Adura Onashile

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Adura Onashile
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London
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Notable work Expensive Shit (2013 play and 2020 film)

Adura Onashile is a British actor, playwright, and director. She wrote and directed the 2013 play Expensive Shit and adapted it into a film in 2020.

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Early life

Onashile is of Nigerian descent and was born in London, England. [1]

Career

Onashile starred in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival play Roadkill and again at the 2013 Festival in her play HeLa about Henrietta Lacks. [1] [2]

She has worked with the National Theatre of Scotland, The Royal Shakespeare Company, The Lyceum, The National, and the Young Vic theatres. [3]

Her 2013 play Expensive Shit addresses themes of sexual exploitation and precarious work, drawing inspiration from real life events at The Shimmy Club in Glasgow, by then her hometown. [1] After Expensive Shit was made into a short film, it debuted at the BFI London Film Festival in 2020 [3] and was shortlisted for a BAFTA Scotland award for short documentaries. [4] It was praised by Andrea Arhagba writing in Empire for highlighting gender dynamics in nightclubs. [5] Expensive Shit won the audience and the critics award at the Glasgow International Film Festival. [3]

Her 2021 immersive theatrical production of Ghosts was created with the National Theatre of Scotland and incorporates augmented reality delivered via app that informs the audience of the history of slavery in Glasgow. [6] [7] [8] In 2022, she produced the film Girl , which stars Déborah Lukumuena. [9] [10] New Europe Film Sales bought the rights to Girl later the same year. [11] Also in 2022, she started in Liz Lochhead’s Scots language production of Medea . [12]

Personal life

As of 2023, Onashile lives in Glasgow. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nightclub that let men watch women in bathroom inspires Fringe play". The Scotsman . 30 April 2016. Archived from the original on 20 October 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Event listings - Adura Onashile: Artist and Playwright". University of Glasgow . 4 November 2019. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Profile: Adura Onashile". National Theatre of Scotland . Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "BBC Film and BFI partner for second season of British film premieres on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer". BBC (published 21 October 2022). 27 October 2022. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  5. ↑ Arhagba, Andrea (28 October 2020). "Expensive Shit Review". Empire . Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Brown, Mark (24 April 2021). "Ghosts—Glasgow's hidden slave trade history revealed". Socialist Worker . No. 2752. Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  7. ↑ Ferguson, Brian (28 November 2019). "National Theatre to tackle Scotland's slave trade history as 2020 programme is revealed". The Scotsman . Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  8. ↑ Akbar, Arifa; Logan, Brian; Winship, Lyndsey (2 January 2021). "Jerusalem, Beckett and Bridget Christie: theatre, comedy and dance to book in 2021". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  9. ↑ Chrisafis, Angelique (21 July 2022). "Déborah Lukumuena: 'To be on screen with the body and skin I have is already very political'". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Made in Scotland - GIRL". Screen Scotland. 12 January 2021. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  11. ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (7 December 2022). "New Europe Film Sales Boards Sundance 2023 World Dramatic Competition Title 'Girl'". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 20 October 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
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  13. ↑ Harkness, Alistair (9 January 2023). "Ones to watch in 2023: Adura Onashile" . The Scotsman . Archived from the original on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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