Ade Solanke
Adeola Solanke FRSA, commonly known as Ade Solanke, is a British-Nigerian playwright and screenwriter. She is best known for her debut stage play, Pandora's Box, which was produced at the Arcola Theatre in 2012, and was nominated as Best New Play in the Off West End Theatre Awards. Her other writing credits include the award-winning BBC Radio drama series Westway and the Nigerian feature film Dazzling Mirage (2014). She is the founder and creative director of the company Spora Stories, whose aim is to "create original drama for stage and screen, telling the dynamic stories of the African diaspora." Solanke has previously worked as an arts journalist and in radio and television, and in 1988 set up Tama Communications, offering a writing and publicity service, whose clients included the BBC, the Arts Council and the Midland Bank.
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Solanke in 2020 discussing the anthology New Daughters of Africa, to which she contributed. | |
| Born | London, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Ade Solanke |
| Education | University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts; Goldsmiths, University of London; University of Sheffield |
| Occupation(s) | Playwright, screenwriter, arts journalist |
| Employer | University of Greenwich |
| Notable work | Pandora's Box (2012); East End Boys, West End Girls (2015) |
| Website | sporastories |