https://www.malakaisargeant.com/home daily 1.0 2025-07-18 https://www.malakaisargeant.com/holla daily 0.75 2022-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/e56f0edb-e0bb-4902-abff-f63d43a4ecc6/image-asset.jpeg Holla - Make it stand out Photo: Theo Ndlovu, 2020 https://www.malakaisargeant.com/bio daily 0.75 2025-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/1610118803714-FQ6PJBDOOIP9A5JEQFC2/ms+5.JPG Bio Credit: Xanthus Peters, 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/0869f4da-a67c-45ff-a2db-d10f4848a8b6/IMG_20221012_075224_442.jpg Bio - Make it stand out Credit: SImmone Ahiaku, 2022 https://www.malakaisargeant.com/features daily 0.75 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/1618874189156-EFKPD54TM7ZC3IX5F0FD/_MG_5511.jpg Features - “STOP PATRONISING + PIGEONHOLING YOUNG CREATIVES” INTERVIEW IN ARTS PROFESSIONAL (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/1618874045985-A1L4EEKI0M7UZIX1ITF9/Black+literature.png Features - “I’M MUCH MORE INTERESTED IN TELLING MY OWN STORIES” Q&A IN THE STAGE (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/1618873797730-0R277D9S3ASJMU8SKS2G/Screen+Shot+2020-08-14+at+16.03.13.png Features - “It’s ABOUT lens again, innit? 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INTERVIEW WITH THREADS RADIO (2020) https://www.malakaisargeant.com/director daily 0.75 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/7dcd57a0-b075-4871-a7f2-c5fc96e395c2/DSC01097.jpg theatre direction - …BLACKBIRD HOUR by babirye bukilwa Bush Theatre & national tour (2025) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/1655048666260-21QCVUVMBSI936QMZYYQ/OPEN+COURT+%28schools+project%29+321.JPG theatre direction - WE ARE HERE TO MAKE CHANGE by Rhianna Ilube Royal Court (2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/1627496293725-CA4O6WZK4B6I1TZXSAE9/main+press+image+2.jpg theatre direction - …cake by babirye bukilwa Theatre Peckham (2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/1636511105362-Y27VW6LI6L945WJ1XCTI/FOXES+%282021%29 theatre direction - FOXES FOXES by Dexter Flanders (2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/12073f2f-9e32-4107-81cd-c6976a5616d7/IMG_7657.jpg theatre direction - THE COSTUMED GALLERY co-created with Lee Smikle, UAL Acting & Performance and Performance Design students UAL / National Gallery (2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/1558724847906-4VVX3ZE44A9D8U9YG1FF/2018-04-22-PHOTO-00000566.jpg theatre direction - VOID by Blue Pieta (FKA Rumi Woolf) The S+K Project / Battersea Arts Centre (2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/4aded651-edee-4e77-ac4b-5067272651b9/602A9251-4.jpg theatre direction - CALM devised by ADP 2019 Hackney Empire (2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/8805ee2b-b670-4462-bca4-4ca2651ffaf1/IMG_7331+copy.JPG theatre direction - PACIFY by malakaï sargeant + Steven Kavuma, with additional material by Kasey Thompson The S+K Project / Lion & Unicorn Theatre (2014) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/5713cccc-2d72-449b-9b69-77106d9a2b34/DSC05627.JPG theatre direction - STILL HERE? co-created with Unicorn Creative Associates Unicorn Theatre (2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/4d44584c-1914-4e97-a0b7-277b354b9ff5/Tosin-Alabi-and-malakai-sargeant-Associate-Director-FOXES-credit-Adiam-Yemane.jpg theatre direction - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/8e4c98d5-c4af-4295-9e65-e77a6e139692/DSC05373.JPG theatre direction - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.malakaisargeant.com/dramaturg daily 0.75 2026-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/c96bfd5f-a771-4166-a356-e03cf2216d9e/Positive-Web-42.jpg dramaturgy - POSITIVE by Temi Majekodunmi, directed by Robert Awosusi Visual Sauce / Southwark Playhouse (2025) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/d6a35f13-b4f2-41fe-af83-509d03cc6143/Alex-Roach-Susan-Wokoma-in-Never-Have-I-Ever-at-Chichester-Festival-Theatre-Photo-Helen-Murray_119_567b0c6230b6b7eb4a964d16a246ad4c.jpeg dramaturgy - NEVER HAVE I EVER by Deborah Frances White, directed by Emma Butler Chichester Festival Theatre (2023) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/31ea26aa-6ce0-41ad-ba47-dec75c17dca1/312221111_10159134654981365_6965763495972767674_n.jpg dramaturgy - HYDE & SEEK written & directed by Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu Guildhall School of Music & Drama (2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/315130bf-a095-4a51-932f-bb7a877d40a1/40bettinaadelaphotography_talawa_dr_blb_29-resize.jpg dramaturgy - BOUGIE LANRE’S BOULANGERIE by Kareem Parkins Brown, directed by Phillip J Morris Talawa Theatre Company / Fairfield Halls & national tour (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/db8aafd2-e90d-4c30-8e58-86f573cd217e/Screenshot+2025-03-07+at+00.23.08.png dramaturgy - LOVE IN GRAVITATIONAL WAVES by Testament, directed by Brigitte Adela Talawa Theatre Company / Fairfield Halls & national tour (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/39a608cd-d40c-4533-b37f-d6386c84ca20/GUoC2QyW4AAUX34-2.jpeg dramaturgy - HEAVY devised by TYPT:24, directed by Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu Talawa Theatre Company / Fairfield Halls (2024) https://www.malakaisargeant.com/nu-patterns daily 0.75 2025-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/50720f6b-feaa-4062-881d-d4ffce71224c/malaka%C3%AF+sargeant+panel.JPG Services - “Every session was clearly outlined at the start and we were able to work through a lot of content in manageable and smaller ways. In each session I attended everyone was involved […] everyone contributed which is thanks to an open facilitation style.” – Participant in year-long training, 2022 https://www.malakaisargeant.com/producer daily 0.75 2025-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/1663590449791-RFN1H3L6MPOH8U1V5ED8/BAP_RUM36.jpg producing - LIKKLE RUM WITH GRANDMA written & performed by Jeremiah ‘SugarJ’ Brown, directed by Myah Jeffers The Albany (2019) and eight-venue nationwide tour (cancelled due to Covid-19) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/1518469232822-6DP7UEAI4SL1438CH96N/IMG_8043.JPG producing - BOYS Adaptation of Lord of the Flies, adapted & directed by Steven Kavuma The S+K Project / Dalston Eastern Curve Garden (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/1578621498389-3JKP5PFRIYB5781R7TUZ/1R6A4368.jpg producing - OVER TO YOU new writing scratch night presented by Tamasha Theatre Company Rich Mix (2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/1578620887850-37S4IMJEKDVUS7W35AUE/Typical-starring-Richard-Blackwood-Ryan-Calais-Cameron-1-1596x1064.jpg producing - TYPICAL written by Ryan Calais Cameron, directed by Anastasia Osei-Kuffour Produced by Nouveau Riche & Soho Theatre in association with HOME & tiata fahdozi. Presented at Soho Theatre & The Pleasance Courtyard (2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/1576280270303-V6LS56NC6C3W49KV5LTD/Queens-of-Sheba-Ali-Wright-86.jpg producing - QUEENS OF SHEBA written by Jessica L Hagan, directed by Jessica Kaliisa Nouveau Riche / 10-venue national tour (2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/f82138c9-6f42-45b6-ab62-e9dc4d95d302/_MG_9240.jpg producing - SCRATCH THAT new writing scratch night presented by The S+K Project Bernie Grant Arts Centre (2018-19) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/0376d4ed-ffa5-4c83-ac79-5fb2ea49f6c3/DSCF9632.jpg producing - FROM WHERE I’M STANDING presented by the Empathy Museum, in association with Theatre Peckham. Sceaux Gardens Estate (2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/1578621098301-41CJVTDVUH4EPEDM14ID/EJv_C4QXYAAFaUj-2.jpeg producing - WE ARE SHADOWS: BRICK LANE written by Rabiah Hussain & Fin Kennedy, directed by Sita Thomas. Produced by Ellie Browning (for Coney), Debo Adebayo & malakaï sargeant (for Tamasha). Produced by Tamasha & Coney, in association with Rightful Place Theatre Company & Rich Mix. Site-specific (2019-20) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/a97f1385-764c-4063-b620-183a9e60f76b/81H26NUD3lL.jpg producing - POOR – BOOK LAUNCH featuring Caleb Femi & Brenda Emmanus Presented by Theatre Peckham & Penguin Live online (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/bab51c92-2295-4c7c-9126-7c1fa568f9eb/17.+Mr+Wesley+Dykes.JPG producing - MANY KINDS OF POWER photography by Theodorah Ndlovu. Presented by BORN::FREE, in association with Theatre Peckham (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/eb181f00-6129-4256-8240-ffe90d281b2d/c28a7869-406e-4aa8-900e-60a7d744c406.jpg producing - SOUNDS AND STORIES FROM THE WINDRUSH featuring artworks by Sade Popoola, Rudy Loewe, Tamia Stone-Martin, Jacob Joyce & Yvadney Davis. Presented by Poet in the City at Peckham Levels (2023) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/3c4c63bb-5d9c-4dbf-8010-0edbe4acb2ff/Screenshot+2023-04-12+at+23.09.30.png producing - TELL DEM (SERIES 1) hosted by Tobi Kyeremateng Presented by Tamasha Theatre Company, supported by Transmission Radio (2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/6de1068c-f93c-4c82-8043-99739ecacf78/decolonising+history.jpg producing - DECOLONISING HISTORY featuring audio dramas by Amy Ng, Satinder Chohan, Danusia Samal, Guleraana Mir, Bushra Laska. Commissioned by SOAS University of London, presented by Tamasha Theatre Company (2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/15105eeb-8516-4b90-b5d7-2decc58da740/TheatrePeckham-ScratchThat_mailchimp.jpg producing - scratch that featuring audio dramas by Montel Douglas and Jacob Roberts-Mensah Presented by Theatre Peckham (2020) https://www.malakaisargeant.com/curator daily 0.75 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/eb119fc8-411f-494b-8577-b0b8c2709e8d/IMG_8724.JPG events + festivals - SKFEST 2017 Presented by The S+K Project at Dalston Eastern Curve Garden, Dalston CLR James Library & Total Refreshment Centre (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/6c834f3a-f103-4de8-9bd7-1a451e716dba/IMG_8719.jpg events + festivals - SKFEST 2018 Presented by The S+K Project at Bernie Grant Arts Centre (2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/22d47613-68f9-442d-bcbf-5c8ac0c824d1/Main+promo+image+1.jpg events + festivals - VERANDA London’s leading poetry jam centring African/Afro-diasporic writers of all disciplines, with a house band, open mic & open decks. Co-curated & co-hosted by malakaï sargeant & Belinda Zhawi. Presented by BORN::FREE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/477aef6d-20c5-4594-9748-5d67cd55a97e/yOUNG-GIFTED-.jpg events + festivals - 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/71026a3c-3be8-4489-abb6-dcf51dcf60c2/Fw580_GX0AM7Uto.jpeg events + festivals - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/243264d4-5f00-4208-9911-37d920958399/Talawa+Firsts__1800+x+900.png events + festivals - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/c80c7fc7-d73f-4cda-bb70-aecac2fdecd6/Young-Gifted-and-Black.jpg events + festivals - YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK Curated & executive produced by malakaï sargeant for Theatre Peckham Presented by Theatre Peckham, 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/1fd35b48-fbe1-4801-bbdc-670be93ecb57/PECKHAM-PREVIEWS-2021-1448x2048.jpg events + festivals - PECKHAM PREVIEWS FESTIVAL Presented by Theatre Peckham (2021). Now Peckham Fringe Festival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/1741309008543-JDQKKOJT42EXQNAGXFMU/20230714_191558150_iOS.jpg events + festivals https://www.malakaisargeant.com/writer daily 0.75 2024-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/31ea26aa-6ce0-41ad-ba47-dec75c17dca1/312221111_10159134654981365_6965763495972767674_n.jpg writing - 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/7c238378-79c3-4695-8c05-23d4fae38acd/FnPwjReXoAEQyr3.jpeg writing - 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/59457eeb-e10e-40bd-9362-b9b6c08467c5/Olivia+Douglass.jpg writing - 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/185b128e-247e-456d-a80d-94f1e3199935/DSC_0690.JPG writing - 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/44b44c41-c152-498f-8d4a-27bce5204ec9/Rashida-Seriki-website.png writing - 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/1563481730411-YWUJZC7IPKHYDB022Q4C/image-asset.jpeg writing - 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. https://www.malakaisargeant.com/portfolio daily 0.75 2026-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/1627496294370-0VIXKUB5UQ0TVRQ8A561/main+image+for+press.jpg portfolio - DIRECTION FOR THEATRE, LIVE + IMMERSIVE PERFORMANCE, AUDIO + FILM https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/64a76ef5-ab5b-497c-87d5-82af61b87411/Alex-Roach-Susan-Wokoma-in-Never-Have-I-Ever-at-Chichester-Festival-Theatre-Photo-Helen-Murray_119_567b0c6230b6b7eb4a964d16a246ad4c.jpeg portfolio - DRAMATURGY DEVELOPING NEW WORK FOR THEATRE, LIVE PERFORMANCE + AUDIO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/12d1df10-65c1-4cfe-a32e-d87eb63c7f84/DSCF9632.jpg portfolio - CREATIVE PRODUCING THEATRE, FESTIVALS, EVENTS, SITE-SPECIFIC + SPECIAL PROJECTS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/cec1f52b-8386-4aa4-a339-eb32ee616644/DSL-WOBD2024-FRI-20240329-9640.jpg portfolio - WRITING + PERFORMANCE POETRY, ESSAYS + TEACHING CREATIVE WRITING https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/fdf01ca5-5167-4a79-86e0-d5a448791a41/DSC_0710.jpg portfolio - audio production + DJING AS ANXIOUS.SELECTA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/399f50fe-2990-4a42-97be-e2ac56f5f432/mak.jpg portfolio - curation + PROGRAMMING FESTIVALS, LIVE EVENTS + INSTALLATIONS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/ea779578-9dad-45ba-b75a-5ad357626d22/me+facilitating.jpg portfolio - FACILITATION, training + consultancy ACROSS CREATIVE, CHARITY & CORPORATE SECTORS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/e7b60520-da83-4b42-94b8-4d146454d092/me+in+writers%27+group.jpg portfolio - CREATIVE LEARNING + LECTURING IN SCHOOLS, HIGHER EDUCATION + ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SETTINGS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/36c4295a-20b6-4fe6-8c4b-2a3411842403/Untitled+design-5.png portfolio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.malakaisargeant.com/writer-performer daily 0.75 2025-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/035d7fd4-ed1f-4afc-8194-46f636a1aac0/1884+image.jpg writing - 1884 co-written by Rhianna Ilube, malakaï sargeant & Mareika Chirikure, directed by Tatenda Shamiso Presented by Coney at Shoreditch Town Hall & Brighton Dome (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/4748bba2-3be0-4570-8378-15d51a4a4326/F8UJM61XYAEDkfN.jpg writing - BORN::FREE WRITERS’ COLLECTIVE Co-tutor for annual Black writers’ collective alongside Belinda Zhawi Presented by BORN::FREE, supported by South London Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a81f20c8c56a848d518de3d/4916b2c9-bf51-4b2e-9d2b-03235c8115e6/DSL-WOBD2024-FRI-20240329-9640.jpg writing - WHO OWNS BLACK DATA? Performance lecture at Johns Hopkins University (2024), reading from Uprising & Resistance (Ink Sweat & Tears, 2024)