About me
Website: https://olu-alakija.com/
My Plays
Mr Ten per cent
Synopsis:
Tony and Nicole, a middle class, black British couple have been trying for years to conceive through IVF treatment. Tony is a teacher and considered a role model within their community. One night whilst Tony is on his own Dante, a young, rude, working class, streetwise boy turns up claiming to be Tony’s son. The play follows the generational clash between the two of them, Tony trying to come to terms with the fact that he may be an absent father, the lack of role models for black boys as well as the devastating impact of infertility on relationships.
Number of Characters: 4
Minimum Number of Actors Required: 4
Length (in Pages): 75
Location: A family home/UK
Key Words: Class, Parenthood, Infertility, Role Models, Race, Absent Fathers, Grief, Generational Differences.
Has the Play Been Produced? No
Are the Rights Available? Yes
Has the Play Been Published? No
Award nominations/wins: Top 25% in the Victoria Wood Playwriting Prize for Comedy, Top 20% in the Verity Bargate Award and Top 3 (Finalist) in the Just Some Theatre Forward Dialogue Prize.
Reviews:
The Empire Strikes Back
Synopsis:
The year is 2029. There has been a Global Warming/Climate Change Disaster which has killed millions across the globe and made many places uninhabitable for humans. For once Africa is not one of those places but Britain is and is currently being evacuated. A UK convoy is rejected by mainland Europe due to the long term repercussions of Brexit. Right-wing Tory MP James Daraville, seeks sanctuary in an unnamed African country. He believes that he will be able to easily gain refuge but finds however that he may have met his match in Kamma, an African Immigration Official who has other ideas.
Number of Characters: 2
Minimum Number of Actors Required: 2
Length (in Pages): 41
Location: An Immigration interview room in Africa in 2029.
Key Words: The Future, race, immigration, politics, refugees, history, role reversal.
Has the Play Been Produced? No
Are the Rights Available? Yes
Has the Play Been Published? No
Award nominations/wins: Shortlisted for the Capsule Theatre and Film Festival
Reviews:
The Only Way
Synopsis:
Ben and Amba are a happily married couple. Due to the current financial crisis, they are forced to take in a lodger, Jae, to help pay the mortgage as Ben is out of work, a “former” gambler and struggling to get a new job. The play is initially light hearted but gets darker as the mysterious lodger, Jae, begins to exert his power on both of them playing them against each other. This leads to a rift in the relationship and a reversal of power which ends in a devastating climax.
Number of Characters: 4
Minimum Number of Actors Required: 4
Length (in Pages): 74
Location: A couple's home/UK
Key Words: Financial issues, relationships, traditional male and female roles, coercive powers, gambling, and identity.
Has the Play Been Produced? No
Are the Rights Available? Yes
Has the Play Been Published? No
Award nominations/wins: Shortlisted for The Bread and Roses Playwriting Award 2016/17
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