Nimer Rashed

Nimer writes for both stage and TV, and has won a hat-trick of writing awards, including the 2006 Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award for his original comedy, THE GREAT MCGINTY, presented at the International Emmy Awards in New York.

Originally trained as an actor, he is currently a member of the Royal Court’s Invitation Group on the Young Writers Programme and Soho Theatre’s Core Group of young writers.

THEATRE

2007

100 words (Soho Theatre)
Contributor

THE WORTH OF THUNDER (Soho Theatre)
Response to Baghdad Wedding, co-written with members of Soho Core Group and performed in July 2007.

THE YEAR OF THE PIG (Greenwich Theatre)
Lyricist for The Year of the Pig, ten-minute musical performed at Greenwich Theatre’s Ten Minute Musical Challenge.

THE OTHER SIDE OF FIGARO
Full-length play developed for Royal Court Young Writers Programme.

2006

A PROBLEM LIKE MARIA (National Youth Theatre)
Short play contributed to 100 Words initiative, performed at Soho Theatre.

I FELL (LIKE THE TOWER) (Soho Theatre)
Short play given staged reading at Soho.

ITCHYCOO PARK – short play (Soho Theatre)
Second place winner of Soho Theatre’s Westminster Prize. Performed at theatre.

TELEVISION

2007

THE GREAT MCGINTY (Opus TV)
1 x 30 minute original comedy under option.
Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award (Nov 2006)
Winner of ‘Outstanding Achievement in Scriptwriting’ award, presented at the International Emmy Awards in New York. Script given staged reading by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

PROSE

2007

ALBERT FINNEY’S SMILE (short, non-fiction)
Winner of decibel Penguin Prize. To be published by Penguin in November 2007.

2006

GOODBYE, FORT KNOX
Short story published on Pulp Net.

EIGHT SHADES OF QUAIL
Short story published in Transmission, Manchester-based literary magazine.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Royal Court – member of Invitation Group from May 2007 and former member of Young Writers Programme.
Soho Theatre – member of Core Group from May 2007 and former member of Soho Young Writers group.
BBC Writers Room - invited to attend Toolbox Workshop - September 2007

Nimer also works regularly as a script reader for theatre, television and film.