BIOGRAPHY
Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini
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Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini (she/they) is an award-winning, bionic playwright and screenwriter. As a playwright, Matilda has had residencies with English Touring Theatre, Soho Theatre and the National Theatre Studio. Matilda’s debut play ‘Muscovado’ was produced by BurntOut Theatre, premiered in October 2014 and co-won the Alfred Fagon Audience Award. Matilda’s next play ‘Little Miss Burden’ was produced by Harts Theatre Company and the Bunker Theatre in 2019 and won a Popcorn Finalist Award 2020. Matilda’s play ‘Sleepova’ premiered at the Bush Theatre earlier this year.
Screen credits include: BAFTA TV-nominated CripTales for BBC America and BBC4; Unprecedented series, Headlong & Century Films for BBC4; Head Over Wheels, a short film produced by Open Sky Theatre and Wrapt Films; MO <3 KYRA, a short film produced by Film4 and 104 Films, they also co-wrote an episode for the upcoming Amazon Prime series ‘Wilderness’.
Matilda’s work has been staged at the Old Vic Theatre, Royal Court Theatre, Soho Theatre, Arcola Theatre and Vaults Festival.