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Somalia Seaton

Somalia Seaton

Somalia Seaton is a British-Jamaican and Nigerian playwright and screenwriter, born and raised in South-East London.

Her plays include Red (commissioned by Tonic Theatre as part of its Platform scheme, and published by Nick Hern Books in 2017); Fall of the Kingdom, Rise of the Footsoldier (Royal Shakespeare Company; finalist for the 2017 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize); House (Clean Break; Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh/The Yard, London, 2016); Crowning Glory (Stratford East, shortlisted for the 2014 Alfred Fagon Award); Curly Fries and Bass (Lyric, Hammersmith); Mama’s Little Angel (The Yard, London); and Hush Little Baby (Open Works Theatre Co./Soho Theatre).

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House + Amongst the Reeds: two plays

House + Amongst the Reeds: two plays

By Somalia Seaton and Chinonyerem Odimba

Two explosive plays about the need to be seen, commissioned by acclaimed theatre company Clean Break.

House

House

By Somalia Seaton

A play about family, culture clash, memory and truth, commissioned by acclaimed theatre company Clean Break.

Published in volume House + Amongst the Reeds: two plays
    Red

    Red

    By Somalia Seaton

    An unflinching and bold exploration of the internal lives of young women. Part of Platform, an initiative aimed at addressing gender imbalance in theatre.