about me.

I am Mojisola Kareem.

I was born in the UK and lived in London until I was 6 years old. I spent the next twenty years in Nigeria before returning to the UK in my twenties. I speak Yoruba fluently and can read and write it proficiently. I am a theatre and film maker, artist, writer, dramaturg, and producer. I make multidisciplinary work that feels accessible to people that are not regular theatre goers, whilst giving regular theatre goers an exciting night of something new!.

I’m a playful storyteller and passionate theatre maker.

I pursued a career as a lawyer to please others and decided to return to the university in my 40’s to pursue my first love – theatre and performance. I am so happy that I made that decision. Through the decision, I have found love, peace, and joy. I do the work I do because I love it.

I began my career in the arts in 2012, with a 6-month internship at York Theatre Royal.

my practice

Collaborative highly stylized and physical artistic endeavour, often without boundaries between the director, writer, and the performers and with audience participation and storytelling at the very heart of the creation of the work.

awards

  • York Theatre Royal prize for Director 2011
  • Recipient of the 2017 Opera Awards Foundation bursary
  • Women of Sheffield Award for Entertainment 2022

location

I have a base in London, Sheffield and Abuja, Nigeria

What people say about me

“What I like best about working with Mojisola is her openness to listen to everybody's ideas. There were no restrictions when it came to creativity, and we were all given the opportunity to express our ideas and try them out. If they worked, they worked and if not, you moved on. As a result of working with Mojisola I gained confidence in myself as a performer. She is warm and enthusiastic, organised, level-headed and won't take bull shit.”

 

Lucie Chester

Actress

"Mojisola knows what she wants and works to find and produce exactly what she needs. With her direct manner and attitude, I knew that I would learn and develop working with her.
Since working with Mojisola, I have realised what I am able to do within myself, it made me realise that I have the ability to not only be directed, but watch the people we were working with, analyse and direct them. Seeing Mojisola use her method and vision set a great example to allow me to think of other avenues for me.
The great thing about working with Mojisola is the atmosphere and the way she takes charge of what's going on and conducts everything. Everyone has a voice, and their input is always considered.
Working with Mojisola was the first time I had performed in a straight play, and it made me realise my own strengths, made me grow in confidence and gave me goals to work towards.
I would highly recommend Mojisola; the efforts she puts in towards her cast are beyond expectations. Her attention to detail and text will bring it to life in a different way than you imagine."

 

Thom Solberg,

Actor

"Working with Mojisola was a highly collaborative and enriching process. She had so much time to give to the individual actor and appreciated that everyone had their own process. She has a very clear image in her head of how she wants things to be, but she will easily let go of something if she sees it is not working. She is a really inspiring director who sees the best in everything and is always positive with a healthy attitude to the arts. As a person she is a real businesswoman with a tenaciousness about her. Yet this is not used in a frightening way, in fact it is endearing, and you can’t help but fall in love with her."

 

Olivia Nicholson,

Actress

"Mojisola knows what she wants and works to find and produce exactly what she needs. With her direct manner and attitude, I knew that I would learn and develop working with her.
Since working with Mojisola, I have realised what I am able to do within myself, it made me realise that I have the ability to not only be directed, but watch the people we were working with, analyse and direct them. Seeing Mojisola use her method and vision set a great example to allow me to think of other avenues for me.
The great thing about working with Mojisola is the atmosphere and the way she takes charge of what's going on and conducts everything. Everyone has a voice, and their input is always considered.
Working with Mojisola was the first time I had performed in a straight play, and it made me realise my own strengths, made me grow in confidence and gave me goals to work towards.
I would highly recommend Mojisola; the efforts she puts in towards her cast are beyond expectations. "

 

Sarah Sharman,

Actress

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