HYDE + SEEK
Set in and around the Azazel Housing Estate in London in the not too distant future, Hyde & Seek is a radical thriller that reimagines Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel Jekyll and Hyde.
Written & directed by Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu, associate direction (R&D) & production dramaturgy by malakaï sargeant.
Commissioned by Guildhall School of Music & Drama, presented at Milton Court Theatre, 2022.
1884 (R+D)
An interactive, experiential game satirically exploring the impacts of the 1884 Berlin Conference.
R&D led by Rhianna Ilube
with Creatives malakaï sargeant, Jacob V Joyce, Mareika Chirikure + Chloe Mashiter.
Presented by Coney at Shoreditch Town Hall, 2023.
PALM AS PORTAL (R+D)
A participatory experience developed at Theatre Peckham communally exploring queer platonic intimacy through performance art, poetry, communal discussion and audio art. Postponed due to Covid-19.
Written and performed by Olivia Douglass, Direction and dramaturgy by malakaï sargeant.
Presented digitally by Theatre Peckham, 2020.
BABY BULLET TEETH (R+D)
Written & co-directed by lydia luke, Dramaturgy & co-direction by malakaï sargeant.
A poetic and spiritual exploration of a mother’s life thrown into turmoil, examining familial dynamics through the lens of Black women and girls with two actors – a nod to the function of intergenerational curses and blessings between Black femmes.
Presented at Theatre Deli Broadgate, 2022.
BABYDYKE
Fleeting between tender and gut-wrenching, this play is an exploration of what is, and who gets to be perceived as, “normal” in the eyes of the State, its agents, and among/between loved ones – throwing the functions and dynamics of love into question throughout. Rehearsed reading of a debut play by film director/writer, now in development for BBC Radio.
Written by Rashida Seriki, directed by Monaé Robinson. Dramaturgy by malakaï sargeant.
Presented by Talawa Theatre Company, 2022.
SCRATCH THAT
Scratch That was an artist development programme for emerging playwrights from underrepresented backgrounds. The programme paired writers with a director-dramaturg to develop an existing idea and transfer it from the page to the stage, performed by actors local to the venue in rehearsed readings.
Director-dramaturgs: Myah Jeffers, Emily Aboud & Anthony Simpson-Pike. Conceived & produced by malakaï sargeant.
Presented by The S+K Project at Bernie Grant Arts Centre, 2018-19. Presented by Theatre Peckham, 2020.