Natasha Kathi-Chandra (she/her) is an international theatre director and writer based in London, UK and Hyderabad, India. She was appointed Artistic Director & Joint CEO of Tara Theatre in February 2024 after having worked as Associate Director there since 2022.

As Associate Director for Tara Theatre she was instrumental in the organisation’s Theatre of Sanctuary Award and Business Innovation Award in Wandsworth in 2023. She also conceptualised and launched Tara Theatre’s flagship Young Company program.

Natasha’s directing credits include :

I Dream of Theresa May; DNA; Artists Make Space (Nominated for International Award at The Stage Awards 2023)

It kind of looks like a Doughnut (The Pleasance, Nottingham Playhouse, Wolverhampton Arena), 4 Stages (The Bread & Roses; Offie Nominated), Om Shanti F*ck (Arcola Theatre), Sad about the Cows (Tristan Bates Theatre), The Infinite Line between Dating & Dying (Etcetera Theatre).

East is East (Birmingham Rep, National Theatre, Chichester Festival), AMMA (Tara Theatre)

The Woods (Royal Court), The House of In Between (Stratford East).

The Lion King, Les Misérables, The Crucible, Checkmate (2008-2012, India).