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'''Femi Ogunsanwo''', best known by the stage name '''Femi Oguns''', is a [[playwright]], [[theatre producer]] and founder of [[Identity Theatre School]], which is the [[United Kingdom|Britain]]'s first black theatre school.
'''Femi Ogunsanwo''', best known by the stage name '''Femi Oguns''', is a [[playwright]], [[theatre producer]] and founder of [[Identity Theatre School]], which is the [[United Kingdom|Britain]]'s first black theatre school.


As a playwright, his first play ''Torn'' has recently previewed at the [[Arcola Theatre]] in [[Dalston]], London. Essential a [[Romeo and Juliet]]-based story centred around the [[Nigeria|Nigerian]] and [[Jamaica|Jamaican]] communities in London, ''Torn'' received mixed reviews: [[The Stage]] described it as a "lively and relevant new play" but "clunky"[http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/17357/torn]; [[Time Out]] as "raw but vital" although "far from flawless", "unwieldy" and "underwhelming"[http://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/events/429948/torn.html]; [[The Times]] as "street smart" but "a sprawling, chaotic piece of writing desperately in need of the attentions of a disciplined script editor"[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article2032389.ece].
As a playwright, his first play ''Torn'' has recently previewed at the [[Arcola Theatre]] in [[Dalston]], London. Essential a [[Romeo and Juliet]]-based story centred around the [[Nigeria|Nigerian]] and [[Jamaica|Jamaican]] communities in London, ''Torn'' received mixed reviews: [[The Stage]] described it as a "lively and relevant new play"


As an actor, Femi has held roles in British TV shows [[Holby City]], [[The Bill]] and [[Eastenders]] and at the [[Almeida Theatre|Almeida]] and Arcola theatres.
As an actor, Femi has held roles in British TV shows [[Holby City]], [[The Bill]] and [[Eastenders]] and at the [[Almeida Theatre|Almeida]] and Arcola theatres.

Revision as of 21:07, 1 April 2008

Femi Oguns

Femi Ogunsanwo, best known by the stage name Femi Oguns, is a playwright, theatre producer and founder of Identity Theatre School, which is the Britain's first black theatre school.

As a playwright, his first play Torn has recently previewed at the Arcola Theatre in Dalston, London. Essential a Romeo and Juliet-based story centred around the Nigerian and Jamaican communities in London, Torn received mixed reviews: The Stage described it as a "lively and relevant new play"

As an actor, Femi has held roles in British TV shows Holby City, The Bill and Eastenders and at the Almeida and Arcola theatres.