Nusrath Tapadar

Nusrath (she/her) is a Queer, Bengali, Muslim actor and writer. Before training at the Oxford School of Drama, she wrote and performed her comedy hour, ‘Nusrath Tapadar: Hijabi to Hoejabi to Nojabi‘.

Since graduating, she’s written for ITV X‘s Piglets and begun developing her original TV Sitcom with Clapperboard Studios. She was selected out of 1700 writers to take part in the London Library’s Emerging Writer’s Programme, and has been invited to join The Royal Court’s 2025 playwriting group.

Earlier this year, she staged her debut play, Flowers, Stars and Conquerors at The Hope Theatre, which sold out and received 4 stars. She’s currently developing it for further runs, alongside her play Made in Bangladesh.