Ché Walker Explained

Ché Walker is an English actor, playwright, theatre director, and teacher. His musical Been So Long played at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Young Vic theatre.^{[1] [2]} It was later developed into a feature film of the same name starring Michaela Coel and released by Netflix in 2018.^[3]

As an actor, he has appeared on television, with credits including The Office and EastEnders.^[4] His mother is the actress Ann Mitchell.^[5] Walker lives in Camden in London.^{[6] [7]}

Accolades

• 2003 George Devine Award
• 2003 Arts Council Young Writers Award, for Flesh Wound

List of works

Writing credits

• Been So Long, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1998; Young Vic Theatre, London, 2009
• Jack and the Beanstalk, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, London, 2009
• translation of Sophocles' Iphigenia, Southwark Playhouse
• Flesh Wound, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London,
• Crazy Love, Glasgow: Oran Mor, Scotland, 2007
• Dance for Me, Webber Douglas, 2004
• A Passion for Mayhem
• Greenskin Gal
• Inner City Magic
• Translation of Akos Nemeth's Car Thieves, Cottesloe Theatre, National Theatre, London, 2004
• The Frontline, Globe, London, 2008 ^{[8] [9]}
• The Lightning Child, Globe, London, 2013
• Been So Long, film screenplay, 2018

Directing credits

• Etta Jenks (Finborough Theatre)
• Achidi J's Final Hours (Finborough Theatre)
• Rootz Spectacula (Belgrade Theatre, Coventry)
• Macbeth (Southwark Playhouse)
• The Glory of Living (Battersea Arts Centre)
• Balm in Gilead (RADA)
• A Mouthful of Birds (RADA)
• A Prayer for Owen Meany (Corbett Theatre)
• A Flea in Her Ear (Corbett Theatre)
• The Hot L Baltimore (Corbett Theatre)
• The Time Of Our Lies (Park Theatre)^[10]

Acting credits

• Othello (Shakespeare's Globe)
• The Pitchfork Disney (Citizens Theatre)
• Old Rose (Citizens Theatre)
• Sunshine (Southwark Playhouse)
• Biloxi Blues (Salisbury Playhouse)
• Wait Until Dark (Plymouth Theatre Royal)
• Danny and the Deep Blue Sea (Interchange Studios)

External links

• Ché Walker's official website
• "Interview: Ché Walker", Music OMH, Natasha Tripney, 6/2008
• "INTERVIEW: CHE WALKER", Theatre Voice

Notes and References

1. Web site: Been So Long. 19 August 2009.
2. Web site: Che Walker - Latest news reviews and interviews . 15 March 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121106223417/http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=209&name=Che%20Walker . 6 November 2012 . dead .
3. Web site: Lee. Ann. 2018-10-22. Michaela Coel On London and Love in Netflix Musical 'Been So Long'. 2021-09-30. Culture Trip.
4. Web site: Che Walker. .
5. News: Che Walker's revolutionary birthday party at Wac Arts. Steve. Barnett. New Journal Enterprises. Camden New Journal. 4 August 2022. 23 April 2018.
6. News: Nick Curtis. 1 July 2008. Che Walker is Camden's chronicler. Evening Standard. dead. 15 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110605080725/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23504126-che-walker-is-camdens-chronicler.do. 5 June 2011.
7. News: Jasper Rees. 29 June 2008. Che Walker brings The Frontline Shakespeare's Globe. The Sunday Times. London.
8. News: Che Walker brings The Frontline Shakespeare's Globe. Times Online. 18 September 2008 . London . Jasper . Rees . 2008-06-29.
9. Web site: Che Walker.
10. Web site: The Time Of Our Lies . Park Theatre . 30 July 2019.