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Bijan Sheibani

Bijan Sheibani

Directing

Biography

Bijan Sheibani (Persian: بیژن شیبانی) is a British theatre director and writer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bijan Sheibani, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

One Day
7.7

After spending graduation night together, Emma and Dexter go their separate ways — but their lives remain intertwined.

One Day

2024
National Theatre Live: The Kitchen
N/A

The Kitchen, Arnold Wesker’s "extraordinary black comedy," is directed by Bijan Sheibani and features an ensemble cast of 29 actors. The production is set in a restaurant in 1950s London.

National Theatre Live: The Kitchen

2011
National Theatre Live: A Taste of Honey
N/A

When her mother Helen runs off with a car salesman, feisty teenager Jo takes up with Jimmie, a sailor who promises to marry her, before he heads for the seas. Art student Geof moves in and assumes the role of a surrogate parent until, misguidedly, he sends for Helen and their unconventional setup unravels.

National Theatre Live: A Taste of Honey

2014
National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down
10.0

It's Sylvia and Marek's wedding and you are all invited. Over the course of a hot summer's day, a family gathers to welcome a newcomer into their midst. But as the vodka flows and dances are shared, passions boil over and the limits of love are tested. What happens when the happiest day of your life opens the door to a new, frightening and uncertain future?

National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down

2024
National Theatre Live: Barber Shop Chronicles
7.6

For generations, African men have gathered in barber shops to discuss the world. These are places where the banter can be barbed and the truth is always telling. Follow along as we leap from a barber shop in Peckham to Johannesburg, Harare, Kampala, Lagos and Accra over the course of a single day.

National Theatre Live: Barber Shop Chronicles

2018
Off the Page: Groove Is in the Heart
N/A

A tale of music and memory is unspooled through a schoolgirl's mixtape.

Off the Page: Groove Is in the Heart

2014
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As two long-lost blood brothers grow closer, seduced by the idea of their shared history finally making sense, they must confront the uncomfortable truths at the heart of their family, and the impossible decision that their parents made thirty years ago.

The Arrival

National Theatre Collection: Romeo and Juliet
N/A

A new version for younger audiences by Bijan Sheibani and Ben Power. Originally staged as part of the National Theatre’s Shakespeare for younger audiences programme. This archival recording was captured in 2017. This contemporary production sees a company of eight tell the most famous love story of all time, set against a vivid urban backdrop bursting with excitement, colour, dance and song. A swift, contemporary celebration of Shakespeare’s masterpiece, Bijan Sheibani’s thrilling production brings Romeo and Juliet to life for a new generation.

National Theatre Collection: Romeo and Juliet

2017
Morning Song
N/A

A young mother is thrust into a frightening new world. Suffering from postpartum psychosis, will she be able to reconnect with her baby?

Morning Song

2020