PLAYS IN-DEVELOPMENT
THE HORNET HEAVEN
In the aftermath of the London 2011 riots, the Hornet Heaven is a play exploring the identity crisis of the young man in this new world, which in the play often feels like a contrast between a mysterious underworld and the harsh reality of the world "above ground ".
BULLET HOLE
BULLET HOLE is a drama exploring the psychological affects of Genital mutilation. Eve, an activist, and Cleo, an FGM victim she is confining, transcend their circumstances and the ideological issues that separate them. It is a thought provoking issue play with a gripping human face. Who is accountable? What is the extent of individual freedom? What are FGM victim's rights? What is the African cultures realities of procreation?
Gloria Williams – Playwright/Actress
Gloria Idahota Williams is an Award-winning British actress and playwright who trained with The Royal Court Theatre Young Writers Group and has been taught under playwrights, such as Martin Crimp.
Williams is a graduate of Rose Bruford College and won a scholarship to train at
the New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan. Williams is a graduate of The Royal Court Theatre Young
under playwrights, such as Martin Crimp.
In 2010, Williams was one of the chosen actors under to be mentored by Kevin Spacey for The Old Vic: The Class scheme.
Whilst studying in New York she did a voiceover for the United Nations HIV/AIDS in
Africa campaign alongside Phylicia Rashād and Wyclef Jean which was won the
Red Ribbon Award.
She wrote and starred in Monday under her Theatre company Freedom Tongues. The play garnered widespread acclaim at International Festivals. Monday was performed at New York's Samuel French Off Broadway One Act Play Festival at The Playwrights Horizons and The Manhattan Repertory Theatre in Times Square. It premiered at The Lost One Act Play Festival at the New End Theatre, London winning 'Best Overall Production' by The Times critic Jeremy Kingston.
Alongside actors Sophie Okenedo and Chiwetel Ejiofor, Williams was nominated for the Ogeyinka Merit Award of Excellence.