Gone Too Far!
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Gone Too Far! is a 2007 play
written by British playwright
Bola Agbaje
. Drawing on Agbaje's ethnic Nigerian background and London upbringing, the play focuses on one day in the lives of several young black people who live in a London council estate. The play explores the numerous tensions and conflicts between the various identities - Nigerian, British, West Indian, black, white, mixed-race and Asian. The play premiered at the Royal Court Theatre
in February 2007 and received generally positive reviews.
Play (theatre)
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written by British playwright
Playwright
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Bola Agbaje
Bola Agbaje
Bola Agbaje is an award-winning British playwright of Nigerian origin.Her first play Gone Too Far! premièred at the Royal Court Theatre in London in February 2007 and won the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliated theatre . Due to its success it was revived at a number...
. Drawing on Agbaje's ethnic Nigerian background and London upbringing, the play focuses on one day in the lives of several young black people who live in a London council estate. The play explores the numerous tensions and conflicts between the various identities - Nigerian, British, West Indian, black, white, mixed-race and Asian. The play premiered at the Royal Court Theatre
Royal Court Theatre
The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its contributions to modern theatre...
in February 2007 and received generally positive reviews.