Temi Wilkey
Temi Wilkey | |
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.jpg) Wilkey at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe | |
| Born | 1992 or 1993 (age 33–34) |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
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| Writing career | |
| Notable works | The High Table (2020) Main Character Energy (2024) |
| Notable awards | The Stage Debut Award for Best Writer (2020) |
Temi Wilkey (born 1992 or 1993) is a British-Nigerian performer, playwright and television writer.[1][2][3] She has written for the sitcom Sex Education, and her debut play, The High Table, premiered at the Bush Theatre in 2020, which went on to win a Stage Debut Award.[4][5] In 2024, she performed a one-woman play, Main Character Energy, at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Wilkey is also the co-founder of a drag king group called Pecs, where she played a character named Drag King Cole, who is a singer, songwriter and producer from Chicago, Illinois.[6]
Wilkey is an alumna of the University of Cambridge, where she studied English Literature.[7]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work(s) | Result | Refs |
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| 2020 | The Stage Debut Awards | Best Writer | The High Table | Won | [8] |
| 2020 | George Devine Award | The High Table | Shortlisted | [9] | |
References
[edit]- ↑ Paskett, Zoe (2020-02-13). "Temi Wilkey: 'I never saw myself represented – it was holding me back'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ↑ Minamore, Bridget (2020-02-11). "Trailblazing drama The High Table: 'Queer or not, we all come out in some way'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ↑ Akbar, Arifa (2020-02-17). "The High Table review – coming out and coming together in tender debut". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ↑ Healy, Rachael (2024-08-04). "Main Character Energy review – boudoir cabaret deconstructs Temi Wilkey's inner celeb". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ↑ "Sam Tutty and Temi Wilkey among The Stage Debut Awards 2020 winners". The Stage. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
- ↑ Miren, Frankie Miren and Frankie (2017-05-05). "Meeting London's Drag Kings". VICE. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ↑ Healy, Rachael (2025-02-21). "Actor Temi Wilkey: 'No one saw me as a Blanche DuBois or a Juliet'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
- ↑ Wood, Alex (27 September 2020). "Winners of The Stage Debut Awards 2020 announced – including Sam Tutty, Shan Ako and more". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ Rabinowitz, Chloe (23 November 2020). "Daniel Ward Announced as the Winner of the 51st George Devine Award". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
External links
[edit]- Temi Wilkey at IMDb