Previous work



Plays


The Jazz Section 
A brand new gig-theatre musical based on the true story of Karel Srp’s and Vladimir Kouril’s jazz revolution. 
Sell-out runs at the Camden Fringe 2021 and Town and Gown Theatre in Cambridge, and an off-West End run at the Union Theatre in London. 

Book, lyrics and music by Mariam Abdel-Razek, Joy Gingell and Laurence Stannard.

Production for Union Theatre run by Ryan J Productions and Rachael Nolan Productions. 

★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Musical Theatre Review

Bad Luck Charlie

Charlie has spent his entire life followed by bad luck.

A play produced at the Corpus Playroom, by the Dryden Society.  

★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ “superb writing and excellent acting that has clearly been moulded by expert direction. Most importantly, it deserves your attendance.” - Varsity

★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ - TCS



Poetry


“2234”
Winner of the John Kinsella and Tracy Ryan Poetry Prize 2020.

“11:54 PM, on the tube”
Longlisted for the Christopher Tower Poetry Prize 2016.     


Essays & Articles


‘The Myth of Sisyphus’, Vittles, November 2025.

Selected Tracks Write-Ups, The Line of Best Fit, October and November 2025.
 
‘“I Have to Sing”: Laura Nyro’s First Songs, 50 Years On’, The Tonearm, October 2023. 

‘On Molokhia: Food for Farmers and their Children’, EATEN, June 2023. 

Writing MA at Royal College of Art, Portfolio, September 2022-July 2023.

‘The Power of the Playlist’, Varsity Magazine, October 2019. 






Photographs by Mariam Abdel-Razek