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Bola Agbaje (born c. 1981) is an award-winning British playwright of Nigerian origin, who is under commission with Paines Plough and Tiata Fahodzi.
Agbaje was born in London. She briefly lived in Nigeria from the age of six to eight but now lives in Greenwich. She has a degree in media communications and was formerly an actress.
Her first play, Gone Too Far!, premièred at the Royal Court Theatre in London in February 2007 and won the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliated Theatre (2008). Due to the play's success it was revived at a number of theatres in 2008: the Royal Court Theatre, Albany Theatre and Hackney Empire. She adapted Gone too Far into a film script with development funding from the UK Film Council for a film of the same title.
In July 2008 her second play opened the Tiata Delights season at the Almeida Theatre. She was nominated for the 2008 Evening Standard Charles Wintour Award For Most Promising Playwright. This, however, went to Tarell Alvin McCraney. In 2009 Agbaje was commissioned by the Tricycle Theatre alongside Roy Williams and Kwame Kwei-Armah to be a part of the "Not Black and White" season. Her play Detaining Justice opened on 25 November 2009 and the show sold out.
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Bola Agbaje discusses the Royal Court Theatre at 60 years. Subscribe: https://goo.gl/SCey5g Watch more interviews at https://www.royalcourttheatre.com/sixtyyearsnew A film by Copper Productions www.copperproductions.co.uk
Director, writer, and star of warm, family drama Gone Too Far came into the studio to talk about the film's themes, and the importance of setting it in South London.
See the trailer for Gone Too Far! released on the 10 October 2014 at selected Cineworld Cinemas. Visit http://www.cineworld.com for more info and booking. A breezy, witty culture-clash comedy of racial identity, adapted from Bola Agbaje’s award-winning play. Peckham teen Yemi (Malachi Kirby) works hard to fit in. Streetwise and sussed, he's eager to impress bitchy, self-obsessed estate temptress Armani (Shanika Warren Markland). But Yemi's cred evaporates with the arrival from Nigeria of his long-lost brother, Ikudayisi (O.C. Ukeje). The siblings barely know one another, and Yemi is less than impressed by his brother's African heritage and uncool fashions. This sharp urban coming-of-age comedy delivers plenty of laughs while exploring the complexities of London's black community. Bola Ag...
Belong, a new play by Bola Agbaje, runs from 26 April - 26 May at the Royal Court Theatre in Sloane Square, London. It then heads to Peckham as part of the Royal Court's Theatre Local project, which takes plays to alternative spaces and into the heart of a community. It runs in Peckham from 31 May - 23 June. Belong: Election lost, speeches made and controversy stirred -- Kayode's hiding. He's not even answering the door to the cleaner, and Rita is not going to start getting out the Hoover in her designer heels. Escaping the political heat in London he flees to Nigeria -- a British MP and a self-made man. Once there, he gets caught up in a whole new power game. Bola Agbaje's satirical new play questions our notion of home. Bola Agbaje returns to the Royal Court in a new play Belo...
Bola Agbaje's smart, savvy second play for the Royal Court, featuring Ashley Walters, Lorraine Burroughs and Daniel Francis, asks whether being out of the system might be just as good as being in it. David, Kojo and Sharon grew up on a London estate. Now in their mid 20s, they're eyeing another kind of life. But how do you choose the right path when temptation lies around every corner? If your emotional or financial debt is sky high, how do you buy your way out? "My future is here. My aim is clear and simple. I want out. I wanna be rich. I'm not gonna pretend it's anything more than that and I want it now." Bola Agbaje came through the Royal Court's Critical Mass programme. Her debut play Gone Too Far! premiered at the Royal Court in 2007, and won an Olivier Award for Outstanding ...
Abi Morgan, BAFTA-winning writer of Suffragette, Shame and The Iron Lady, meets up-and-coming screenwriter Bola Agbaje to discuss fighting for stories and writing diverse, human characters. Guru Encounters sees five screenwriters come face to face with their screenwriting heroes and ask advice on shaping a big idea, development hell and how to survive that difficult second draft. Enjoyed the video? Subscribe to our channel for new videos every week: https://youtube.com/user/BAFTAGuru Stay up to date with the latest news from BAFTA: Twitter: @BAFTAGuru: https://twitter.com/BAFTAGuru @BAFTA: https://twitter.com/BAFTA @BAFTAGames: https://twitter.com/BAFTAGames Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bafta Instagram: http://instagram.com/bafta Tumblr: Film: http://bafta-film.tumblr.com...
SWTC Member and Travelling Journals Contributor Bola Agbaje is an award-winning British playwright and screenwriter. Her play, "Gone Too Far!" has been adapted for the big screen and is currently in production. You can view Bola's contribution to the TED Travelling Journals here http://en.shapewhatstocome.com/journals/#/art_3/ Also, check out the Shape What's to Come documentary featuring Bola here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7siDUX-9Kx8&feature;=channel
Election lost, speeches made and controversy stirred - Kayode's hiding. He's not even answering the door to the cleaner, and Rita is not going to start getting out the Hoover in her designer heels. Escaping the political heat in London, he flees to Nigeria - a British MP and a self-made man. Once there, he gets caught up in a whole new power game. Bola Agbaje's new play questions our notion of home.
Film club UK interviews award winning actor - OC Ukeje, Screenwriter - Bola Agbaje and Director -Destiny Ekaragha on the movie Gone Too Far. Gone too far premiered at the 57th BFI London Film Festival (2013) The content belongs to Film Club UK.
Belong by Bola Agbaje Directed by Indhu Rubasingham A satirical new play by Bola Agbaje that questions our notion of home. This was part of the Royal Court's Theatre Local project. The play ran from 31 May-23 June 2012.
Director, writer, and star of warm, family drama Gone Too Far came into the studio to talk about the film's themes, and the importance of setting it in South London.
Bola Agbaje discusses the Royal Court Theatre at 60 years. Subscribe: https://goo.gl/SCey5g Watch more interviews at https://www.royalcourttheatre.com/sixtyyearsnew A film by Copper Productions www.copperproductions.co.uk
Film club UK interviews award winning actor - OC Ukeje, Screenwriter - Bola Agbaje and Director -Destiny Ekaragha on the movie Gone Too Far. Gone too far premiered at the 57th BFI London Film Festival (2013) The content belongs to Film Club UK.
-Apologies for sound quality- Full interview with the amazing film writer and director, Destiny Ekaragha. Recorded in 2014. Destiny has won numerous awards for her creative short films and I had the privilege of interview her for MKC radio when she visited MidKent College.
Belong, a new play by Bola Agbaje, runs from 26 April - 26 May at the Royal Court Theatre in Sloane Square, London. It then heads to Peckham as part of the Royal Court's Theatre Local project, which takes plays to alternative spaces and into the heart of a community. It runs in Peckham from 31 May - 23 June. Belong: Election lost, speeches made and controversy stirred -- Kayode's hiding. He's not even answering the door to the cleaner, and Rita is not going to start getting out the Hoover in her designer heels. Escaping the political heat in London he flees to Nigeria -- a British MP and a self-made man. Once there, he gets caught up in a whole new power game. Bola Agbaje's satirical new play questions our notion of home. Bola Agbaje returns to the Royal Court in a new play Belo...
See the trailer for Gone Too Far! released on the 10 October 2014 at selected Cineworld Cinemas. Visit http://www.cineworld.com for more info and booking. A breezy, witty culture-clash comedy of racial identity, adapted from Bola Agbaje’s award-winning play. Peckham teen Yemi (Malachi Kirby) works hard to fit in. Streetwise and sussed, he's eager to impress bitchy, self-obsessed estate temptress Armani (Shanika Warren Markland). But Yemi's cred evaporates with the arrival from Nigeria of his long-lost brother, Ikudayisi (O.C. Ukeje). The siblings barely know one another, and Yemi is less than impressed by his brother's African heritage and uncool fashions. This sharp urban coming-of-age comedy delivers plenty of laughs while exploring the complexities of London's black community. Bola Ag...
Watch Jimi Agbaje on the Discuss with the one and only Jimi Disu. An impactful interview, to say the least, Jimi Agbaje addresses everything from his choice to join the PDP to his thoughts about the Jagaban - Bola Tinubu, Chief Bode George and Goodluck Jonathan; whether BR Fashola's political ideology is progressive or conservative; his relationship with the Afenifere; and the issues of internal democracy at the Action Congress of Nigeria now APC. Feel free to leave a comment below.
Belong by Bola Agbaje Directed by Indhu Rubasingham A satirical new play by Bola Agbaje that questions our notion of home. This was part of the Royal Court's Theatre Local project. The play ran from 31 May-23 June 2012.
Abi Morgan, BAFTA-winning writer of Suffragette, Shame and The Iron Lady, meets up-and-coming screenwriter Bola Agbaje to discuss fighting for stories and writing diverse, human characters. Guru Encounters sees five screenwriters come face to face with their screenwriting heroes and ask advice on shaping a big idea, development hell and how to survive that difficult second draft. Enjoyed the video? Subscribe to our channel for new videos every week: https://youtube.com/user/BAFTAGuru Stay up to date with the latest news from BAFTA: Twitter: @BAFTAGuru: https://twitter.com/BAFTAGuru @BAFTA: https://twitter.com/BAFTA @BAFTAGames: https://twitter.com/BAFTAGames Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bafta Instagram: http://instagram.com/bafta Tumblr: Film: http://bafta-film.tumblr.com...