Nicole Acquah is an actor, writer and educator.
Her play, Sankofa, was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Playwriting.
Nicole studied Drama and Creative Writing at Royal Holloway and went on to study at the MA Advanced Theatre Practice at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She is also a graduate of the Emerging Writer’s Group at The Bush Theatre.
She runs theatre company Acquah&co, focusing upon championing and celebrating diverse British voices.
Nicole’s work is typically fascinated by the multi-layered human experience, which has led her to work on a variety of productions, exploring race, faith, sexuality and womanhood, among other topics. She loves to collaborate with other artists of all mediums.
Her writing has been performed at locations such as Curve Leicester, University of Loughborough, VAULT Festival, Shoreditch Town Hall, The Barbican, Summerhall at Edinburgh Fringe & Camden People’s Theatre.
As a performer, she has performed at locations such as Sadlers Wells, Curve Leicester, Omnibus Theatre, Bread & Roses and for BBC and Sky Television.
Nicole is a returning playwright and module facilitator at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She teaches Playwriting at Royal Holloway University and is a staff tutor at City Lit College & University.
- new writing
- screen acting & screenwriting
- devised performance
- solo and/or autobiographical performance
- physical theatre
- spoken word and performance poetry
TRAINED AT:
Royal Holloway University of London – BA Drama and Creative Writing
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama – MA Advanced Theatre Practice
The Bush – Emerging Writer’s Group
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