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Azuka Oforka

@azukaoforka

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The Brit List Writers of 2024 - introducing Azuka Oforka ⬇️

Azuka is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter based in Wales. She won Best Writer at The Stage Debut Awards 2024 for her play 'THE WOMEN OF LLANRUMNEY', which opened at The Sherman Theatre in May 2024 to fantastic reviews, including 5 stars in The Guardian. It has been published by Nick Hern books and confirmed 2025 runs at The Sherman Theatre in Cardiff along with Stratford East Theatre in London.

Azuka is a participant in the inaugural 'Jed Mercurio Mentorship Programme', where she has developed LUCY NEGRO and worked with writer and showrunner Emma Frost as her mentor. Azuka is also a participant on the ScreenSkills Regional Breakthrough Writers programme, where she's developing an original drama with ITV's 5 Act Productions.

@azukaoforka @ITG_ltd #ScreenWriting #FilmandTV #WritingAwards #BritishFilmandTV #Bestof2024 #TheBritList2024 by @azukaoforka

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I’m a published playwright! #TheWomenOfLlanrumney @shermantheatre until the 1st of June. I’m so proud of this play, do come and watch it if you can! https://www.shermantheatre.co.uk/event/the-women-of-llanrumney/ by @azukaoforka

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5 star review in The Guardian, not bad for my debut play! https://amp.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/may/23/the-women-of-llanrumney-review-blistering-dissection-of-slavery-as-the-sugar-crop-fails by @azukaoforka

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Introducing our new cohort of fantastic Associate Artists who will join the Sherman. They will act as both trusted advisors to our Artistic Director Francesca Goodridge and as ambassadors for the theatre. Our Associate Artists are: Azuka Oforka, Daf James, Dyfan Jones, Hannah McPake, Hayley Grindle, Jess Williams, Mared Jarman, Patricia Logue, Rhys Warrington and Suzanne Packer

Dyma gyflwyno ein carfan newydd o Artistiaid Cyswllt gwych a fydd yn ymuno â'r Sherman. Byddant yn gweithredu fel cynghorwyr dibynadwy i'n Cyfarwyddwr Artistig Francesca Goodridge, ac fel llysgenhadon ar gyfer y theatr. Ein Hartistiaid Cyswllt yw: Azuka Oforka, Daf James, Dyfan Jones, Hannah McPake, Hayley Grindle, Jess Williams, Mared Jarman, Patricia Logue, Rhys Warrington and Suzanne Packer

Design by Paul Thomas by @azukaoforka

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The people behind the stories 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🗽

Ten moments from an unforgettable evening celebrating Welsh writing in New York a week ago.

Writers Emily White, Azuka Oforka and Katie Payne sharing the room with Matthew Rhys, Rachel Christopher, Harrison Tipping and Bartlett Sher — alongside friends, collaborators and supporters of Welsh theatre from both sides of the Atlantic.

The conversations, the laughter, the readings and the connections.

Here's to taking Welsh stories to the world.

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Y bobl y tu ôl i'r straeon. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🗽

Deg foment o’r noson fythgofiadwy yn dathlu llenyddiaeth Gymreig yn Efrog Newydd wythnos yn ôl.

Yr awduron Emily White, Azuka Oforka a Katie Payne yn rhannu'r stafell gyda Matthew Rhys, Rachel Christopher, Harrison Tipping a'r cyfarwyddwr Bartlett Sher — ynghyd â ffrindiau, cydweithwyr a chefnogwyr theatr Gymreig o ddwy ochr yr Iwerydd.

Y sgyrsiau, y chwerthin, y darlleniadau a'r cysylltiadau.

Dyma i gymryd straeon Cymreig i’r byd. by @azukaoforka

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We said we wanted to take Wales to the world... and we meant it.

Starting with NYC26.

Matthew Rhys re-joined WNT for the evening as part of our WNT NYC26 Company of incredible actors, bringing our new Welsh stories to life.

Watching the faces of our writers light up as their words filled the British Consulate General in Manhattan was pure joy. We’ll never forget it.

Writers. Actors. Creatives.

Renew your passports.

We're taking Welsh theatre international and we're only just getting started.

@wearesocialflux 🎬

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Dywedon ni ein bod ni eisiau mynd â Chymru i’r byd... ac roedden ni’n bod o ddifri.

Gan ddechrau gyda NYC26.

Ymunodd Matthew Rhys â WNT eto am y noson fel rhan o’n Cwmni WNT NYC26 llawn actorion anhygoel, gan ddod â’n straeon Cymreig newydd yn fyw.

Roedd gweld wynebau ein ysgrifennwyr yn goleuo wrth i’w geiriau lenwi Swyddfa Prif Gonswl Prydain ym Manhattan yn brofiad o lawenydd pur. Fyddwn ni byth yn ei anghofio.

Awduron. Actorion. Creadigolwyr.

Adnewyddwch eich pasborts.

Rydyn ni’n mynd â theatr Cymreig i’r byd rhyngwladol — a dim ond megis dechrau ydyn ni. by @azukaoforka

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It’s still sinking in that I got to take my writing all the way to New York City with the Welsh National Theatre and hear it brought to life at the British Consulate in Manhattan by a world-class cast. Such a pinch-me dream of an opportunity, one I’m incredibly grateful to have shared alongside some brilliant Welsh creatives and writers @katie_e_payne #EmilyWhite. Thank you @welshnationaltheatre @britishcouncilwales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇸 by @azukaoforka

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🗽 Welsh Voices. New York City.

What a night celebrating the extraordinary talent coming out of Wales.

We were incredibly proud to take three brilliant Welsh writers — Emily White, Azuka Oforka and Katie Payne — to New York, sharing their work as part of the US–Wales Cultural Partnerships Reception at the British Consulate General in Manhattan.

Extracts from their plays were brought to life by an outstanding cast including Matthew Rhys, Rachel Christopher and Harrison Tipping, putting Welsh new writing in front of an international audience.

It was a chance to celebrate stories rooted in Welsh identity, class, place and experience, and to show the ambition, originality and talent of artists working in Wales today.

We were also delighted to share the evening with our friends at Welsh National Opera and Theatr Cymru— a brilliant showcase of creativity from our small but mighty nation.

A huge diolch to British Council Wales for supporting the trip, to Emily, Azuka and Katie for taking their words across the pond, and to the actors who gave those words a voice.

From Wales to New York — and, we hope, far beyond. 🌎
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🗽 Lleisiau Cymraeg. Efrog Newydd.
Am noson arbennig yn dathlu’r dalent eithriadol sy’n dod o Gymru.

Roeddem yn hynod falch o fynd ag Emily White, Azuka Oforka a Katie Payne i Efrog Newydd i rannu eu gwaith fel rhan o Dderbyniad Partneriaethau Diwylliannol UDA–Cymru yng Nghonswliaeth Gyffredinol Prydain ym Manhattan.

Daeth darnau o’u gwaith yn fyw drwy berfformiadau gan Matthew Rhys, Rachel Christopher a Harrison Tipping, gan gyflwyno gwaith newydd o Gymru i gynulleidfa ryngwladol.

Roedd yn gyfle i ddathlu straeon sydd wedi’u gwreiddio mewn hunaniaeth, dosbarth, lle a phrofiad Cymreig, ac i ddangos uchelgais, gwreiddioldeb a thalent artistiaid Cymru.

Roedd yn bleser rhannu’r noson gyda’n ffrindiau yn Welsh National Opera a Theatr Cymru, gan ddangos creadigrwydd ein cenedl fach ond nerthol.

Diolch enfawr i British Council Wales am gefnogi’r daith, ac i Emily, Azuka, Katie a’r actorion am ddod â’r geiriau hynny yn fyw.

O Gymru i Efrog Newydd — ac, rydym yn gobeithio, ymhell y tu hwnt. 🌎 by @azukaoforka

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Time flies so fast. My now adult daughter voted for the first time yesterday. Beautiful milestone 🗳️ by @azukaoforka

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5 months ago

Wrapped up a year-long writers’ attachment with the @royalcourttheatre, returning to The Hurst for one final retreat. Another fantastic week with an incredibly inspiring bunch of playwrights 🎈 taken in Arvon by @azukaoforka

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7 months ago

Congratulations to Azuka Oforka who has been shortlisted in the Standard Theatre Awards 2025 🏆⁠
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Azuka Oforka has been shortlisted for Most Promising Playwright in the 2025 awards alongside Ava Pickett whose new play Bloodsport will open at Stratford East in 2026 (Dates to be announced).⁠
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The winners will be celebrated at the beginning of 2026 and we congratulate all who have made the shortlist.⁠ by @azukaoforka

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10 months ago

Standing on the shoulders of giants 🥹 #joanlittlewood #theatreroyalstratfordeast #thewomenofllanrumney by @azukaoforka

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