Diana Nneka Atuona is a Nigerian- British playwright from Peckham, London. She studied at South Bank University before winning a scholarship from Gray's Inn to study law.
Her first play Liberian Girl won the Alfred Fagon award (2013) and opened at the Royal Court Theatre in 2015 to widespread acclaim. [1] [2] [3] Atuona was also nominated for the Evening Standard Award as Most Promising Playwright and the Writer's Guild award for Best New Play. [4]
Her second play, Trouble in Butetown, premiered at London's Donmar Warehouse in February 2023. It follows a black American GI who finds himself in the multicultural surroundings of Butetown, Cardiff. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Diana Nneka Atuona is a Nigerian- British playwright from Peckham, London. She studied at South Bank University before winning a scholarship from Gray's Inn to study law.
Her first play Liberian Girl won the Alfred Fagon award (2013) and opened at the Royal Court Theatre in 2015 to widespread acclaim. [1] [2] [3] Atuona was also nominated for the Evening Standard Award as Most Promising Playwright and the Writer's Guild award for Best New Play. [4]
Her second play, Trouble in Butetown, premiered at London's Donmar Warehouse in February 2023. It follows a black American GI who finds himself in the multicultural surroundings of Butetown, Cardiff. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]