Theresa Ikoko | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Playwright, screenwriter |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Royal Holloway, University of London; University of Oxford |
| Notable works | Girls (play) |
| Notable awards | Alfred Fagon Award |
Theresa Ikoko is a British playwright and screenwriter of Nigerian descent.[1] Her play Girls, about three girls abducted by terrorists in northern Nigeria, won the Alfred Fagon Award and other awards.[2]
Ikoko later gained greater nationwide recognition, in 2019, for co-writing the feature-length coming-of-age drama Rocks with Clarie Wilson, which earned Ikoko a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the 74th British Academy Film Awards in 2021.