Oladipo Agboluaje
Oladipo Agboluaje (born 1968) is a British playwright. He was born in Hackney and educated in Britain and Nigeria, studying theatre arts at the University of Benin.[1] He later wrote a doctoral thesis at the Open University on West and South African drama.
His works include:
- Early Morning, at Ovalhouse, produced by Futuretense in 2003.[2]
- God is a DJ, presented in 2006 at the Redbridge Drama Centre and elsewhere.[3]
- The Estate, presented in 2006[4] as a co-production of the Tiata Fahodzi company and the Soho Theatre.
- The Christ of Coldharbour Lane, presented in 2007 at the Soho Theatre, where he was Writer in Residence.[5]
- For One Night Only, presented on tour and at Ovalhouse in 2008.
- The Hounding of David Oluwale, an adaptation of Kester Aspden's book Nationality: Wog, about the life and death of David Oluwale, presented at the West Yorkshire Playhouse and elsewhere in 2009.[6]
- Iya Ile (The First Wife), at Soho Theatre, as a co-production of Tiata Fahodzi and Soho Theatre, 2009.[7]
- The Garbage King, adaptation of Elizabeth Laird's novel, Unicorn Theatre, 2010.
- Say Goodbye Twice, BBC Radio 3, first aired in 2010.
- Giant Killers, Theatre Royal Plymouth/Polka Theatre, 2013.
- Threshold, Collective Artistes/University of Richmond, Virginia, April 2014.[8]
- Obele and the Storyteller, World Book Capital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, April 2014.[9]
- Immune, Royal and Derngate Northampton, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Theatre Royal Plymouth, 2015.[10]
- New Nigerians, Arcola Theatre, London, 2017[11]
References
- ↑ "Participant biographies: Oladipo Agboluaje". Writernet - Paris 2006. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
- ↑ "Pursued by a bear productions". Retrieved 2008-12-12.
- ↑ Vale, Paul (23 October 2006). "God is a DJ". The Stage. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
- ↑ Woodger, Andrew (15 May 2006). "The Estate". BBC Suffolk. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
- ↑ "The Christ of Coldharbour Lane". Soho Theatre. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
- ↑ "The Hounding of David Oluwale". West Yorkshire Playhouse. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
- ↑ "African Theatre Company". Tiata Fahodzi. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
- ↑ http://news.richmond.edu/features/article/-/12153/threshold-students-and-faculty-bring-new-play-to-life-.html
- ↑ http://beetauniversal.org/productions/past-productions/obele-and-the-storyteller/
- ↑ http://www.thereviewshub.com/immune-royal-and-derngate-northampton/
- ↑ "New Nigerians | Arcola Theatre". Arcola Theatre. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
External links
- Otas, Belinda (23 April 2008). "An interview with Oladipo Agboluaje". The New Black Magazine.
- http://whatsonafrica.org/dipo-agboluaje-from-early-morning-cleaners-to-established-class-warrior/
- http://www.theatrevoice.com/audio/black-voices-oladipo-agboluaje-the-playwright-talks-to-stev/
- http://www.blackplaysarchive.org.uk/explore/playwrights/agboluaje-oladipo
- http://derby.openrepository.com/derby/handle/10545/621065
- http://www.chukuslondon.co.uk/nigerian-tapas-restaurant-blog-list/2017/2/15/chukus-chats-with-award-winning-playwright-oladipo-agboluaje
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