Theresa Ikoko
Theresa Ikoko is a 21st century British playwright and screenwriter of Nigerian descent. Her play Girls, about three girls abducted by terrorists in northern Nigeria, won the Alfred Fagon Award and other awards.
Quotes
[edit]- As a black woman I feel a responsibility to black people and to women. My responsibility is not to be compromising. Even if the content is not positively biased or doesn’t fall in line with an agenda or ideology, I want people to be satisfied by the honesty.
- Theresa Ikoko, quoted in Mattie Lacey-Davidson (29th September 2016). Award winning and unapologetic playwright Theresa Ikoko brings Girls to Soho Theatre (in en). Retrieved on 25 January 2022, 2022.
