As a director, facilitator and writer based in the Midlands, Omar’s process is centred in collaboration and experimentation. His work engages marginalised communities and enables conversations around topics including: death, identity, and spirituality. 

An alumnus of Birmingham REP’s Foundry scheme, Tamasha’s Directors Programme, and RTYDS’s 18 Month residency scheme, he is also an Associate Artist at Derby Theatre.

Theatre credits includes:

A Beginner’s Guide to Widowhood // Tour

Director

PUNCH // Young Vic

Associate Director

The Trials // Nottingham Playhouse

& Mansfield Palace Theatre

Co-Director

Mr Burns: A Post Electric Play // Derby Theatre

Director

Wind in the Willows // Derby Theatre

Assistant Director

Jekyll & Hyde // Derby Theatre

Assistant Director

Interdimentional Phishing Scam / Oxford Playhouse

Actor (Voice)

The Emperor’s New Clothes / Derby Theatre

Assistant Director

Palace of Varieties / Derby Theatre

Assistant Director

kilburn (not london) / Simon Marshall

Director

There’s Something Among Us / Chronic Insanity Theatre

Actor

Giraffe / Alphabetti Theatre

Director

Echo Chamber / Tamasha Theatre

Director, Co-Writer

Safe Man / Theatre 503

Director

Tartuffe / Birmingham REP

Assistant Director (REP)

Tamasha Playwrights Scratch Night / Leicester Curve

Co-Director

Write Away Scratch Night - Birmingham REP

Co-Director

Ritual - Birmingham REP

Writer/Director

Hansel & Gretel - Derby Theatre

Assistant Director

I Dare You - Nottingham Playhouse/Leicester Curve

Assistant Director

‘Mr Burns: A Post Electric Play’

At the end of Omar’s 18 Month Residency at Derby Theatre, he was given the opportunity to direct a show of his choice. There was only one title in his mind: Anne Washburn’s 2012 post-modern masterpiece: Mr Burns.

Mr Burns: A Post Electric Play - Written by Anne Washburn

Directed by Omar Khan, 2023 (footage is of first dress rehearsal)