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Obadiah
Key details:
- Department:
- Drama
- Year of Graduation:
- 2022-23
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Biography
Height 5’9
Eyes Dark Brown
Hair Black
Nationality British
Natural accent London
Productions at Guildhall
Haemon/Citizen in Antigone (dir. Orla O’Loughlin)
Malcolm/ Fleance in Macbeth (dir. Ashley Zhangazha)
Wally Webb in Our Town (dir. John Haidar)
Levi/Leviathan in Hyde & Seek (dir. Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu)
Projects at Guildhall
Chris Keller In All My Sons (dir. Max Key)
Oedipus/Edmund in Oedipus/King Lear (dir. Patsy Rodenburg)
Spirit in My Garden of Eden (written/dir. Obéd Nzuzi Mayamona)
Ted in Wasted (dir. Ashley Zhangazha)
Dinesh/Blue Hatchback Man in Lions and Tigers/68 Years (dir. Pooja Ghai)
Konstantin in The Seagull (dir. Oscar Toeman)
Solo Work
Horeb in The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth (written/dir. Obadiah)
Professional Experience
Jayden in Letters from Lockdown (dir. Obéd Nzuzi Mayamona/Simon Stephens), Lyric Hammersmith
Jean in Rhinoceros (dir. Euan Van Goth), Radio play, Lyric Hammersmith
Child in The Thriving Child (dir. James Williams), Watford Palace Theatre, Royal Opera House
Moon in The Free 9 (dir. James Williams), Watford Palace Theatre, The North Wall Arts Centre
Other Experience
Open Door
Lyric Ensemble
National Youth Theatre
Skills
Fluent in Lingala
African Djembe drum
Stage Combat
Strong singer (Bass-Baritone)
Show dance, African Dance-Traditional, Cuban Salsa, Contemporary Dance, Period Dance
Voice Reels
Voice Reel - Commercial
Voice Reel - Narrative
Voice Reel - Drama
Showreels
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Spotlight
Guildhall Scholar
Obadiah is supported directly by The Lilian Baylis Award