al gar ▁Studios . ▁The ▁play ▁and ▁particularly ▁Pan th aki ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁with ▁Ben ▁Br ant ley ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁stating ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" Act ed ▁with ▁a ▁bru ising ▁physical ity ▁rarely ▁seen ▁this ▁side ▁of ▁an ▁old ▁Sam ▁She p ard ▁play " ▁ ▁Pan th aki ▁has ▁performed ▁twice ▁at ▁The ▁Royal ▁Court ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Where ▁Do ▁We ▁Live ? ▁by ▁Christopher ▁Sh inn ▁and ▁The ▁West bridge ▁by ▁Rach el ▁D ela he y . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁Royal ▁Shakespeare ▁Company ▁debut ▁as ▁the ▁title ▁role ▁in ▁The ▁Em press ▁by ▁Tan ika ▁Gu pta , ▁directed ▁by ▁Emma ▁R ice ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Pan th aki ' s ▁director ial ▁debut ▁Life ▁Sent ence , ▁a ▁film ▁which ▁he ▁also ▁wrote , ▁won ▁Best ▁UK ▁Short ▁at ▁the ▁East ▁End ▁Film ▁Festival ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁film , ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁UK ’ s ▁kn ife ▁crime ▁ep ide mic ▁was ▁also ▁picked ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Film ▁Institute ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁highlight s ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁Film ▁Festival ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁Life ▁Sent ence ▁achieved ▁high ▁pra ise ▁with ▁one ▁review ▁qu oting ▁" It ' s ▁what ▁Touch ▁Of ▁Ev il ▁would ' ve ▁looked ▁like ▁if ▁Or sen ▁W elles ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁H ack ney ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Pan th aki ▁produced ▁and ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁comedy ▁film