Skip to content

Biography · Literature

Chinonyerem Odimba

Biography

United Kingdom

BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
Visit the source record ↗

Biography

Chinonyerem Odimba is a British playwright, director and Artistic Director. She was born in Umuahia, Nigeria in 1974, and moved to London aged seven. Odimba is best known for her play Wild is De Wind (long-listed for the Bruntwood Award in 2015) and musical Black Love which toured the UK in 2021 and transferred to Kiln Theatre in 2022.

Sources & collection details

Wikipedia contributors — original record ↗

Black heritage reference ↗

Biography text · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Continue exploring Series 1

Arts, Music & Culture →

Explore all Series 1 cards →

Keep exploring