Shamama Fatima (she/her) is a Pakistani theatre director, actor, and writer based in Edinburgh. Her work blends metaphorical and experimental storytelling, often rooted in memory, intimacy, and the quiet tensions of identity. With a background in both performance and direction, she creates emotionally driven, socially resonant work that invites audiences into spaces of empathy, reflection, and imaginative possibility.

She recently directed Play On (Resilience Theatre Movement) for the Edinburgh Fringe 2025, a production that expanded her ongoing exploration of Shakespearean adaptation and contemporary theatrical form. She previously served as Assistant Director on The Mountaintop at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, supported by the Federation of Scottish Theatre Assistant Director Bursary, and was a Creative Resident Artist with TEMPER Theatre, developing work centred on cultural memory and personal history.

Her directing credits include Liminal (The Crunch Collective), Is It Not Cold? (The Gateway Festival, The Dracume Company), and Nifty and Haud Yer Wheesht! (Short Attention Span Theatre). Assistant Director credits include Lewis Capaldi Goes Tropical (A Play, A Pie and A Pint).

Shamama was recently nominated for the Development Award at the Creative Edinburgh Awards 2025 and the SETA Awards 2025 (Framework Theatre) in recognition of her growing contribution to Scotland’s theatre landscape. She is also a recipient of the Youth Led Fund from Moniack Mhor, facilitated by Creative Scotland, supporting her upcoming interdisciplinary project Barefoot in Between.