Oladipo Agboluaje Explained

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

• 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

External links

• Web site: An interview with Oladipo Agboluaje . 23 April 2008 . Otas . Belinda. 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Participant biographies: Oladipo Agboluaje. Writernet - Paris 2006. 2008-12-12.
2. Web site: Pursued by a bear productions. 2008-12-12.
3. Web site: God is a DJ. Vale. Paul. 23 October 2006. The Stage. 2008-12-12.
4. Web site: The Estate. Woodger. Andrew. 15 May 2006. BBC Suffolk. 2008-12-12.
5. Web site: The Christ of Coldharbour Lane. Soho Theatre. 2008-12-12.
6. Web site: The Hounding of David Oluwale. West Yorkshire Playhouse. 2008-12-12.
7. Web site: African Theatre Company . Tiata Fahodzi . 2012-04-19.
8. Web site: Threshold.
9. Web site: Obele and the Storyteller – Beeta Universal Arts Foundation .
10. Web site: Immune – Royal and Derngate, Northampton The Reviews Hub . www.thereviewshub.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151203120508/http://www.thereviewshub.com/immune-royal-and-derngate-northampton/ . 2015-12-03.
11. News: New Nigerians Arcola Theatre. Arcola Theatre. 2017-02-27. en-GB.