Due to COVID-19, our HOME festival has been cancelled. But it will be returning October 2021 so watch this space! In the meantime, we can’t present any live productions, but we have been creating a digital mini series of monologues, Kali SOLOS. Written by Kali writers in response to the current crisis, and performed and […]

Artistic Director Helena Bell and writer Satinder Chohan sat down with Desi Blitz to discuss HOME Festival. Read it here

Kali scripts are available to buy from our Script Shop – including our new publication THIRTY, a collection of monologues and duologues for South Asian actors.   Visit the Script Shop now

At our 30th Birthday celebration we premiered a short documentary about the company’s origins and why it has become so important to so many actors and women writers of South Asian descent. The film includes interviews with four of the many writers Kali has championed.

DISCOVERY Taster Workshops DISCOVERY  is Kali’s free writing programme for aspiring playwrights in the North East England, North West England and London. In collaboration with Oldham Coliseum, Leeds Playhouse  and Hampstead Theatre, DISCOVERY will run from September 2021 to March 2022. It is open to UK based women writers of South Asian descent who are eligible to live […]

In our 30th Birthday year, we have launched a Crowdfunding appeal for a short film that will take Kali’s story to many more people and unlock funding so we can do more of our much-needed work. Discover more about our appeal here

Read Asian Voice News interview with our Artistic Director Helena Bell

We asked writer Farhana Shaikh to share her experiences and thoughts of life in Leicester under localised lockdown. We send our support and solidarity to all our friends in Leicester as they endure this second lockdown. About Farhana Farhana was a writer on our 2018/19 Discovery programme and contributed to our Discovery Podcasts with a recording […]