Vikesh Godhwani is an award-winning freelance theatre director, writer, producer & workshop facilitator & the co-artistic director of Chalk Line Theatre.
Vikesh has primarily worked in new writing making work both in the UK and Malta for venues and organisations including Southwark Playhouse, New Diorama Theare, Underbelly, Edinburgh, Pleasance, London, Vault Festival, Theatre Peckham, Battersea Arts Centre, Mercury Theatre Colchester, NGYT, Manoel Theatre, Spazju Kreattiv, Ziguzajg International Festival for Children and Young People, Teatru Malta, Victoria International Arts Festival,& Esplora. He has directed political new writing, family shows, musicals, autobiographical material and shows in the dark, putting innovation at the forefront of his practice.
Vikesh has also participated in various R&Ds as a director and dramaturg in collaboration with various venues and organisations including The National Theatre Studios, MAC Birmingham, Camden People's Theatre, Artsdepot, Artsadmin & Teatru Malta.
Vikesh is currently the Projects Producer/Programmer at Theatre Peckham and has previously worked as an Assistant Producer at China Plate. He has a Masters in Arts & Cultural Management from King's College London, is a Stage One bursary recipient, a JCI Malta TOYP Cultural Impact Recipient, a three-time Malta Arts Award recipient, has been nominated for an OffFest Award & won a Standing Ovation Award for The Nobodies and was a finalist for an Offie for Blanket Ban. Vikesh has also directed the longest run in the history of Maltese theatre with his production of Jamie Cardona's Mid-Djarju Ta' Student Fi Skola Tal-Knisja.
