Tiata Fahodzi
Tiata Fahodzi (meaning Theatre of the Emancipated) is a British-African theatre company, founded in 1997 by actor-director Femi Elufowoju, Jr. After 13 years of distinguished service, Elufowoju left the company in April 2010. He was succeeded in November 2010 by actor, director and writer Lucian Msamati.[1]
Aimed at an all-inclusive British audience, the company aims to challenge, reflect and explore the experience of Africans in contemporary Britain and beyond through the medium of engaging, entertaining, world-class professional theatre. Recent productions include The Gods Are Not To Blame by Ola Rotimi (2005) at the Arcola Theatre, The Estate (2008) and Iya Ille - The First Wife (2009) - both co-productions with the Soho Theatre in London and both written by Oladipo Agboluaje. The latter earned Tiata Fahodzi and The Soho Theatre a nomination for "Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre" at the 2010 Olivier Awards.
In November 2010 Tiata Fahodzi staged a tenth-anniversary production of the Olivier award-winning modern classic, Blue/Orange by Joe Penhall at the Arcola Theatre. The production recast this "three-hander" with an all-female cast, changing the gender of all three protagonists.[2]
Boi Boi is Dead, the first full-length play by Zimbabwean author Zodwa Nyoni, and directed by Lucian Msamati, opened at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in February 2015, transferring to the Palace Theatre, Watford in March 2015.[1]
External links
- Tiata Fahodzi official website
- The archive of theTiata Fahodzi Theatre Company is held by the Victoria and Albert Museum Theatre and Performance Department.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gilbey, Ryan (2015-01-28). "Lucian Msamati: danger zone". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
- ↑ Hutchinson, Shaun Ajamu (2010-11-17). "REVIEW: BLUE/ORANGE". The New Black Magazine. Retrieved 2015-02-27.