Profile

Name

Saffeya Shebli

Email Address

casting@royalcourttheatre.com

Company Name

Royal Court Theatre

Job Title

Casting Associate

Website

royalcourttheatre.com

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 Director: P*rn Play by Sophia Chetin-Leuner (dir: Josie Rourke) Anansi the Spider by Justin Audibert (dir: Robin Belfield) Are You Watching? By Georgie Dettmer (dir: Jess Edwards) As Casting Associate for the Old Vic: A Christmas Carol by Jack Thorne (dir: Matthew Warchus) The Brightening Air by Conor McPherson’s Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (dir: Richard Jones) The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard (dir: Max Webster)

Specialisations

Theatre, Musical Theatre, Film, Children's Casting

Office Location

London

Geographical Experience

UK

Membership Type

Probationary Member