Tanaka Mpofu

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LAMDA Productions

Princess Elizabeth
Swive
Directed by Caroline Leslie

Grace Idlewell
Mighty Atoms
Directed by Charlotte Conquest

Benvolio
Romeo & Juliet
Directed by Sonnie Beckett

Nina Zarechnaya
The Seagull
Directed by Anna Barkan

Ariel / Song-Writing
The Tempest
Directed by Matt Wilde

Racine
Is God Is
Directed by Georgia Green

Nawi
The Woman King
Directed by Michelle Bonnard

Janine
Abbot Elementary
Directed by James Harkness

Lizzie
The Libertine
Directed by Gilbert Kyem Jr.

Beth
Yellow Stone
Directed by James Harkness

Welfare Officer / Kirsty
Passenger List
Directed by Tamsin Collison

Poet
CA$H RUL£S - BHM showcase
Directed by Tanaka Mpofu

Professional Theatre, Film, TV & Audio

March Hare
Rabbit Hole
Katerina Sigala, METfilm School

Daughter / Princess
Herc – [audio book]
Rebecca Fortuin Harper Collins UK

Nawi
The Woman King [SMPTEE Showcase]
Michelle Bonnard [Screen]

Writer / Performer
Bad Boys
Tanaka Mpofu, New Theatre Royal Portsmouth

Extra / Crew member
An Answer for Everything [Short Film]
Ijaz Kato, Vice Productions

Other Experience

Rosie
Rosie [Short Film]
Mia Leo-Andoh, Portsmouth University

Dreamer
Constant Reprises [Immersive Theatre]
Nuke Lagranje, Prophecy Has It Th. Co.

Frank [multi-role]
My Love is the Sea
Christopher Danowski, Portsmouth Uni

Synesthesia
Piano Girl [Short Film]
Fran Cade, University of Winchester

Poet
Still I Rise
Tanaka Mpofu BAME Staff Conference, University of Portsmouth

Eligibility

Eligible to work in Southern Africa & UK

Accents

Native Accent: Motswana [Botswana], Jamaican, African- American English, South London, Modern RP, Multicultural London English, Hull, General American

Dance

Bump, Free Step, Jerk, Botswana Traditional Dance, Freestyle, Hip Hop

Sport

Volleyball [Intermediate]

Music

Alto [C3- G5], Pop Vocal training [Grade 8]

Languages

Conversational Shona, Conversational Setswana, Conversational French

Other

Poetry / Spoken Word Writing & Performance, Live Music, Immersive Performance, Song- Writing, Rapping, Choral Singing, Musical Theatre Singing

Training

LAMDA [MFA Professional Acting, 2022-2024]
University of Portsmouth [BA (Hons) Musical Theatre]