DRAMATURG
"I’ve had the pleasure of working with Saikat on many projects. As well as being a wonderful actor and collaborator, his knowledge of narrative structure has been invaluable during the devising process. He brings a plethora of skills into the room with him!"
Sally Cookson, Director
"I’ve had the pleasure of working with Saikat on many projects. As well as being a wonderful actor and collaborator, his knowledge of narrative structure has been invaluable during the devising process. He brings a plethora of skills into the room with him!"
Sally Cookson, Director
I am an experienced dramaturg; my practice has been developed through curiosity, collaboration, and an understanding of the ways stories move between page, stage, and audience. My dramaturgical practice is rooted in my experience as a writer and as an actor deviser.
SCRIPT SUPPORT
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I can support your work as a writer by helping you to sharpen the key elements of structure, character and narrative within your script.
How it works:
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"Saikat's dramaturgy was helpful, collaborative and considerate. He really made an effort to understand the play and what I was trying to do with it, and used that to give feedback and ask questions. The metaphors and visuals he suggested enabled me to approach and understand my play in a new way, helping me develop it to a much stronger place" Hannah Ali Khan, Writer Cancer B*tch |
SUPPORTING THE DEVISING PROCESS
I can work with you and your team across a project to support the development of a new piece. This draws on my experience both as a writer and as an actor in devised theatre.
How it works:
How it works:
- First we will have a conversation about your project and what support you're after. During this conversation, we will agree on the scope of my engagement and the rate of pay.
- I will then work with you to support your process by asking questions and offering ideas to ensure that the material being created through the rehearsal/devising process is accurately captured. This might involve regular conversations, script input or being part of the team and attending all rehearsals.
- Through this I will support the development of a final piece and/or script as appropriate to your project.
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"Saikat was the Dramaturg on our latest show, Minny Stynker, as well as a performer during the R&D for the same show the year before. He adapted the picturebook to a stage play throughout our devising process, and was endlessly patient with making edits throughout as we worked. A lovely presence in the rehearsal room, full of humour, as well as being a true professional, with bags of experience you can rely on." Tomasin Cuthbert Menes Artistic Director SoapSoup Arts |
DRAMATURGY EXPERIENCE
- As Dramaturg or Writer in the Room projects include Three Kings (Travelling Light Theatre Company), Minny Stynker (Soap Soup Theatre), Punch (Projekt Europa) and We are British (ACE Funded).
- I have worked one to one with early career artists to provide tailored script support.
- I have provided dramaturgical support to artists through Theatre Bristol and Kiota including talking through initial ideas, advising on how to start the process of writing, reading scripts, providing critical feedback and ongoing tailored script feedback.
- I have provided script reading services to Bristol Old Vic as part of their recruitment of new attached writers and in my capacity as Associate Artist (2024-2026), attending and inputting into literary and programming meetings.
- I have run dramaturgy workshops for Beyond Face, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and the Dramaturgy Network, exploring solo performance, dramaturgy for site specific theatre and Diaspora dramaturgies.
- As an actor-deviser, I have helped create shows including Peter Pan (The National Theatre), Treasure Island (Bristol Old Vic) and Ali Baba and Cinderella: A Fairy Tale (Tobacco Factory Theatres). Much of my work includes a long collaboration with director Sally Cookson.
Costs vary depending on the project, please contact me to discuss rates for your project or for a quote for funding applications.
