Malika Savory
Malika Savory
Actor
Malika Savory is a Meanjin/Brisbane based actor with experience in theatre and film.
Biography
Malika Savory is a Meanjin/Brisbane-based actor, currently training with Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre Company and Gareth Harris. Malika graduated with a Bachelor of Acting: Stage and Screen from the Australian Performing Arts Conservatory and is now studying for a Bachelor of Fine Arts: Creative Writing at QUT. Malika places particular importance on the development of her own artistic interests and their influence on her work as a creative. She constantly strives to learn more about the places, people, and ideas around her, allowing these experiences to shape and influence her as both an actor and an individual.
Ad Astra Plays
Upcoming Plays
Past Plays
Other Theatre
Theatre
2023 - Picnic at Hanging Rock, Observatory Theatre, Arielle
2023 - Children of The Black Skirt, Lost Child Ensemble & The Curators Theatre, New One
2023 - Proof, Ad Astra, Catherine/Catherine Understudy
2023 - La Boite Assembly, La Boite, Actor
2023 - A Drop Too Many, Anywhere Festival, Ensemble
2022 - Pierrot, Backbone/Brisbane Fringe, Pierrot
2022 - The Initiation of Tommy Wilson, April Arts Theatre Company, Emma Wilson
2020 - A Midsummer Night’s Dream, APAC, Hermia
2020 - The Memory of Water, APAC, Teresa
Film
2023 - Parallel, EcoVerse Studios, Millie/Mills
2023 - Bliss of Evil, Pieces of Work Productions, Rose
2023 - Buds (Web Series), Buds TV, Sarah
2022 - First Love, JTEH Productions, First Love
Training
2023 - Bachelor of Fine Arts: Creative Writing, QUT
2022/3 - Acting with Gareth Harris, Gareth Harris
2023 - Advanced Actor’s Dojo Ensemble, Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre Company
2023 - Christen O’Leary Masterclass, Dreaming Child Productions
2023 - Stomping Ground, Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre Company
2022 - Advanced Acting for Screen, Joel Pierce
2022 - Acting for Screen, Phil Holder
2022 - Physical and Object Theatre Workshops, Anna Yen
2022 - Meisner Training, Rob Horton
2019 - 2020 - Bachelor of Acting: Stage and Screen, APAC
Representation
Kubler Auckland Management
Reviews
The entirety of the cast worked so well as a cohesive collective, it is difficult to describe their performances individually. Each were committed to their character, which had clearly been researched and developed into well-rounded and thought out personalities, and interacted with one another with the familiarity one would expect from members of a sports team. Each brought a powerful intensity, light and shade and above all, energy, to their performance. Each actor was faultless in their execution of dialogue and blocking contributing to the overall professionalism of the show.
Malika Savory’s naivety and quiet confidence shone through in her character.
Yasmin Elahi - Queensland Stage Critics | Read Full Review Here
“#2 Malika Savory is shy at first, possibly concealing a personal crisis, but in full voice by the end”
Beth Keehn - Stage Whispers | Read Full Review Here
'Malika Savory played the New One and others with naivety and tenderness. Her transitions into other characters were obvious and each character she played was distinct from one another. Savory imbued her performances with a haunting and ethereal quality which was quite mesmerising to watch.’
Yasmin Elahi, Queensland Stage Critics | Read Full Review
'A standout, however, comes from Savory as 8-year-old New One, being consoled by 11- year-old Old One (Shahnee Hunter). Not only does she bring a visceral palpability to her terror as New One hides under her blankets, but she easily switches into her other roles as 1850s Scottish girl Lizzie and 1940s Yorkshire lad Tom, complete with excellent accent work in add to the historical aspect, and realisation of the use of physical aspects to transform characters in front of the audience, Brechtian style.’
Meredith Walker, Blue Curtains Brisbane | Read Full Review
'Malika Savory showed her versatility in the multiple roles of the young one, Tom and Lizzie. She particularly shone as the young one, new to the orphanage who is bullied and shamed as she struggles to adjust to the rules of her harsh environment, bringing a vulnerability and fragility to the role which helped to highlight the lack of compassion these children endured.'
Sandra Harman, Theatre Travels | Read Full Review
‘Malika Savory’s nuanced execution of Sara brings the fragility of this vulnerable girl to life...her scenes with Mrs. Appleyard deliver a masterclass in powerful performance.’
Jennifer James, Dark Stories Theatre | Read Full Review
‘Savory is especially adept at using physicality to determine her glimpse into different characters, especially in the pouty stomach-out stance of winy youngster Edith and the contrasting defiance of artistic young orphan Sara in confrontation with the College’s founder and headmistress Mrs Appleyard about her legal guardian’s fall behind on school fee payments. Her performance is absorbing throughout.’
Meredith Walker, Blue Curtains Brisbane | Read Full Review
‘All four of the performers worked really well together, and each made memorable contributions to the show—from Graham’s joy at the rain, through to Mossman’s words and movements. Roberts was an equally compelling central performer, but it was Savory’s anticipation and reaction to the immersion in the water that will stay with me for a long time.’
Catherine Lawrence, Creative Futures Photography | Read Full Review
Awards
Malika is nominated for a Matilda in the 2023 awards.
Nomination - BILLE BROWN AWARD FOR BEST EMERGING ARTIST - Malika Savory: Performance, Children of the Black Skirt, Lost Child Ensemble, The Curators’ Theatre; Picnic at Hanging Rock, Observatory Theatre
Random Acts Festival Award: Best Leading Performance for 'First Love'