Rhianna Ilube

Rhianna Ilube is a playwright and events curator from London. Her debut play, Samuel Takes A Break…, was Highly Commended for the Soho Theatre’s Verity Bargate Award, and shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Playwriting. She has been a member of the Royal Court Intro Group, Royal Court x Sister Productions group, Oxford Playmakers and Omnibus Engine Room. Rhianna has worked for interactive theatre-makers Coney for 3 years, and became a film programmer for BFI Flare in 2023. Her play Samuel Takes a Break was also shortlisted for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize 2024.