Shiv most recently Directed I Wish You Well – The Gwyneth Paltrow Ski -Trial Musical at Edinburgh Festival (Underbelly) which transferred to London’s West End, Criterion Theatre in 2024.
He is currently the Resident Director of Hamilton at London’s Victoria Palace Theatre, West End and Assistant Director of Three Sisters at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.
Shiv trained as a dancer from a young age and later as an actor. He has gone on to work extensively in the UK and internationally performing in plays, musicals, television, and film for over a decade. Having always had a passion for storytelling and collaborating with other artists, he then went on to lead an exciting career as a theatre director.
Shiv uses a multi-disciplinary approach when creating worlds, including music, video, physical theatre, dance, magic, and puppetry. He is interested in stories that move and entertain an audience whilst also pushing the boundaries of theatre making. He has been able to flourish when both re-imagining classic stories and devising new work.
Shiv was shortlisted for the RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award in 2022.
| Title | Role | Director | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | Resident Director | Thomas Kail | Cameron Mackintosh |
| Three Sisters | Assistant Director | Caroline Steinbeis | Shakespeare\'s Globe |
| I Wish You Well The Gwyneth Paltrow Ski: Trial Musical | Director | Shiv Rabheru | Edinburgh Festival and West End |
| Out of the Box | Director | Shiv Rabheru | Turbine Theatre |
| Gypsy | Director | Shiv Rabheru | Doreen Bird College |
| Everybody’s Talking About Jamie | Associate Director and Choreographer | Jonathan Butterell | Nimax Theatres |
| Into The Woods | Director | Shiv Rabheru | Royal Academy of Music |
| Pippin | Director | Shiv Rabheru | Doreen Bird College |
| The Secret Garden | Director | Shiv Rabheru | Guildford School of Acting |
| Spring Awakening | Director | Shiv Rabheru | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Les Misérables | Director | Shiv Rabheru | Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts |
| Romeo and Juliet | Associate Director | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama | |
| Epic Love and Pop Songs | Director | Shiv Rabheru | Arts Educational School |
