BIOGRAPHY

Maimuna Memon

Maimuna is a Lancashire born actor, musician and composer.

Maimuna is Co-Founder and Resident Composer of Wildcard Theatre Company. She wrote the music and lyrics for ‘Electrolyte’ (a gig theatre piece which had a sell out run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018/19 and won the Scotsman Mental Health Award), ‘Nine Lessons and Carols’ at the Almeida Theatre and ‘Welcome To Iran’ for the National Theatre and Stratford East (cancelled due to the pandemic but then adapted for BBC Radio 3). She has been commissioned by the Bush Theatre and Bolton Octagon for her new musical ‘Sparrow Girl’, which is currently in development. She is also bringing her new concept album musical ‘Manic Street Creature’ to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year.

Maimuna signed a record deal last year and her first EP is due to be released some time in the summer.