Rama Nicholas

Rama Nicholas is an award-winning actor, comedian and improviser. They are also a director, writer, filmmaker, theatre maker, internationally renowned improvisation teacher and Intimacy Coordinator with more than 25 years in the industry. Best known for their critically acclaimed, award winning, scripted, multi character comedy solo shows, Rama is the creator and director of 3 acclaimed improvisation formats ‘Close to you’, ‘The Wishing Tree’ and ‘The Travellers’. Travelling the world performing, directing and teaching improvisation, for the past 13 years Rama has been directing and teaching their unique Intimacy in improvisation Workshop to improvisation theatre companies around the world. Rama is also currently working as a professional Intimacy Coordinator for film, TV and Theatre. In 2021 she coordinated the major upcoming TV series ‘Shantaram’ for Paramount+ and AppleTV. Residing in Melbourne, they were a member of Impro Melbourne’s ensemble cast for 13 years and is an ensemble member of the acclaimed ‘Orcas Island Project’ and part of the cutting edge, feminist improvisation group ‘Mary Shelley’s Mothers’. Her philosophy as an artist is to always be curious and creative around the art-form of storytelling, to be emotionally engaging and always aim to inspire.