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Sarah performed in the sold out one woman show ‘A Grain of Sand’ at The Barbican. The play was commissioned by the London Palestine Film Festival and directed and devised by Elias Mattar using real-life testimonies from the powerful book A Million Kites: Testimonies and Poems from the Children of Gaza. The review in the The Strand wrote:
“Agha’s exceptional talent shines as she effortlessly transitions between moments of hope and heartbreak.” 

Sarah’s other recent theatre work includes ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at The Globe Theatre (2024) directed by Lucy Cuthbertson and a tour of
‘Nothing on Earth’ (2023) directed by Rosamunde Hutt.

King John, Royal Shakespeare Company
Playing legendary parachutist Dolly Shepherd in 'Nothing on Earth' by Anna Reynolds
Photos by Greta Zabulyte
King John, Photo by Steve Tanner

Royal Shakespeare Company
Swan Season 2019 - 2020

Sarah joined the RSC in 2019 working at the Swan Theatre in Stratford Upon Avon across two plays in the season; Shakespeare’s ‘King John’ and Hannah Khalil’s ‘A Museum in Baghdad’. She covered two tracks in ‘A Museum in Baghdad’ directed by Erica Whyman; Sam York, an American soldier from the deep South and Nasiya in Arabic. She performed York on the Swan Theatre stage 4 times and Nasiya 3 times. In ‘King John’ directed by Eleanor Rhode Sarah performed as Citizen/Executioner and went on as understudy for Blanche 24 times and for Earl of Essex 8 times.

The Scoop Summer Season, 2018

The Wizard of Oz and King Arthur

Sarah performed in the summer season at the 800 seater Scoop Amphitheatre in London Bridge. She played the warrior knight Lady Kay in King Arthur directed by Phil Whilmott and fight directed by Roger Bartlett. In Wizard of Oz, Sarah performed as a walking, talking Toto; 
“The very best thing in this show is Sarah Agha as Toto. She bounds and barks about as a tail-wagging dog with lots of in-your-face London attitude. It’s a fine performance!” 
Susie Elkin, The Musical Theatre Review.

The Sleeper, Henry C Kremples

The Sleeper, Anima Theatre Company

Sarah performed at Amena in The Sleeper at The Space Theatre, The Brighton Fringe and The Stahl. The experimental play by Henry C Kremples was written in the context of the refugee crisis and Sarah used Arabic and English for the role.

Deadly Dialogues

(London, Edinburgh, New York)

Sarah performed as Syrian refugee Sayidaa in the production of Deadly Dialogues by Nazish Khan, directed by Jessica Lazar. This four-strong ensemble piece required lots of multi-roling, physical theatre, movement and monologue. After the Edinburgh Fringe and a nomination for the Amnesty Freedom of Expression Award, the cast were invited to New York City to perform at a launch night in America. During London previews at the Kings Head Theatre Sarah was interviewed on television for London Live about her character.

Operation Magic Carpet, Robert Workman
Deadly Dialogues, Alex Brenner

Operation Magic Carpet, Polka Theatre

Sarah’s first ever acting job was playing the lead role of Nomi, an inquisitive 9 year old, in Operation Magic Carpet by Samantha Ellis. The play was directed by Rosamunde Hutt and ran for two busy months at the Polka’s 300-seat theatre in Wimbledon. The dynamic, colourful children’s play weaved the stories of the Arabian Nights with the realities of being an Arab in today’s Britain. The energetic choreography required Sarah to be trained in stage combat with RC Annie for fight scenes with swords and ropes.

R&D of 'The Net' at Poplar Union

New Writing

Passionate about new plays, Sarah has participated in multiple R&Ds and rehearsed readings. She thoroughly enjoys this process of development and has performed in projects at The National Theatre, The Globe, Soho Theatre, Soho House, The Arcola Theatre, Mercury Theatre, Greenwich Theatre, Playground Theatre, Ovalhouse, Old Theatre Royal Bath and The Yard Theatre.

Playing Shakespeare at The Globe Theatre