

Official London Theatre | NW6 FESTIVAL CELEBRATES NEW WRITING
The Tricycle Theatre has launched its first new writing festival. Taking its name from the influential Kilburn venue’s postcode, NW6 runs...


Evening Standard | Nine Lives ***, Lladel Bryant's warmth and dexterity ensures this piece is en
Zodwa Nyoni’s monologue, based on interviews with migrants, sets out to reveal some of the human detail of refugees lost amid the media...


Nine Lives review *** – truthful snapshot of an asylum seeker
Arcola theatre, London The portrayal of a gay Zimbabwean awaiting the outcome of his application is affecting and direct in Zodwa Nyoni’s...

BBC Front Row |Tarantino on The Hateful Eight, Costa Book Awards category winners, Playwright Zodwa
Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Elaine Lester. Samira Ahmed talks to director Quentin Tarantino about his new Western, The Hateful...


The Observer | Boi Boi Is Dead review – sprightly ease and emotional depth ****
Boi Boi Is Dead, but his spirit still walks the Earth, observing the effects of his demise on those closest to him and playing the...


Yorkshire Post| Theatre reviews: Boi Boi is Dead ****
Leeds-based, Zimbabwe-born young playwright Zodwa Nyoni’s first full-length play is a triumph.
At the opening night in the Courtyard...


The Stage | Boi Boi is Dead ****
Developed after a year-long Channel 4 writer’s residency at West Yorkshire Playhouse, Zodwa Nyoni’s first full-length play opens the new...


How to make it in theatre as a playwright
The most powerful weapon in a wannabe playwright’s arsenal? Lists, and lots of them, writes Zodwa Nyoni When I started writing for...


The Reviews Hub | Boi Boi is Dead ****
The design of this first full length play, Boi Boi is Dead by Zodwa Nyoni, is the clue to grasping its unusual and delicate dramatic...


The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize - Finalist 2014-2015
Finalist 2014-15 Zodwa Nyoni Play: Boi Boi is Dead Synopsis: Afro-jazz legend, father, lover, playboy, husband, rule breaker, enigmatic...