Waleed Akhtar
@Waleedakhtar
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Olivier Award winning Actor/Writer TheRealOnes @Bushtheatre NOW!
London, England
Joined February 2009
Been a bit overwhelmed by this all... but also by the beautiful reaction of people coming to see the play. So genuinely, deeply grateful. Thank you for all the love.
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I just signed a @theactionnet petition: Call on MP and Secretary of Justice David Lammy to intervene and protect the hunger strikers. Sign here:
actionnetwork.org
Eight prisoners currently held on remand for alleged actions in solidarity with Palestine have been on a hunger strike which began on 2nd November. Their names are Amu Gib, Qesser Zuhrah, Heba...
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The P Word now in a new edition!
July may have come and gone but the fantastic plays we published last month are here to stay! 📚 🎠Learn more about them – along with the rest of our recent publications – on our website: https://t.co/zQMtGrfZUN
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To mark #PrideMonth celebrations, we're giving you a special chance to add to your collection of bookshelf favourites. Get 40% off on this hand-picked selection of just some of the fantastic LGBTQ+ writing by NHB authors, using code NHBPRIDE. 🌈 https://t.co/7f4e1b868r
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BUZZING to see this review in the Financial Times. Thank you @audible and all the incredible people that made this series a thing. Chasing The Sound is available now! #podcast #audible
https://t.co/qgQuWCdkqf
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Honesty isn't aggressive - fucking bombs are
Irish Rap Group Kneecap Projects Aggressive Pro-Palestine, Anti-Israel Messages During Coachella Sets
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This came out in the @guardian today! Thank you for recognising my "skills", and thank you again to @audible for letting me do this. My new music/travel/interviews/stories series is out now on Audible. #ChasingTheSound #podcast @britpodawards
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I met and interviewed @MishalHusain! On Gaza and the BBC, on her place in British media and her career … she had a whole lot to say
Mishal Husain On Privilege, Prejudice, And Life After The BBC
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Last Friday’s April Script Club with Waleed Akhtar was an inspiring afternoon diving into The P Word, his writing & power of community in theatre making Huge thanks to @Waleedakhtar & @NickHernBooks And thank you to everyone who brought such thoughtful conversation to the room
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Can someone explain why this isn't being reported as the RACIST attack that it was??
theguardian.com
Bhim Kohli, who was walking his dog, was racially abused, kicked and punched in ‘gratuitous’ attack
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It's that time of year when the Muzlamics go back to Ramadan. Have a good one!
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Your boy got his first TV writing credit. Ep 5 by me. So proud to be part of #TheRoadTrip fam. Stream it now on @paramountplus
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In 2023, it emerged that 440 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children had gone missing from Home Office run hotels. By March 2024 only 118 of these children had been found. We have written to @ukhomeoffice for an update.
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In what feels like a London regular occurrence my phone got snatched... so without a phone for a bit.
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this Tuesday! #Playwrights
#Screenwriters come to the event of the YEAR. Pls share. All levels of experience welcome. #SupportPlaywrights
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Poet and actor Jamal Abu Joas has once again been taken by the Israeli army, during an invasion in Jenin that has been ongoing since last night
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Brilliant words from @ChrisBushWrites @deldridgewriter @Waleedakhtar @RafaellaMarcus @suhaylae and many more - pls share!
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