Hiba Elchikhe

Hiba Elchikhe
Hiba Elchikhe
Born	12 November 1992 (age 31); Hammersmith, London, England
Alma mater	Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Years active	2015–present

Hiba Amina A. Elchikhe (born 12 November 1992) is an English actress. She is known for her work in theatre.

Early life

Elchikhe was born in Hammersmith, West London and is of Moroccan and Egyptian descent. She speaks four languages.^[1] She attended the BRIT School at age 16 and went on to graduate from the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Musical Theatre.^[2]

Career

Elchikhe made her professional stage debut with an understudy role on the 2015 Asia tour of Ghost and gained prominence through her lead role as Jasmine on the 2017 Australia tour of Aladdin.^[3] In 2018, she made her London stage debut in Antony and Cleopatra at the National Theatre and originated the role of Selma Karamy in Broken Wings for its concept album and at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.^[4]

In 2019, Elchikhe starred in the titular role of Brooklyn for its UK premiere at Greenwich Theatre.^[5] She also appeared in Fiver at Southwark Playhouse.^[6]

Having originally been cast in 2020,^[7] Elchikhe assumed the role of Pritti Pasha in Everybody's Talking About Jamie at the Apollo Theatre on the West End and the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. In the meantime during lockdown, Elchikhe created an online theatre-themed web series titled Out of the Darkness, Into the Spotlight in collaboration with Nimax and the Theatre Café.^[8]^[9] She also appeared in Well-Behaved Women at Cadogan Hall.^[10]

In 2022, Elchikhe returned to Southwark Playhouse for Lift,^[11] appeared in the Off West End run off Millennials at the Other Palace,^[12] and originated the role of Charisse in The Time Traveller's Wife at Storyhouse, a role she would reprise on the West End at the Apollo in 2023.^[13]^[14] Elchikhe and fellow The Time Traveller's Wife star Tim Mahendran announced the 24th WhatsOnStage Award nominations.^[15]

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Ghost	Mrs Santiago / Molly (cover)	Asia tour
2017	Aladdin	Jasmine	Australia tour
2018	Broken Wings	Selma Karamy	Concept album / Theatre Royal Haymarket, London
2018	Antony and Cleopatra	Soothsayer	National Theatre, London
2019	Fiver	Woman	Southwark Playhouse, London
2019	Brooklyn	Brooklyn	Greenwich Theatre, London
2020, 2021–2022	Everybody's Talking About Jamie	Pritti Pasha	Apollo Theatre, London / Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles
2021	Well-Behaved Women	Cleopatra / Malala Yousafzai	Cadogan Hall, London
2022	Lift	Secretary	Southwark Playhouse, London
2022	Millennials		The Other Palace, London
2022–2023	The Time Traveller's Wife	Charisse	Storyhouse, Chester / Apollo Theatre, London
2024	Here & Now	Neeta	The Alexandra, Birmingham