Rising Star Abiola Ogunbiyi: “If It’s A Race, You’re The Only One In It”

“If it’s a race, you’re the only one in it — Gethin Anthony said that at a panel I chaired last year and it was like a lightbulb moment for the whole room. I do believe in studying people’s’ careers to get an idea of their trajectory and help craft your own plan. But know when it’s time to deliver yourself from Wikipedia.”

I had the pleasure to interview Abiola Ogunbiyi. Abiola is an English actress, singer, and musician. She has appeared in numerous productions across West End, Regional, and International theatres and will be making her television debut in SKY’s JAMESTOWN in February. After being selected by the National Youth Theatre to star in the 2008 Beijing Olympics Closing Cermony, Abiola went on to make her professional West End debut in the supporting role of ‘Ali’ in the hit West End production, MAMMA MIA!. She then played the female lead ‘Nabalungi’ in the smash-hit musical THE BOOK OF MORMON from August 2015. In 2016, she was nominated for an Offie Award for Best Female Performance for her role as ‘Tisana’ in the world première of GIRLS by Theresa Ikoko. In 2016, Abiola self-produced, directed and…