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Rifco Theatre Company
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Rifco Theatre Company is a touring theatre company based in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, which focuses on bringing British South Asian stories to the stage, and audiences from the community into theatres.[1] The company was founded in 1999 by director and writer Pravesh Kumar, the current artistic director, and is based in Watford Palace Theatre.[2]
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Company history
Rifco was founded in 1999 when Kumar devised and acted in comedy sketch show Airport 2000: Asians in Transit, alongside Ajay Chhabra, Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti and Harvey Virdi.[3] It initially played three sell out shows at Riverside Studios, and Kumar describes this as 'the accidental birth of Rifco'.[4]
Since its inception, Rifco have toured nineteen original productions across the UK, with its twentieth touring in the Autumn of 2025.[5]
Since 2013, Rifco have created a number of web series which broadcast across their social media. These range from sketch comedies to documentary shorts.[6]
In 2015, Rifco launched their Associates programme which aims to nurture and uplift emerging British South Asian creatives.[7]
In 2018, Ameet Chana was appointed Associate Director of the company.[8]
Notable actors who have worked with Rifco include Shabana Azmi, Divya Seth Shah, Tez Ilyas, Navin Kundra, Harvey Virdi and Divian Ladwa.[9]
Rifco is an Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation.[10]
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