About
Omar Khan is a director, facilitator and writer based in the Midlands. His works spans theatre, film, audio, photography and VR, exploring political and social issues that he shares a personal connection with, including; grief, spirituality and identity. He is also a musician and a DJ.
With a strong focus on collaboration, Omar enjoys working with new writers to build stories that challenge people's existing perspectives and open audiences and collaborators' minds to new ways of seeing the world.
Wellness sits at the heart of Omar's practice, working with communities to use theatre as a tool for self expression; giving people permission to play in a safe space.
He is an alumnus of Birmingham REP’s Foundry scheme, Tamasha’s Directors Programme, and was awarded an RTYDS 18 Month Residency at Derby Theatre.