Profile

Name

Saffeya Shebli

Email Address

saffeyashebli@royalcourttheatre.com

Company Name

Royal Court Theatre

Address

Royal Court Theatre
Sloane Square
London SW1W 8AS 

Biography

Saffeya is Casting Associate for the Royal Court, where she casts the Upstairs productions, and works as associate on the Downstairs productions.

She was previously Casting Associate for The Old Vic, working across main stage shows, tours, readings, workshops and events.

Before graduating from the NFTS Casting Certificate and making the move into casting, she was Head of Publicity for independent film distributor Soda Pictures/Thunderbird Releasing for several years. She also holds a law degree from Kings College London.

Notable Projects

As Casting Associate/Coordinator for The Old Vic:
A Christmas Carol (Dir: Matthew Warchus), Sylvia (Dir: Kate Prince), Groundhog Day (Dir: Matthew Warchus), Pygmalion (Dir: Richard Jones), Just For One Day (Dir: Luke Sheppard), Machinal (Dir: Richard Jones), The Constituent (Dir: Matthew Warchus), The Real Thing (Dir: Max Webster), The Brightening Air (Dir: Conor McPherson)

As Children’s Casting Director:
Oedipus (Dirs: Matthew Warchus, Hofesh Shechter)

Screen projects:
Casting Director:
Scene House (Short)
Casting Associate: After The Hunt (Feature)

Specialisations

Theatre, Musical Theatre, Film, Children's Casting

Office Location

London

Geographical Experience

UK

Membership Type

Probationary Member