Stephen Okpadah
Stephen Okpadah is a Nigerian theatre and performance researcher interested in participatory theatre, storytelling and climate justice, with a regional focus on the Niger Delta. He is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Warwick.
Stephen's research lies in participatory theatre and climate justice in the context of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. He draws on participatory theatre approaches and aims to create community based theatre, specific to the Niger Delta region, which advocates for climate justice.
He has published numerous articles in international journals and chapters in books. Okpadah is a co-editor of Committed Theatre in Nigeriaː Perspectives on Teaching and Practice (Lexington Books, 2020); Locating Transnational Spaces: Culture, Theatre and Cinema (IATC and the University College of the North, Canada, 2020); and The Road to Social Inclusion (UNESCO/Janusz Korczak Chair’s Book Series, 2021). Stephen won the 2021 Janusz Korczak/UNESCO Prize for Global South in emerging scholar category, and he is also a Director at the Theatre Emissary International, Nigeria.
