Corporate and medical role-play specialist delivering realistic simulation for NHS, healthcare, corporate and leadership training.
Corporate and medical role-play specialist delivering realistic simulation for NHS, healthcare, corporate and leadership training.

Corporate & Medical Role-Play

The scenario in the room —
believable, on brief, every time.

Delivered for training programmes with the NHS, BBC, and Zurich, amongst many others.

Logos of NHS, BBC, and Zurich.
Logos of NHS, BBC, and Zurich.
Corporate role-play specialist Shireen Farkhoy facilitating a professional training session.

Why people bring me in

Trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. I'm an actor first — that's exactly why the role-play holds up.

Realistic scenarios that actually move the needle on learning, assessment, and behaviour change. Not am-dram.

When credibility and emotional realism affect real outcomes — clinical assessments, high-stakes conversations — that's where I get called in.

How I Work

Role-play for training isn't performance. It's a different discipline entirely.

My focus is always credible human interaction that serves the learning objectives — not just a convincing scene. Every scenario is built around the brief, the room, and what needs to land.

What that looks like in practice:

  • Careful preparation from written briefs or facilitator conversations

  • Consistent delivery across repeated scenarios

  • Strong improvisation to respond naturally in unscripted moments

  • The ability to adjust tone and difficulty mid-exercise

  • Forum theatre and hot seating, where the format calls for it

  • Working directly with facilitators and programme teams, not around them

I bring immersive drama into training rooms —
real stakes, real pressure, real practice.

Typical scenarios

  • Difficult conversations

  • Behavioural safety

  • Performance management

  • Communication under pressure

Corporate & Behavioural Training

Professional corporate and medical role-play specialist delivering realistic communication, leadership and behavioural training for organisations.

Medical Simulation

Simulated patients clinicians can't tell apart from the real thing. That's the job.

Trusted by:

  • Leeds General Infirmary

  • Royal College of General Practitioners

  • General Medical Council

  • Whittington Hospital

  • University of Bristol

Medical Role Play Specialisms:

  • Simulated patient role-play

  • OSCE examinations

  • Consultation and communication role-play

  • Mental health and crisis response scenarios

Scene from BBC's Silent Witness featuring Shireen Farkhoy in a clinical setting, reflecting experience that informs realistic healthcare and medical role-play.

Consultancy clients

I work with training consultancies worldwide — leadership development, behavioural safety, communication training. Different brief every time, same standard.

Logos of consultancy clients including TED Learning, Simulate, RPS, ACT Authentic, Peel Roleplay and ARMS Ltd.

Organisations supported

Working with consultancy partners, I've contributed to programmes for organisations including:

Logos of consultancy clients including TED Learning, Simulate, RPS, ACT Authentic, Peel Roleplay and ARMS Ltd.

Testimonials

Feedback from the facilitators and consultancy partners I've worked with.

“Shireen is a trusted collaborator, both meticulous and teachable in her execution of a brief. From medical clinical skills workshops to high-stakes corporate events, she brings authority and authenticity.

I recommend her without hesitation.”

Ben Scheck
Operations Manager
Simulate Roleplay

“Shireen is a natural, intuitive performer who is consistently well prepared and delivers to a high standard.

What sets her apart is her clear understanding of the role of the business actor in supporting learning.

Reliable, confident with text, and able to bring a level of authenticity that stands up on screen. She is dependable and easy to work with, and I would confidently recommend her for both live and filmed training work.”

Jonathan Stokes
Facilitator
Ted Learning

Available for corporate role-play, behavioural training, and medical simulation work — UK and internationally.

Enquiries: roleplay@farkhoy.co.uk