Literary Ladies! Ade Solanke, Diane Abbott, Margaret Busby and Marina Salandy-Brown at Stoke Newington Bookshop African Diaspora Writers Stoke Newington Bookshop £4 – Tickets available at the… Read more “African Diaspora Writers – Stoke Newington Literary Festival, June 2011”
Month: June 2011
African Odysseys
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Afridiziak Theatre News Interview: The London via Lagos interview with Ade Solanke, Pandora’s Box
Published: April 5, 2011View article hereReproduced below: Prolific playwright and screenwriter Ade Solanke was born and raised in the UK. Her work has been performed as part of Tiata… Read more “Afridiziak Theatre News Interview: The London via Lagos interview with Ade Solanke, Pandora’s Box”
Playwriting classes at the Royal Court Theatre
Twenty teenagers took part in the ‘Five Day Play’ Workshop at the Royal Court Theatre, Summer 2011. They created and performed their own new plays, all in… Read more “Playwriting classes at the Royal Court Theatre”
June 2011 Weekender http://www.myweekender.co.uk/ See issue 178, May 2011, p15
“One Hand Can’t Clap” – Voice Online
Published: May 2, 2011View article hereReproduced below Playwright Ade Solanke tells Davina Hamilton why her British upbringing and Nigerian heritage go hand in hand. A UNIQUE season… Read more ““One Hand Can’t Clap” – Voice Online”
“This week’s new theatre” – Guardian.co.uk
Published: April 30, 2011View full article hereExcerpt below: "London via Lagos, London London Via Lagos Photograph: Robert Day This intriguing season opens with Pandora's Box by Ade… Read more ““This week’s new theatre” – Guardian.co.uk”
“What to see: Lyn Gardner’s theatre tips” – Guardian.co.uk
Published: April 29, 2011View full article hereExcerpt below: "Pandora's Box is Ade Solanke's family story about a British-Nigerian mother on holiday with her son in Lagos."
Welcome to Spora Stories!
We create original drama for stage and screen, telling the dynamic stories of the African diaspora. We’re inspired by the vigour, ambition and global impact of both… Read more “Welcome to Spora Stories!”
Pinter Centre Conference, Nov 2011
Ade is Artist in Residence with The Pinter Centre for Performance and Creative Writing at Goldsmiths College, University of London. She’s taking part in the Centre’s three-year… Read more “Pinter Centre Conference, Nov 2011”