Adura Onashile Explained

Adura Onashile
Birth Place:London
Occupation:Actor, director
Notable Works:Expensive Shit (2013 play and 2020 film)

Adura Onashile is a British actor, playwright, and director. She wrote and directed the 2013 play Expensive Shit and adapted it into a film in 2020.

Early life

Onashile is of Nigerian descent and was born in London, England.[1]

Career

Onashile starred in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival play Roadkill and again at the 2013 Festival in her play HeLa about Henrietta Lacks.[2]

She has worked with the National Theatre of Scotland, The Royal Shakespeare Company, The Lyceum, The National, and the Young Vic theatres.[3]

Her 2013 play Expensive Shit addresses themes of sexual exploitation and precarious work, drawing inspiration from real life events at The Shimmy Club in Glasgow, by then her hometown. After Expensive Shit was made into a short film, it debuted at the BFI London Film Festival in 2020 and was shortlisted for a BAFTA Scotland award for short documentaries.[4] It was praised by Andrea Arhagba writing in Empire for highlighting gender dynamics in nightclubs.[5] Expensive Shit won the audience and the critics award at the Glasgow International Film Festival.

Her 2021 immersive theatrical production of Ghosts was created with the National Theatre of Scotland and incorporates augmented reality delivered via app that informs the audience of the history of slavery in Glasgow.[6] [7] [8] In 2022, she produced the film Girl, which stars Déborah Lukumuena.[9] [10] New Europe Film Sales bought the rights to Girl later the same year.[11] Also in 2022, she started in Liz Lochhead’s Scots language production of Medea.[12]

Personal life

As of 2023, Onashile lives in Glasgow.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 30 April 2016 . Nightclub that let men watch women in bathroom inspires Fringe play . live . https://archive.today/20241020-211644/https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/nightclub-that-let-men-watch-women-in-bathroom-inspires-fringe-play-621231 . 20 October 2024 . 22 November 2022 . . en.
  2. Web site: 4 November 2019 . Event listings - Adura Onashile: Artist and Playwright . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221122234040/https://www.gla.ac.uk/events/listings/index.html/event/11538 . 22 November 2022 . 22 November 2022 . University of Glasgow.
  3. Web site: Profile: Adura Onashile . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240303231759/https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/profile/adura-onashile . 3 March 2024 . 22 November 2022 . . en.
  4. Web site: 27 October 2022 . BBC Film and BFI partner for second season of British film premieres on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221122232521/https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2022/bbc-film-bfi-partner-second-series-of-british-film-premieres/ . 22 November 2022 . 22 November 2022 . . en . 21 October 2022.
  5. Web site: Arhagba . Andrea . 28 October 2020 . Expensive Shit Review . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230911175514/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/expensive-shit/ . 11 September 2023 . 22 November 2022 . Empire.
  6. News: Brown . Mark . 24 April 2021 . Ghosts—Glasgow's hidden slave trade history revealed . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240711204511/https://socialistworker.co.uk/reviews-and-culture/ghosts-glasgow-s-hidden-slave-trade-history-revealed/ . 11 July 2024 . 22 November 2022 . . 2752.
  7. Web site: Ferguson . Brian . 28 November 2019 . National Theatre to tackle Scotland's slave trade history as 2020 programme is revealed . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230208145142/https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/edinburgh-festivals/theatre-and-stage/national-theatre-tackle-scotlands-slave-trade-history-2020-programme-revealed-1326678 . 8 February 2023 . 22 November 2022 . . en.
  8. Web site: Akbar . Arifa . Logan . Brian . Winship . Lyndsey . 2 January 2021 . Jerusalem, Beckett and Bridget Christie: theatre, comedy and dance to book in 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221205160207/http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/jan/02/jerusalem-beckett-and-bridget-christie-theatre-comedy-and-dance-to-book-in-2021 . 5 December 2022 . 22 November 2022 . . en.
  9. Web site: Chrisafis . Angelique . 21 July 2022 . Déborah Lukumuena: 'To be on screen with the body and skin I have is already very political' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240122224219/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jul/21/deborah-lukumuena-gerard-depardieu-robust-interview . 22 January 2024 . 22 November 2022 . . en.
  10. Web site: 12 January 2021 . Made in Scotland - GIRL . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240529105725/https://www.screen.scot/film-in-scotland/made-in-scotland/film/girl . 29 May 2024 . 22 November 2022 . Screen Scotland . en.
  11. Web site: Goodfellow . Melanie . 7 December 2022 . New Europe Film Sales Boards Sundance 2023 World Dramatic Competition Title 'Girl' . live . https://archive.today/20241020-225232/https://deadline.com/2022/12/new-europe-sundance-2023-world-dramatic-girl-1235191405/ . 20 October 2024 . 14 December 2022 . . en-US.
  12. Web site: 29 May 2022 . Your guide to the best summer culture . registration . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240124065515/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/may/29/your-guide-to-the-best-uk-summer-culture . 24 January 2024 . 22 November 2022 . . en.
  13. News: Harkness . Alistair . 9 January 2023 . Ones to watch in 2023: Adura Onashile . registration . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230107182301/https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/ones-to-watch-in-2023-adura-onashile-3971399 . 7 January 2023 . 20 October 2024 . The Scotsman.

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