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CHE WALKER (1968 - ) |
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Nationality: British Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Literary Agent: The Agency (London) Ltd |
Che studied acting at the Webber Douglas Academy in London (1989-1992 graduating with Distinction) and at WAC (1998), and has worked with Edward Bond, Dennis Potter, Philip Ridley, Mark Ravenhill and Ricky Gervais, among others. His first play, Been So Long, premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in 1998 and was runner-up for both the Meyer-Whitworth and the John Whitting Award before being translated and performed in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, New Zealand and Australia. His play, Flesh Wound, premiered at the Royal Court in 2003 and won the George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright. Che has taught acting at RADA, Central, E15 and the Arts Project for Socially Excluded Youth, he has been Head of Acting at the Weekend Arts College for over ten years. He has taught writing for the Royal Court Young Writers' Programme, in the Feltham Young Offenders' Institute, at the Centre Point Homeless Shelter, and for Hampstead Theatre Youth Project.
Plays by Che Walker
8th, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Pavilion Theatre, Manchester | 07 Jul 2011 | ||||
Company: | Manchester International Festival. Paines Plough | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #140158 | |||
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Genre: | soul musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 3 musicians | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | music and lyrics by Paul Heaton and book by Che Walker | |||||
Synopsis: | "Victim of an overdose or recipient of bullet Just the harvest of the finger or the wrist It's the needle or the trigger, the 8th could push or pull it As long as folk believe that he exists" One of Manchester's greatest songwriters Paul Heaton (The Beautiful South, The Housemartins), premieres an epic new pop song, THE 8TH, in a thrilling live show. Joined onstage by his band and a host of special guests, Heaton transports you to a destitute neighbourhood where the seven deadly sins unfurl. From the seven an eighth is born - a new and thoroughly modern sin that imprisons all who cross its path. The 8th is a musical masterpiece entwined with a theatrical narrative by award-winning playwright Ché Walker (The Globe, Royal Court and Young Vic) and directed by Paines Plough's Joint Artistic Director George Perrin. The 8th will feature a cast of performers from across musical genres who all join Heaton in the Pavilion Theatre for three very special performances. | |||||
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Been So Long | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1998 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 1998 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #35853 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | about friendship, love and taking a chance when the odds are stacked against you as girls go cruising for action | |||||
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Been So Long | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2009 | |||||
Company: | co-production with ETT | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1840029376 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #93782 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | backing singers | |||||
Notes: | book and lyrics by Che Walker; lyrics and music by Arthur Darvill; From Play By Walker | |||||
| musical reworking of the play bristling with sassy riffs and layered rhythms | |||||
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Car Thieves | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2004 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Oberon Books, London, 2004 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #41877 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Akos Nemeth. literal translation by Katalin Trencsenyi and David Evans | |||||
Synopsis: | A group of young people involved in sex, drugs and petty crime meet big-time Mafiosi against the backdrop of semi-underworld Budapest today. None of the characters seems to know what he or she is doing, yet still they try to cheat one another and their own fate. A dry, quirky, fast, rude and at times extremely funny snapshot of the urban scene in Hungary today. | |||||
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Crazy Love | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2007 | |||||
Company: | Paines Plough and Oran Mor | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #78085 | |||
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Genre: | 50 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | In Crazy Love, Billie's fallen for the worst possible man in the world. Cordelia knows it. Shiv knows it. But Billie won't listen because it feels so good. An urban love story. "He looks at me for just that fraction too long and when he drills those eyes on me I sprout fangs and a scream builds in my ribcage but still no sound." | |||||
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Dance For Me | ||
| 1st Produced: | Webber Douglas | 2004 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #41878 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Election Drama: A Theatrical Response | ||
| 1st Produced: | 08 May 2010 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #119353 | |||
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Genre: | Piece | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written by Che Walker; Rex Obano; Anders Lustgarten; Phil Willmott | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Flesh Wound | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2003 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 2003 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #35854 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | winner of Arts Council England Writer's Award 2003 for Drama category, for Flesh Wound | |||||
Synopsis: | Vincent is always in trouble, this time with the infamous Calderazzos. His sister Deirdra stays out of danger in her flat high above the streets of London. His father, Joseph, is in the protection business, but that doesn't mean protecting his own son. Now the family needs help, it's down to Joseph. | |||||
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Frontline, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2008 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #87614 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 14 | Female | 9 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | about the frontline of London's streets: the traffic of lowlife and nightlife outside Camden Tube Station. | |||||
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Iphigenia | ||
| 1st Produced: | Southwark Playhouse | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #41879 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
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Jack and the Beanstalk | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2009 | |||||
Company: | The Lyric Hammersmith | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #101459 | |||
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Genre: | Pantomime | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | By Richard Bean, Jocelyn Jee Esien, Joel Horwood, Che Walker and Morgan Lloyd Malcolm | |||||
Synopsis: | Pantomime returns to Hammersmith in a community and entertainment extravaganza with the creative team working alongside local talent to present a traditional panto | |||||
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Lovesong | ||
| 1st Produced: | fifth Latitude Festival , Henham Park Estate in Suffolk | 15 Jul 2010 | ||||
Company: | English Touring Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #112452 | |||
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Genre: | Play with Music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | music by Omar Lyefook | |||||
Synopsis: | Oscar lives in the fast lane. He pays for sex and drugs. Something's missing. Brooding over what might have been, he reflects on his reckless lifestyle and is taken by surprise, finding love where he could never have expected. -- | |||||
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Same Story Every Time | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #35855 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Sticks And Stones | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #35856 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Two Thousand And Twelve | ||
| 1st Produced: | 08 May 2010 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #115472 | |||
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Genre: | short play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | part of Election Drama. Supporting Wall invited a number of writers to come up with playlets within hours of the polls closing in Thursday's general election | |||||
Synopsis: | portrayal of a near-future benefits office | |||||
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