Chinonyerem Odimba is a playwright and screenwriter.
Her plays include:
Unknown Rivers (Hampstead Theatre, 2019);
Princess and the Hustler (Eclipse Theatre Company, Bristol Old Vic and Hull Truck Theatre co-production, 2019);
Amongst the Reeds (Clean Break, Edinburgh Fringe and Yard Theatre, London, 2016);
A Blues for Nia (Eclipse Theatre/BBC);
His name is Ishmael (Bristol Old Vic, 2013);
The Birdwoman of Lewisham (Arcola, 2015) and
Joanne (Clean Break, Soho Theatre, 2015). She is a winner of the Channel 4 Playwrights' Scheme 2016 (formerly the Pearson Playwrights' Scheme).
Her screenplay
Scotch Bonnet was filmed by the BBC for The Break, a series of short films.
Love freely. Love freedom. Love.
Meet Aurora and Orion: Sister and Brother. Constellations in time. More than blood. More than just fam.
They look after each other in their small London flat, filled with the memories of their parents' Black Love.
When that love is threatened, they...
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