Temi Wilkey

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Temi Wilkey
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Wilkey at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Temi Wilkey 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]

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References

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  4. 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.
  5. "Sam Tutty and Temi Wilkey among The Stage Debut Awards 2020 winners". The Stage. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  6. Miren, Frankie Miren and Frankie (2017-05-05). "Meeting London's Drag Kings". VICE. Retrieved 2024-08-17.