Diana Nneka Atuona Explained

Diana Nneka Atuona is a Nigerian-British playwright from Peckham, London. She studied at South Bank University before winning a scholarship from Gray's Inn to study law.

Her first play Liberian Girl won the Alfred Fagon award (2013) and opened at the Royal Court Theatre in 2015 to widespread acclaim.^{[1] [2] [3]} Atuona was also nominated for the Evening Standard Award as Most Promising Playwright and the Writer's Guild award for Best New Play.^[4]

Her second play, Trouble in Butetown, premiered at London's Donmar Warehouse in February 2023. It follows a black American GI who finds himself in the multicultural surroundings of Butetown, Cardiff.^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. News: . Liberian Girl review – striking debut evokes horror of civil war . The Guardian. 14 January 2015. 5 March 2023.
2. News: Paul Taylor . Liberian Girl, Royal Court, review: Powerfully disturbing and immersive . The Independent. 14 January 2015. 5 March 2023.
3. News: Ben Lawrence . Liberian Girl, Royal Court Upstairs, review: 'horrors up close' . The Telegraph. 14 January 2015.
4. http://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/diana-nneka-atuona Bio
5. News: 'Trouble in Butetown' - review . Timeout . 20 February 2023. 5 March 2023.
6. News: Review: Trouble in Butetown - Donmar Warehouse . Broadway World . 21 February 2023. 5 March 2023.
7. News: Trouble in Butetown at Donmar Warehouse review: an enjoyable piece of hokum . Evening Standard. London. 21 February 2023. 5 March 2023.
8. News: Trouble in Butetown review – humanity and heroism in wartime Cardiff . The Guardian. 21 February 2023. 5 March 2023.
9. News: Review: Trouble in Butetown . The Welsh Agenda. Institute of Welsh Affairs. 4 March 2023. 5 March 2023.