Chinonyerem Odimba is a British playwright, director and Artistic Director. She was born in Umuahia, Nigeria in 1974, and moved to London aged seven.[1]
Odimba is best known for her play Wild is De Wind (long-listed for the Bruntwood Award in 2015[2]) and musical Black Love which toured the UK in 2021 and transferred to Kiln Theatre in 2022.[3] She is artistic director of the theatre company tiata fahodzi. For International Women's Day 2022, she featured on the Evening Standard list of "London women changing the world".[4] In 2026, she appeared on The Stage 100 list.[5]
References
edit- ↑ "Chinonyerem Odimba: The industry needs to have some difficult conversations". The Stage. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ↑ "2015". Bruntwood Prize. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ↑ Clapp, Susannah (10 April 2022). "The week in theatre: Daddy; Black Love; The Fever Syndrome". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ↑ Strick, Katie (8 March 2022). "International Women's Day: 22 amazing London women changing the world in 2022". Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
- ↑ "The Stage 100 2026: producers (not-for-profit)". The Stage. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
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