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.Oladipo has taught at several universities including Goldsmiths, University of London, City University, London Met University, and the University of Greenwich. He is the course director of the Black British Theatre and Performance programme at the British American Drama Academy (BADA) in London.

Oladipo has served on the boards of Oval House (now Brixton House) and Soho Theatre. He was the 2019 writer in residence of the National Theatre, London. He is also the treasurer of the African Theatre Association, and a member of the editorial board of their journal, African Performance Review.

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.