Jessica Hagan is an Accra-based Ghanaian-British writer, who heavily explores themes of identity, displacement and misogynoir in her work. Her debut play “Queens of Sheba'' won the Untapped Award 2018. The play went to Edinburgh FringeFestival in August 2018 and had a successful sold-out 4 week run with 4- and 5-star reviews across the board and won the The Stage Award 2018. In 2019,“Queens of Sheba'' went to a 10-city National Tour and won an OFFIE in 2020 for Best Performance Piece for its run. Jessica is a recipient of the Writers Guild National Play Commission Scheme 2022 for her play BRENDA'S GOT A BABY,co-produced by Soho Theatre, New Diorama Theatre and Nouveau Riche. In 2023,“Queens of Sheba'' will have a 2-week run at the Public Theatre, New York City.
She is welcomed by our host Oumar Touré-Franzen for an informal conversation on art, life and her approach to screen writing.
AuthenticA
AuthenticA is an exciting and empowering programme funded by the Story Board collective for African episodic screenwriters.
The programme is presented in partnership with Realness Institute, a South Africa based non-profit organisation, which aims to empower Africans to tell their stories from an unapologetically African point of view.
AuthenticA offered to four African screenwriters the unique opportunity to develop their original stories, of all genres, in episodic form.
The Spot Geneva was happy to meet the screen writers during their residence in Geneva for four conversations with our host Oumar Touré Franzen.
They talk about their inspiration, their approach to screen writing and more.