Ben Onwukwe’s theatre credits include the UK tours of The Shawshank Redemption and Black Men Walking.

Source: https://www.chad.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/get-your-tickets-nice-and-early-as-the-full-monty-bares-all-at-the-theatre-royal-nottingham-this-autumn-4143384

Luckily, King has nothing but praise for The Shawshank Redemption, describe the first time he saw it () "I realized he'd made not just one of the best movies ever done from my work, but a potential movie classic."

Source: https://screenrant.com/shawshank-redemption-true-story-real/

The answer to the question "is the Shawshank Redemption a true story" is simply that it is not.

Source: https://screenrant.com/shawshank-redemption-true-story-real/

The It and Carrie writer, 75, many of whose have been made into incredibly successful movies including The Shawshank Redemption, likes to listen to music while he’s writing, having cycled through artists as varied as Fat Boy Slim and Gloria Gaynor.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/09/06/stephen-king-mambo-no-5-obsession-wife-threaten-divorce-19455377/