As a director, facilitator and writer based in the Midlands, Omar’s process is centred in collaboration and experimentation. His work engages marginalised communities and enables conversations around topics including: death, identity, and spirituality. 

An alumnus of Birmingham REP’s Foundry scheme, Tamasha’s Directors Programme, and RTYDS’s 18 Month residency scheme, he is also an Associate Artist at Derby Theatre.

Theatre credits includes:

As Poetic as it Sounds (WIP) - Birmingham Hippodrome Origins Festival

Director, Dramaturg

Untitled (WIP) - Birmingham Hippodrome Origins Festival

Director

A Beginner’s Guide to Widowhood - Regional Tour

Director, Co-Writer, Co-Producer,

PUNCH - Young Vic, Apollo Theatre & Regional Tour

Associate Director

The Trials - Nottingham Playhouse

& Mansfield Palace Theatre

Co-Director

Mr Burns: A Post Electric Play - Derby Theatre

Director, Producer

Wind in the Willows - Derby Theatre

Assistant Director

Jekyll & Hyde - Derby Theatre

Assistant Director

Interdimentional Phishing Scam - Oxford Playhouse

Actor (Voice)

The Emperor’s New Clothes - Derby Theatre

Assistant Director

Palace of Varieties - Derby Theatre

Assistant Director

kilburn (not london) - Simon Marshall

Director

There’s Something Among Us - Chronic Insanity Theatre

Actor

Giraffe - Alphabetti Theatre

Director

Echo Chamber - Tamasha Theatre

Director, Co-Writer

Safe Man - Theatre 503

Director

Tartuffe - Birmingham REP

Assistant Director (REP)

Tamasha Playwrights Scratch Night - Leicester Curve

Co-Director

Write Away Scratch Night - Birmingham REP

Co-Director

Ritual - Birmingham REP

Writer/Director

Hansel & Gretel - Derby Theatre

Assistant Director

I Dare You - Nottingham Playhouse/Leicester Curve

Assistant Director

‘Mr Burns: A Post Electric Play’

At the end of Omar’s 18 Month Residency at Derby Theatre, he was given the opportunity to direct a show of his choice. There was only one title in his mind: Anne Washburn’s 2012 post-modern masterpiece: Mr Burns.

Mr Burns: A Post Electric Play - Written by Anne Washburn

Directed by Omar Khan, 2023 (footage is of first dress rehearsal)