Theatre Making
90+5 LaLa Arts
Lekhani has participate in three R&D’s for 90 + 5 with LaLa Arts. Each time playing a different character/role and contributing her devising skills. 90 + 5’s new creatively accessible and community driven production is based on historical facts, footie and the world we live in today.
Whistle blows, the timer begins. and we have 90 minutes (unless the voice deducts time) to tell the story of Lilly Parr and Alice Woods following the ban of women’s football in 2021. But when the final whistle blows after yellow cards, new rules and VAR checks… what’s left of them?
This socially engaged show explores football culture & the surprising vehicle it becomes when depicting women’s history which we promise is a lot funnier than it may sound.
Supported by: Lowry, ThickSkin, ACE England, HOME MCR. MU Foundation, LFC Foundation, National Football Museum, Burnley Youth Theatre. Derby Community County Trust.
BURNOUT ShyBairn Theatre
Lekhani originally devised BURNOUT with ShyBain Theatre. The show was researched, developed and devised by the company supported by ACE.
Amara meets Bridgette at a protest, one of those ‘hippy, green, save-the-planet’ things. She’s just popped out to grab some milk and now she’s late – and there’s a flood coming. Bridgette’s a committed activist. Amara’s about to finish her GCSEs. Their town’s been flooded. Again. But how’s getting arrested going to help anything? They can’t afford to do that.
BURNOUT is devised by ShyBairn Theatre (BREACH Theatre Associate Company 2021/2022), written by Nicole Acquah (Women’s Playwriting Prize Shortlist 2022 for SANKOFA) and created with climate activists across the UK.
The show toured across the UK at Vault Festival, Laurels Theatre, Theatre By The Lake, Live Theatre and South Street Arts Centre in 2023 where Lekhani played 16 year old Amara and multi-rolled other characters.
Artist & Facilitator – Starling CIO
In 2024 Lekhani worked as an artist on The Party for Starling CIO, a show created with other neurdivergent artists during an R&D period. It involved written text, movement, performance and ND joy. It was a devised collaborative performance on how to engage at a party as a neurodivergent adult. This was celebrating Starling’s 5th Birthday at Contact Theatre. An evening celebrating neurodiversity through music, art and performance.
Supported by ACE and Contact Theatre.
Worked with:
Below are some of the charity and theatre organisations Lekhani has facilitated sessions for and worked with on new projects.
