Femi Elufowoju Jr. (/ˈfÉ›mi ɛˌlÊŠfəˈwÉ'dÊ'uË / FEM-ee
eh-LUU-fÉ™-WOJ-oo; born 31 October 1962) is a British Nigerian actor,
performer, and director. After Alton Kumalo's Temba Theatre Company,
he is the second theatre director of African descent to establish a
national touring company in the UK. His stage work has been featured
at the Royal Court Theatre, the Royal National Theatre, the West
Yorkshire Playhouse, Manchester's Royal Exchange, the Theatre Royal,
Stratford East, and the Soho Theatre, and he has worked under such
notable theatre directors as Sir Richard Eyre, Nicholas Hytner, Yvonne
Brewster, John Retallack, Annabel Arden, Jude Kelly and Annie
Castledine. He has featured in two episodes of the British tv show Sex
Education, playing the role of the pastor in the church which Eric,
one of the main characters, attends with his family.
(2019-2020).Elufowoju was born on 31 October 1962 in Hammersmith,
London, to Nigerian parents from Ile-Ife. He attended Copenhagen
Primary & Junior School, Islington, from 1967 to 1974, before moving
to Nigeria, where he stayed until 1985. He attended Sacred Heart
Primary School, Ring Road, Ibadan, in 1975, and Christ's School, Ado
Ekiti (1975â€"80), before going to the Oyo State College of Arts and
Science in 1980.He read Law at the University of Ife (now Obafemi
Awolowo University) but was advised to withdraw in 1985 just before
returning to the UK. Then he attended North London College, where he
received a Certificate in Community Theatre. He later earned a
bachelor's degree in Dramatic Arts from Leeds University and Bretton
Hall, the affiliated drama training institute.In 1996 Elufowoju Jr won
a Regional Theatre Young Director Award from Channel 4 and the Cameron
Mackintosh Foundation to train as a theatre director under Philip
Hedley at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East. The following year he
became the first theatre director of African descent to establish a
national touring company in the UK, Tiata Fahodzi. He artistically led
the company for 13 years, directing and presenting more than 30 plays,
including his production of Oladipo Agboluaje’s Iya-Ile: The First
Wife (nominated for the Olivier Award). He has since served as an
Associate at the Almeida Theatre, Royal Court Theatre, West Yorkshire
Playhouse, and New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich.
eh-LUU-fÉ™-WOJ-oo; born 31 October 1962) is a British Nigerian actor,
performer, and director. After Alton Kumalo's Temba Theatre Company,
he is the second theatre director of African descent to establish a
national touring company in the UK. His stage work has been featured
at the Royal Court Theatre, the Royal National Theatre, the West
Yorkshire Playhouse, Manchester's Royal Exchange, the Theatre Royal,
Stratford East, and the Soho Theatre, and he has worked under such
notable theatre directors as Sir Richard Eyre, Nicholas Hytner, Yvonne
Brewster, John Retallack, Annabel Arden, Jude Kelly and Annie
Castledine. He has featured in two episodes of the British tv show Sex
Education, playing the role of the pastor in the church which Eric,
one of the main characters, attends with his family.
(2019-2020).Elufowoju was born on 31 October 1962 in Hammersmith,
London, to Nigerian parents from Ile-Ife. He attended Copenhagen
Primary & Junior School, Islington, from 1967 to 1974, before moving
to Nigeria, where he stayed until 1985. He attended Sacred Heart
Primary School, Ring Road, Ibadan, in 1975, and Christ's School, Ado
Ekiti (1975â€"80), before going to the Oyo State College of Arts and
Science in 1980.He read Law at the University of Ife (now Obafemi
Awolowo University) but was advised to withdraw in 1985 just before
returning to the UK. Then he attended North London College, where he
received a Certificate in Community Theatre. He later earned a
bachelor's degree in Dramatic Arts from Leeds University and Bretton
Hall, the affiliated drama training institute.In 1996 Elufowoju Jr won
a Regional Theatre Young Director Award from Channel 4 and the Cameron
Mackintosh Foundation to train as a theatre director under Philip
Hedley at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East. The following year he
became the first theatre director of African descent to establish a
national touring company in the UK, Tiata Fahodzi. He artistically led
the company for 13 years, directing and presenting more than 30 plays,
including his production of Oladipo Agboluaje’s Iya-Ile: The First
Wife (nominated for the Olivier Award). He has since served as an
Associate at the Almeida Theatre, Royal Court Theatre, West Yorkshire
Playhouse, and New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich.
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