Oladipo Agboluaje (born 1968) is a British-Nigerian 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.
Works edit
- Early Morning, at Ovalhouse, produced by Futuretense in 2003.[2]
- God is a DJ, produced by Theatre Centre and 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 of the same name, which had originally been issued with the title 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]
- Here's What She Said To Me, Crucible Sheffield, 2022, National tour
- The Famished Road, Dramaten, Stockholm, 2022, adaptation of Ben Okri's novel of the same name
References edit
- ^ "Participant biographies: Oladipo Agboluaje". Writernet - Paris 2006. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ^ "Pursued by a bear productions". Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ^ Vale, Paul (23 October 2006). "God is a DJ". The Stage. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ^ Woodger, Andrew (15 May 2006). "The Estate". BBC Suffolk. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ^ "The Christ of Coldharbour Lane". Soho Theatre. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ^ "The Hounding of David Oluwale". West Yorkshire Playhouse. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ^ "African Theatre Company". Tiata Fahodzi. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ^ "Threshold".
- ^ "Obele and the Storyteller – Beeta Universal Arts Foundation".
- ^ "Immune – Royal and Derngate, Northampton | The Reviews Hub". www.thereviewshub.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2015.
- ^ "New Nigerians | Arcola Theatre". Arcola Theatre. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
External links edit
- Otas, Belinda (23 April 2008). "An interview with Oladipo Agboluaje". The New Black Magazine.
- Dipo Agboluaje: From Early morning cleaners to Established Class Warrior
- Playwright Oladipo Agboluaje on his new plays
- Agboluaje; Oladipo | BPA
- "You need to tell your story because only you can do that." - Playwright Oladipo Agboluaje
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