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Inua Ellams on writing for Doctor Who: ‘It felt like God had given me the keys to his workshop’

Poet and playwright Inua Ellams has described the surreal experience of writing for Doctor Who, after becoming the first writer to bring the show to Nigeria on screen with his episode "The Story & the Engine."

The Independent UK

‘Beware of 419!’: how a playwright delved into Nigerian scams – and what it taught him about money

When Inua Ellams, writer of Barber Shop Chronicles, went to Lagos, he became aware of how much fraud suffused the city – so he decided to tell the story of its cons

The Guardian - UK

Doctor Who: The Story and the Engine – season two episode five recap

Ncuti Gatwa takes his Doctor to get a haircut in Lagos and encounters gods, myths … and a giant spider

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Doctor Who season 2, episode 5 spoiler review: 'The Story & The Engine' is "one of the most original and ambitious episodes this show has produced in years"

Total Film

The Guardian celebrates openness and independence in bold new marketing campaign

The Guardian today (20 September) launches a new global marketing campaign – ‘Not for sale’

The Guardian - UK

Rufus Norris has made the National Theatre more diverse – on both sides of the curtain

The director, who has announced he is stepping down, should be credited for opening up the organisation and steering it through the Covid crisis. Now, who’s next for the NT job?

The Guardian - UK

Antigone at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre review: A valuable message blunted by heavy-handedness

This adaptation reflects our current political climate more than any other production on in London

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Antigone review – a poetic tragedy about modern British Muslim life

Inua Ellams updates the Sophoclean drama into a beguiling piece about faith and prejudice, and casts a suspicious eye at politicians who betray their own communities

The Guardian - UK

Home Office policies take centre stage in modern-day Antigone adaptation

Inua Ellams adaptation nods to Shamima Begum, stop and search, Prevent programme and police surveillance

The Guardian - UK

Exam board adds new plays by writers of colour to drama GCSE and A-Level

The Empress by Tanika Gupta among new additions in attempt to diversify AQA’s offering for drama students in England

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