Playwright

maatin

(he/him)

maatin is a writer, dramaturg, and producer from London, now based in Los Angeles. He focuses on Muslim storytelling, working across theatre, radio, television, and film. maatin trained at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (M.F.A. in Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media, 2018–2020). His debut play, Duck, premiered at the Arcola Theatre in London in 2023, and ran at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 as a recipient of the Pleasance’s Charlie Hartill Fund. His play Friday at the Masjid was a winner of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 37 Plays, and longlisted for both The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting and Soho Theatre’s Verity Bargate Award 2022. Theatre credits include: Duck (Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2024; Arcola Theatre, 2023; Jermyn Street Theatre, 2022), Meatballs (Hampstead Theatre). Radio credits include: Yusuf and the Whale (BBC). Film credits include: Sharia’s Law (short, Apatan Productions).