Bola Agbaje | |
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| Born | 1981 (age 43–44) St Thomas' Hospital, London, England |
| Occupation | Playwright |
| Notable works | Gone Too Far! Belong |
Bola AgbajeFRSL (born 1981) is a British playwright of Nigerian descent.[1]
Agbaje was born atSt Thomas' Hospital in theWaterloo area of London, England, to Nigerian parents, her father a civil servant and her mother a cook, and grew up in on theNorth Peckham Estate.[2] She briefly lived in Nigeria between the ages of six and eight. After beginning her studies atIdentity Drama School, Agbaje withdrew and instead joined theRoyal Court Theatre's Young Writers Programme.[2]
Formerly an actress, Agbaje's works explore the African condition both in England and abroad, mainly exploring the assimilation andsocial dynamics in African communities.[3] Works such asGone Too Far! andBelong examine these elements alongside the tensions and conflicts between racial and ethnic identities.[4]
Agbaje's first play,Gone Too Far!, was produced at theRoyal Court Theatre in London, where it won the2008Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre.[5][1] It was later revived for very brief runs at theAlbany Theatre andHackney Empire.[5]
Agjabe also wrote the playsThe Burial andBelong.[4][6]
In 2018, Agbaje was elected as a Fellow of theRoyal Society of Literature (RSL), one of 40 under the age of 40 elected in an RSL initiative designed "to address historical biases".[7]
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