LANNA JOFFREY is an Iranian actor/writer/spoken word performer who has worked throughout the United States & United Kingdom. Lanna currently resides in London.  CLICK HERE FOR CV/RESUME        CLICK HERE FOR SPOTLIGHT PAGE

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UPCOMING/CURRENT PROJECTS: 

Solo show at San Jose State, WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE WHY & HOW 

DARKFIELD show ARCADE at Shoreditch Town Hall

Simon & Schuster AudioBook, THE PERSIANS by Sanam Mahloudji

 

RECENT PROJECTS: 

THEATRE:

Royal Shakespeare Company & Kiln Co-Production of Pulitzer-Prize winning, ENGLISH by Sanaz Toossi and directed by Diyan Zora

2025 OLIVIER NOMINATION for BEST NEW PRODUCTION, ENGLISH

The World Premiere of THREE TALL PERSIAN WOMEN by Awni Abdi-Bahri, directed by Dalia Ashurina at Shakespeare & Co.

Pitlochry Festival & Stellar Quines Co-Production, SISTER RADIO by Sara Shaarawi (dir. Caitlin Skinner)(Traverse, Tron, Derby, Lemon Tree, Perth)

Production of JULIUS CAESAR by The Factory at Marylebone Theatre and the Willow Globe

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STAGED READINGS & WORKSHOPS...: 

ORANGE TREE Lunchtime Plays of 3 short plays by Tennessee Williams, directed by Rosie Tricks

Workshop reading of solo show, WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE WHY & HOW at Theatro Technis

English Touring Theatre Nationwide Voices R & D Workshop of HAFT by Sonia Jalaly, dir. Sepy Baghaei

R&D Workshop of A JEWISH LOVE STORY by Suzette Coon, dir. Nicola Allpress

2 R&D Workshops of BAHGDADDY by Jasmine Naziha Jones, dir. Ria Samartzi, dramaturg: Sarah Kosar

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FILM/TV/VOICEOVER:

THE AMATEUR with Rami Malek

GUARDIAN LONG READ 'Here lives the monster’s brain’: the man who exposed Switzerland’s dirty secrets

DARKFIELD show FLIGHT at 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival

DARKFIELD show ARCADE at 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival
The short film, SOMEWHERE VERY NEAR written & directed by Rachel Fowler

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RECENT WRITING:

Commissioned to write and perform for the podcast series ​​THINGSIAMNOT for Legal Aliens Theatre Company, HOW

Writer/Performer of the March, 2022 podcast episode of 12months 12stories THAT DAY

NoPassport Press published my verbatim docudrama, VALIANT (UK or US), the virtual launch @New York City's renowned NUYORICAN POETS CAFE

HIGH TIDE THEATRE writers group​​

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SELECT SPOKEN WORD:

Word Up London, Spoken Word London, Farrago Poetry Slam, Inspired Word, Westside Rhyme, Symphonics, SUBTERRANEAN, Bowery Poetry Club, Nuyorican Poets Cafe...  Published in Word Up London first anthology, all the sins Arts & Writing E-magazine and unFold Poetry E-magazine.​​​​​

 

AWARDS: Ovation Award (1001), IRNE Award (Nine Parts of Desire), NY International Fringe Festival Performance Award (Valiant), NY Innovative Theatre Nomination (Valiant), Ovation Award Nomination (Inspector General), Sawyer Falk Leadership Award (Syracuse University)

 

TRAINING: MA Acting (Distinction) Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (London), BFA Drama (Cum Laude) Syracuse University (New York)

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