Hello! I'm Rhianna Adesuwa Ilube. I'm a playwright, dramaturg, and events curator. Everything I do is focused on bringing audiences together to experience art & storytelling in experimental, memorable and thought-provoking ways.

My debut play, Samuel Takes A Break, was a finalist for the 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Award, Highly Commended for the Soho Theatre's Verity Bargate Award, and shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Playwriting and Channel 4stories. Samuel... recently premiered at The Yard Theatre in London, directed by Anthony Simpson-Pike. I am an alumni of the Royal Court Writers Group, BBC London Voices, the Oxford Playmakers, and am currently a member of the Soho Six and a 2024 Macdowell Fellow.

Alongside playwriting, I am a film programmer for BFI Flare, and work on projects as a writer, dramaturg or consultant across film, interactive games & experiences, and cultural events. I was previously Associate Director at Coney, an award-winning interactive theatre company, where I co-created the show 1884.

I grew up & am based in London, and lived in Berlin from 2018-20. I have a Double-First Class BA in Politics, Psychology & Sociology from Cambridge, and an MA from Goldsmiths in Writing for Performance & Dramaturgy.