Nyla Levy

Nyla Levy is an Actor and Playwright. Being mixed race, Pakistani and Canadian, with Muslim and Jewish heritage, and born and bred in London - Nyla has always gravitated towards stories that explore experiences related to identity, culture nd race.

Nyla began in verbatim, with her first play Different is Dangerous (Amnesty International Freedom of Expression longlist nominee), followed by Normal with a bit of Oomph! Nyla co-founded Two’s Company who went on to tour Different is Dangerous to venues including, Theatre 503, Nottingham Playhouse, The Lowry and Edinburgh Fringe. Nyla received funding from Arts Council England to develop her first fictional play, Does My Bomb Look Big in This? which was performed at The Bush, JW3, Hat Factory & Rich Mix in 2018.

Tamasha and Arts Council England are currently co-producing with Nyla, a UK tour of Does My Bomb Look Big in This? which she is also starring in. Venues include Soho Theatre and Tara Arts. Nyla recently storylined ideas for Channel 4’s Ackley Bridge Series 3.