Migreatives

In today’s episode, we speak to Soria Hamidi and Christopher Adams-Cohen, whose respective plays - A Burst of Light and All the Beasts of the Earth - were highly commended by the Woven Voices Prize 2025.Soria is Dutch-Afghan playwright, screenwriter and director based in London. They were selected for the Kiln Theatre Young Writers Programme, the Vineyard Theatre Literary Programme and Kali Theatre Workshops. They were also selected for the London Library Emerging Writers Programme in 2022-23. They recently had their play, The Moderator, shown at Theatre503 as part of the Landwrites project.Christopher is a Los Angeles-born, London-based playwright of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage. They write and develop plays that subvert and expand classical theatrical forms, platform interdisciplinary and underground performance practices, and centre Queer perspectives, history, spirituality, and pleasure. They are an alumnus of the 24/25 Soho Theatre Writer’s Lab, and hold an MA in Dramaturgy & Writing for Performance from Goldsmiths.Soria and Christopher spoke with us about reclaiming one’s identity through writing, finding the bravery and support to write bold political work, and carving out space for newness and multiculturalism in what can feel like a risk-averse theatre industry.Christopher’s play-text for The Mad Gay King is available via Playdead Press. For more information about Soria’s and Christopher’s work, check out the following links:https://soriahamidi.comcadamscohen.com

In today’s episode, we speak to J Min Wang, a playwright and short story writer born in Nanjing, China. They are an alum of the Soho Theatre Writers Lab and the Royal Court Writers Group, and their work has appeared in various publications, including SICK and Outhouse Magazine. In 2025, their play When She is Air was the runner-up of the Woven Voices Prize. J spoke with us about finding a balance between their own needs and that of their characters, how they draw inspiration from other media and the importance of distance in their creative process.  To find out more about J and their work, check out the following links: SICK Issue 7, Outhouse Magazine Issue 3, Collected & Selected at Tenderbooks and Theatre Times review

In today’s episode, we speak to Jose Socrates Delos Reyes, a Filipino educator, playwright and dramaturg whose works have been staged in the Philippines and the UK. In 2025, he won the Woven Voices Prize with his play In the Remains. Soc spoke with us about the conflict at the heart of his play, writing in a language that isn’t your mother tongue and what it means to be “unapologetically Filipino” in the UK theatre industry. Roots, his new play about Filipino migration, is part of the Peckham Fringe 2026, performing on May 11th and 12th at Theatre Peckham's Studio 1. If you would like to support the production, you can donate via this crowdfunder and book your tickets here.Find out more about Kanlungan and Migrante UK, the organisations Soc mentions in this episode.

In today's episode, we speak with Karina Wiedman, a London-based actor and writer from Kazakhstan who has lived internationally. Karina spoke with us about the underground theatre scene in Belarus, the chain of responsibility in casting and how it might be more inclusive of international actors, and her debut play The Anarchist, winner of the inaugural Woven Voices Prize.To find out more about Karina and her work, you can follow her on Twitter @wiedman_karina and Instagram @karinawiedman.The Anarchist is the headline play of Jermyn Street Theatre's 2022 Footprints Festival, performing from July 6th to July 30th.Migreatives is produced by Woven Voices, and is created and hosted by Nadia Cavelle, Zachary Fall and Ben Weaver-Hincks. The show’s artwork is designed by Lucy Stapylton-Smith, and its music is composed by Guy Hughes.For more information about Woven Voices, find us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @wovenvoices, and on our website at wovenvoices.org.

In today’s episode, we speak with Monika Jastrzebska Davies, a London-based cinematographer and editor originally from Poland. Monika spoke with us about editing her own work, her interest in dance and fluid movement, and her experiences as a woman in the UK film industry.To find out more about Monika and her work, you can check out her website, monika-jast.com, or follow her on Instagram @monika_davies_.Migreatives is produced by Woven Voices, and is created and hosted by Nadia Cavelle, Zachary Fall and Ben Weaver-Hincks. The show’s artwork is designed by Lucy Stapylton-Smith, and its music is composed by Guy Hughes.For more information about Woven Voices, find us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @wovenvoices, and on our website at wovenvoices.org.

In today’s episode, we speak with Adam Kashmiry, an Egyptian-born performer, storyteller and activist based in Glasgow. Adam spoke with us about his journey creating his award-winning show Adam and taking it to the screen, the difficult circumstances currently facing trans folk in Egypt, and how he has coped during the Covid pandemic.To find out more about Adam and his work, you can follow him on Twitter @Adamkashmiry.If you would like to support the fundraiser for Adam’s friend John, mentioned in this episode, please visit and share this GoFundMe page.Migreatives is produced by Woven Voices, and is created and hosted by Nadia Cavelle, Zachary Fall and Ben Weaver-Hincks. The show’s artwork is designed by Lucy Stapylton-Smith, and its music is composed by Guy Hughes.For more information about Woven Voices, find us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @wovenvoices, and on our website at wovenvoices.org.

In today’s episode, we speak with Raphael Acloque, a French actor of Algerian and Corsican descent, based in London. Raphael spoke with us about the influence of his dual heritage, the invaluable support he’s been grateful for at key moments in his career, and why he’ll always be a Parisian.Migreatives is produced by Woven Voices, and is created and hosted by Nadia Cavelle, Zachary Fall and Ben Weaver-Hincks. The show’s artwork is designed by Lucy Stapylton-Smith, and its music is composed by Guy Hughes.For more information about Woven Voices, find us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @wovenvoices, and on our website at wovenvoices.org.

In today’s episode, we speak with Rūta Irbīte, a Latvian theatre designer based in London. Rūta speaks with us about her childhood in early post-Soviet Latvia, why she loves to work in non-traditional spaces, and the importance of embedding sustainability into her design practice.To find out more about Rūta and her work, visit her website rutairbite.comMigreatives is produced by Woven Voices, and is created and hosted by Nadia Cavelle, Zachary Fall and Ben Weaver-Hincks. The show’s artwork is designed by Lucy Stapylton-Smith, and its music is composed by Guy Hughes.For more information about Woven Voices, find us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @wovenvoices, and on our website at wovenvoices.org.