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Shamia Chalabi

Shamia Chalabi is a London-based writer and actress working in theatre and TV.

Her semi-autobiographical play, Burkas and Bacon Butties, based on some of her personal experiences growing up in London and Wigan, was first performed at part of the 2018 VAULT Festival, London. It was later developed as a new play, Habibti Driver, premiered at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton, in 2022.

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Plays from VAULT 3

Plays from VAULT 3

Five new plays from VAULT Festival

An anthology of five of the best plays from VAULT 2018, London’s biggest and most exciting arts festival.

Habibti Driver

Habibti Driver

By Shamia Chalabi and Sarah Henley

A heartwarming and hilarious play exploring the clashes, compromises and comedy that come with living in a mixed-culture family in today's Britain.

Burkas and Bacon Butties

Burkas and Bacon Butties

By Shamia Chalabi and Sarah Henley

A heart-warming, clash-of-cultures comedy set in a Wigan taxi.