Client details
| Giles Smart |
Bola is a playwright, graduated from the young writers programme at the Royal Court in 2007. Her first play GONE TOO FAR! was selected to be performed as part of the Young Writer Festival and was performed at the Royal Court Theatre (Upstairs) in February 2007. In 2008 the play won the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliated Theatre, The play was revived in 2008 and returned for a run in the main Downstairs space at the Court, as well as at the Hackney Empire and Albany Theatre. Bola was also nominated for the Evening Standard Most Promising Playwright of the Year in 2008. Bola's writing has been presented by the Royal Court Theatre, ATC, Tiata Fahodzi, Hampstead Theatre, Soho Theatre, Young Vic and Talawa to name a few. Bola is the writer in residence for Paines Plough and is under commission for the Royal Court Theatre, Tiata Fahodzi and Paines Plough. She is also developing GONE TOO FAR! into a screenplay with Poission Rouge Pictures and the UK Film Council. |
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GONE TOO FAR! | Poisson Rouge Pictures / UKFC | Screenplay version of her play |
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| PLAYING THE GAME (2010) | Tricycle Theatre | Directed by Amy Hodge |
| MY TERRITORY (2010) | Soho Theatre | Reading directed by Kola Oluwole |
| OFF THE ENDZ (2010) | Royal Court Theatre - Jerwood Theatre Downstairs | Directed by Jeremy Herrin |
| DETAINING JUSTICE (2009) | Tricycle Theatre | Directed by Indhu Rubasingham |
| ANYTHING YOU CAN DO (2009) | Soho Theatre | Directed by Lisa Goldman, Esther Richardson |
| GONE TOO FAR! (2008) | Royal Court Theatre - Jerwood Theatre Downstairs | Directed by Bijan Sheibani |
| IN TIME (2008) | Tiata Fahodzi / Eastern Angles | Directed by Femi Eelufowoju, Jr. |
| GOOD NEIGHBOURS (2008) | Talawa Unzipped / Young Vic | Reading |
| LEGEND OF MOREMI (2008) | Tiata Fahodzi / Theatre Royal Stratford East | Directed by Femi Eelufowoju, Jr. |
| OFF THE ENDZ (2008) | Royal Court Theatre | Reading directed by Dominic Cooke |
| RIVERS RUN DEEP (2007) | Heat&Light / Hampstead Theatre | Directed by Eric Epin |
| REAP WHAT YOU SOW (2007) | ATC Productions / Young Vic | Reading directed by Lydia Ziemke |
| SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD (2007) | Royal Court Tent at Latitude Festival 2007 | Reading directed by Vicky Jones |
| GONE TOO FAR! (2007) | Royal Court Theatre - Jerwood Theatre Upstairs | Directed by Bijan Sheibani |
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| THE LAST PIECE (2010) | Directed by John Dayo | |
| M. ARCHER (2009) | Directed by John Dayo | |
| BELIEVE (2009) | Directed by John Dayo |
AWARDS
Runner-up for Best Narrative for THE LAST PIECE - Babelgum Online Film Festival (Apr 2010)
Nominated for Evening Standard Most Promising Playwright of the Year (Nov 2008)
Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliated Theatre for GONE TOO FAR! (Mar 2008)

