Khadeejah Abdul Halim

Khadeejah Abdul Halim (they/she) is an emerging actor, playwright and director. After acting in high school and university productions, they took the leap and started working professionally in the Malaysian theatre scene.

From 2023-2025, they acted in numerous Playrush performances under Hush The Theatre and they credit these shows as helping expose them to experienced theatre practitioners based in Malaysia and beyond. Her professional theatre acting debut was in November 2025, in which she played Kakak in Attack of 5ft Woman (dir. Amylia Atirah), one of five 10-minute playlets performed as part of kelambu.lan’s LIMAU showcase.

Their next acting role will be Batin in Agak-Agak Lah (dir. Doro), one of five 10-minute playlets as part of EJKLSSeni’s The Young Blood Experiment (TYBE) 2026 cohort’s first showcase, Promethean Souls, which will be performed in June 2026.

Her upcoming playwriting and directorial debut will be in July 2026, as part of the first Pentasnita showcase, organised jointly by Seniwati and EJKLSSeni. She is one of ten participants of Pentasnita’s pioneer 2026 cohort of emerging women and femme playwrights and directors.

Besides theatre, Khadeejah’s other interests include singing, music production, fashion, reading and creative writing (especially poetry). As both a singer and spoken-word poet, they have performed at various open mic events, including Jalan Dalam and Artform Mashup at Triptyk. She has also participated in Jalan Dalam’s 2025 Poetry Slam event.

Please click on the following link for her artist portfolio: https://padlet.com/khadeejah87/artist-portfolio-adc69udwtfn1zd7i