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    Shehrazade Zafar-Arif

    she/her | Writer and editor | London, United Kingdom

    I'm a freelance writer who writes about theatre, literature and the arts, including theatre, book, and film reviews. I'm currently working as a Senior Copyeditor at the Blockchain & Climate Institute and an Editorial Assistant for CRAFT literary magazine.

    Selected work
    • Fiction

      2

    • Nonfiction

      17

    Cover of Litro

    The Farce of Democracy on the Pakistani Stage

    Litro, 2024

    Nonfiction
    Essay
    Journalism
    Cover of CRAFT Literary

    Interview: Deni Ellis Béchard

    CRAFT Literary, 2025

    Nonfiction
    Long Read
    Interview
    Cover of Fiery Scribe Review

    Ode to a Nation in Chaos

    Fiery Scribe Review, 2024

    Nonfiction
    Essay
    Personal Essay
    Cover of London Box Office

    Review: The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary at Southwark Playhouse

    London Box Office, 2024

    Nonfiction
    Essay
    Review
    Cover of The Japan Society Review

    Review: I Would Meet You Anywhere, Susan Kiyo Ito

    The Japan Society Review, 2024

    Nonfiction
    Essay
    Review
    Cover of London Box Office

    Review: Four Funerals and a Wedding at the Bread and Roses Theatre

    London Box Office, 2024

    Nonfiction
    Essay
    Review
    Cover of Shakespeare's Bulletin

    Review: King Lear at Wyndham's Theatre

    Shakespeare's Bulletin, 2024

    Nonfiction
    Essay
    Review
    Cover of Penumbra Online

    Review: The Fall of the House of Usher

    Penumbra Online, 2024

    Nonfiction
    Essay
    Review
    Cover of London Box Office

    Review: Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare's Globe

    London Box Office, 2024

    Nonfiction
    Essay
    Review
    Cover of The Croydonist

    Cobalt blue and other colours

    The Croydonist, 2024

    Nonfiction
    Essay
    Review
    Cover of The Japan Society Review

    Review: Mongrel, Hanako Footman

    The Japan Society Review, 2024

    Nonfiction
    Essay
    Review
    Cover of Peatsmoke Journal

    Portrait of a City on the Brink of Destruction

    Peatsmoke Journal, 2024

    Fiction
    Short Story
    Speculative
    Cover of Shakespeare Bulletin

    Review: Macbeth at Shakespeare's Globe

    Shakespeare Bulletin, 2023

    Nonfiction
    Essay
    Review
    Cover of Fiery Scribe Review

    Prospero's Staff

    Fiery Scribe Review, 2024

    Fiction
    Short Story
    Literary
    Cover of Crayon Magazine

    Review: The Father and the Assassin at the National Theatre

    Crayon Magazine, 2024

    Nonfiction
    Essay
    Review
    Cover of The Japan Society Review

    Review: The Boy and the Heron

    The Japan Society Review, 2024

    Nonfiction
    Essay
    Review
    Cover of King's College London

    Shakespeare Has Gone From Colonial Poet to Poet of the Colonies

    King's College London, 2019

    Nonfiction
    Long Read
    Journalism
    Cover of null

    Why I've Still Got Time for Good Shakespeare Adaptations

    2018

    Nonfiction
    Long Read
    Journalism
    Cover of British Council

    How Have Performances of Shakespeare Changed Over Time?

    British Council, 2016

    Nonfiction
    Long Read
    Journalism