Pravesh Kumar

Pravesh Kumar MBE is an award-winning playwright, director and filmmaker, and the Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Rifco Theatre Company, which he founded in 2000. For over 25 years, Pravesh has been at the forefront of British South Asian theatre, creating bold, entertaining and accessible work that reflects the lives, humour and experiences of contemporary British Asian communities. He established Rifco to challenge the lack of representation on British stages and has since helped bring thousands of new audiences into theatres across the country, many experiencing live theatre for the very first time. His theatre credits include the acclaimed musical Britain’s Got Bhangra, The Deranged Marriage, Happy Birthday Sunita, Laila The Musical, Mushy: Lyrically Speaking, Frankie Goes to Bollywood and Surinderella, Rifco’s award winning British South Asian pantomime. His work is known for combining comedy, music, cultural authenticity and emotional storytelling, celebrating British South Asian identities while appealing to audiences of all backgrounds. In 2022, Pravesh made his feature film debut as writer and director of Little English, adapted from his stage play There’s Something About Simmy. The warm-hearted British Asian comedy brought his distinctive storytelling voice to the screen and is available to watch on ITVX