Open Works Festival presents: In conversation with David Greig and John Rwothomack.

Join actor and playwright Lolita Chakrabarti and Artistic director of Roots Mbili Theatre John Rwothomack in conversation.

Lolita Chakrabarti OBE is an award-winning playwright and acclaimed actress, trained at RADA, with a career spanning across stage and screen. Her adaptation of the Booker Prize-winning Life of Pi won the Olivier Award for Best New Play and went on to achieve international success, including Broadway, three Tony Awards and five Olivier Awards. Her adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet enjoyed a sold-out RSC and transferred to London’s West End. Her original play Hymn opened during covid to strong reviews. Her debut play, Red Velvet, won multiple awards and is now widely studied internationally. Her screen credits as an actor include Vigil, Showtrial, The Wheel of Time, Criminal and Screw.

John Rwothomack(Far Gone, Kubulaya – Away from Home, Lines) brings African stories, culture, and history to the forefront of theatre. In 2027, Roots Mbili Theatre’s Never Look Back will premiere in the Crucible Theatre, in a co-production with Sheffield Theatres as well as bringing Seven Magic Birds an African Panto to Open Works as a work in progress event.

Part of Open Works Festival