Chopsy Baby
  • "Saikat Ahamed is extremely lovable in the title role" MUSICOMH