Ndubuisi Anike, PhD, is a Nigerian writer, director and teacher. He currently works with Tigerandmoon and MandN Digital Productions. Dr Anike was a Drama lecturer at Southwark College, Goldsmiths College, University of London. He was a performer with the Adzido Troupe and the Adanta Cultural Troupe. He also founded the Nestree Production Company.
In 1992, Anike became the second non-Western winner of the International Student Playwriting Competition, organised by the World Student Drama Trust. His play, The Catalyst, was performed at the York House Theatre. He was awarded a doctorate in Creative Writing by the London Metropolitan University in 2002. Dr Anike co-founded the Igbo Conference, an annual academic seminar hosted by SOAS.
In this interview, Dr Anike talks about winning his first playwriting competition, pursuing an academic career in the UK and his dream to set up an interactive library.
