Announcing the winners from the 25th Alfred Fagon Awards

Published: Wednesday, 08 December 2021, 1:40pm

The winner of the 25th Alfred Fagon Award for Best New Play of the Year is Mojisola Adebayo for her play Family Tree.

Mojisola Adebayo Baroness Floella Benjamin credit Richard Hubert Smith
Mojisola Adebayo Baroness Floella Benjamin credit Richard Hubert Smith

Mojisola was presented with her award by the Patron of the Alfred Fagon Award, Baroness Floella Benjamin.

The Alfred Fagon Award is supported by the Peggy Ramsay Foundation.

Chakira Alin Photo credit Richard Hubert Smith/AFA
Chakira Alin Photo credit Richard Hubert Smith/AFA

The Alfred Fagon Award also announced the winner of the inaugural Mustapha Matura Award and Mentoring Programme is Chakira Alin.

Chakira Alin and Ingrid Selberd Photo credit Richard Hubert Smith/AFW
Chakira Alin and Ingrid Selberd Photo credit Richard Hubert Smith/AFW

Chakira received her award from Ingrid Selberg, wife of the late Mustapha Matura.

Chakira Alin, Mojisola Adebayo and Diana Nneka Atuona Photo credit Richard Hubert Smith
Chakira Alin, Mojisola Adebayo and Diana Nneka Atuona Photo credit Richard Hubert Smith

The Mustapha Matura Award and Mentoring Programme is supported by Estate of Mustapha Matura, Garrick Charitable Trust and The Henry Kent Trust and many individual donors.

The winners were announced at the award ceremony on Friday, 3rd December at Lyttelton Theatre, National Theatre, London, SE1 9PX.

Patron
Baroness Floella Benjamin

The Trustees
Yvonne Brewster OBE
Sheelagh Killeen
Olusola Oyeleye
James St Ville (Chair)
Brian Walters

NEED TO KNOW: For more information about the Award and to attend the Award ceremony contact: Administrator & Creative Producer Pauline Walker | 07896 413 575 | info@alfredfagonaward.co.uk | www.alfredfagonaward.co.uk


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