Dipo Baruwa-Etti
Writer, Director
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Dipo Baruwa-Etti is a filmmaker, playwright, and poet. As writer-director, his short films include award-winning THE LAST DAYS, a BFI Network/BBC and starring Adjoa Andoh (Bridgerton) and Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn (Small Axe, Lovers Rock). He also has original projects in development with Blueprint Pictures and Duck Soup Films. As a playwright, Dipo was the 2020 Channel 4 Playwright on attachment with the Almeida Theatre and shortlisted for the George Devine Most Promising Playwright Award that same year with his play When Great Trees Fall. His plays include The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars (Theatre Royal Stratford East) – nominated for Alfred Fagon Award for Best New Play – and An unfinished man (The Yard Theatre) published by Faber & Faber. He is developing new plays with the Almeida Theatre and Paines Plough, and has been on attachment with the National Theatre. As a poet, he has been published in The Good Journal, Ink Sweat & Tears, Amaryllis, and had his work showcased nationwide as part of End Hunger UK's touring exhibition on food insecurity.
An Unfinished Man:
★★★★ “One of the most original and inventive shows I’ve seen in years – atmospheric, beautifully acted and designed… This new piece confirms [Baruwa-Etti] as a seriously exciting new talent.” – Evening Standard
★★★★ “A bold, troubling, brilliant examination of the devastating effects of depression” – WhatsOnStage
★★★★ “An exhilarating production. The performances are so rich, the premise so compelling.” – The Stage
★★★★ "Baruwa-Etti’s play manages something seriously impressive. It's rich in metaphors and ambiguities, while also being chest-tighteningly specific.” – Time Out
★★★★★ “A perfect marriage of a considered script and creative and impactful staging, it’s not one to miss.” – The Rendition
The Sun, The Moon, and The Stars:
★★★★ “Yoruba myth, Greek tragedy, Tarantino-esque revenge fantasy and Shakespeare swirl together in this searingly articulate cry of pain, rage and hope… This debut play is one that stands out: the writing, in verse, is lacerating yet full of grace… drama that transports us deep into the whorl of trauma, and it is genuinely haunting” – The Stage
★★★★★ “It is a challenging and staggering play, and a story that leaves me with hope” – A Younger Theatre
★★★★ “This is a blinder” – The Evening Standard
★★★★ The Observer
In Development
Production | Company | Notes |
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THE WAY THINGS ARE 2020 | Duck Soup | Original Series in development |
MILLENNIAL HUSTLE 2020 | Blueprint | Writing treatment for original tv series in development |
ALL OF THE LIGHTS 2020 | ITV | Treatment for original television series |
UNTITLED 2020 | Sky | Writers Room for TV series |
Theatre
Production | Company | Notes |
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AN UNFINISHED MAN 2022 | The Yard Theatre | Dir. Taio Lawson. Published by Faber & Faber |
THE SUN THE MOON AND THE STARS 2021 | Theatre Royal Stratford East | Dir. Nadia Fall. |
2020 | Paines Plough | A new bilingual play in collaboration with Theatre Dortmund and German playwright Calle Fuhr (INTO THE STARS) |
Other
Production | Company | Notes |
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2020 | English Touring Theatre | Audio / Podcast series - Episode 6 'And Then I Heard A Black Man Cry' |
Short Films
Production | Company | Notes |
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THE MADNESS 2021 | The Mono Box | As writer. Dir. Roberta Zuric, starring Sharon Duncan-Brewster. |
THE LAST DAYS 2021 | BFI Network/BBC Drama/Tannahill Productions | Writer-Director. Prod. Katie Sinclair Official Selection |