Theresa Ikoko was born and raised in Hackney, London. In August 2013, she completed her first full-length play, Normal, which was read at Talawa Firsts', 2014 and Hightide Theatre Festival, 2015. Her first professionally produced play, Girls, won the Alfred Fagon Award 2015, the George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright, 2016 and was shortlisted for the Verity Bargate Award 2015.
