Kully Thiarai

[7][8][3][9] During this time she commissioned a variety of new shows, including: Kaahini by Maya Chowdhry,[10] End of Season by Noel Greig,[11] Sleeping Dogs by Philip Osment, and Crush by Rosy Fordham.

[8][14] Productions during her tenure included: Death of a Salesman with Joseph Marcell playing Willie Loman,[16] Master Harold and the Boys by Athol Fugard,[17] Bollywood Jane by Amanda Whittington,[18] Fortune Club by Dolly Dhingra,[19] and Bones by Kay Adshead.

[20] In 2010 Thiarai worked for National Theatre Wales on The Soul Exchange, a play about Teddy Boys in Butetown, where audiences travelled in taxis as part of the performance.

[21][22] In 2012 she directed Mandala, an outdoor dance work in Birmingham and Nottingham with Sampad arts organisation, as part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad.

[29] One noted production was an adaptation of Kes by Philip Osment,[30][31] another was the opening show The Glee Club by Richard Cameron, a playwright from Doncaster.

[41] Thiarai stated in December 2023 that through complex programming and community-engaged practice, the year had "put Leeds on the cultural map, nationally and internationally – and I think we can certainly say that that's happened in the way people talk about the city".

Contact Theatre, 2009
Barnraisers including Kully Thiarai during The WOW Barn build, Cinder Moor. LEEDS 2023