Oladipo Agboluaje
1968-Present Day
Born: London, UK, 1968
Biography
Oladipo ‘Dipo’ Agboluaje is a playwright and academic. His first play Early Morning was produced in 2003 at Oval House Theatre in South London; it was followed by a string of original plays, adaptations and radio plays including God is a DJ, The Hounding of David Oluwale and New Nigerians. His first collection of plays, Plays One, was published by Oberon in 2014. He is the 2009 winner of the Alfred Fagon prize for playwriting for his play Iya-Ile (The First Wife). Iya-Ile was also nominated for an Olivier Award that same year. Agboluaje’s writing deals with identity and belonging, and the African Diasporic condition. He is a frequent adaptor.
Productions
Hounding of David Oluwale, The
Year: 2009
Staged in: Eclipse Theatre Company; 2003
Christ of Coldharbour Lane, The
Year: 2007
Staged in: Soho Theatre Company; 1969-
Publications
The Christ of Coldharbour Lane
Year: 2007
Publisher: Oberon Modern Plays
The Hounding of David Oluwale
Year: 2008
Publisher: Oberon Modern Plays
Class Acts, by Oladipo Agboluaje, Lin Coghlan and Phillip Osment
Year: 2009
Publisher: Oberon Plays for Young People
Oladipo Agboluaje: Plays One
Year: 2013
Publisher: Oberon Modern Playwrights
Featured Content
Oladipo Agboluaje on The Estate and Iya-Ile
Oladipo Agboluaje discusses his plays The Estate (Tiata Fahodzi, 2006) and Iya-Ile (Tiata Fahodzi, 2009)
Oladipo Agboluaje on The Hounding of David Oluwale
Oladipo Agboluaje discusses his play, the Hounding of David Oluwale, first performed at West Yorkshire Playhouse in 2009.