Nicôle Lecky Explained

Nicôle Lecky is a British actress, singer and writer. She is best known for her 2018 play Superhoe and its 2022 TV-series adaption Mood.

Early life

Lecky (born 1990[1] [2]) grew up in Stratford, East London.[3] She is English-Jamaican and has siblings.[4] [5] Her father was an electrician and former DJ, and her mother a mental-health nurse. Lecky studied for a time at King's College London, but graduated from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. At age 18, she was signed by a theatrical agent.[6] Her mother died when Lecky was 19.

Work

Lecky has written for the soap opera , and her acting roles include the TV-series Casualty, Fresh Meat, Sense8 and Death in Paradise. She directed The Moor Girl, a short film.[7] [8]

Her 2018 play Superhoe was a collaboration between the Talawa Theatre Company and the Royal Court Theatre, directed by Jade Lewis. Lecky wrote and performed the monodrama,[9] and collaborated with British rapper The Last Skeptik on the play's music.[10] Superhoe follows the life of twenty-four year-old Sasha, and Lecky plays several characters. She was inspired by a website that posted personal information on Instagram women involved in sex work.[11] Playwright Levi David Addai, who mentored Lecky around 2019, said in 2020 that she is "one of the most talented young writers, actresses, singer-songwriters in the country right now."

Superhoe received positive reviews. The Evening Standards reviewer said "[Lecky is] a revelation — singing and rapping eloquently as she delivers a knotty, occasionally grim story with charismatic fluency." The Daily Telegraphs reviewer said "It stands squarely in the tradition of Royal Court writing while being its own fresh thing." WhatsOnStage.com's reviewer said "She knows how to keep the audience on her side with just a backward glance, and her comic timing is superb."[12] The Guardians reviewer said "Lecky engagingly performs her own writing ... Though rarely surprising, it's a simple story strongly told". Stylists reviewer said "...be sure to remember Nicôle Lecky. She’s a star slash genius."[13] The Times reviewer said "The music is terrific, but, if anything, this show could easily use another song. The plot, however, never surprises us even for a moment. ... This is a shame because Sasha has got such sass and spark. You won’t find her at Wetherspoons; you really can’t help but like her."[14]

The BBC decided to adapt Superhoe as a TV-series, and the six part musical drama Mood premiered in 2022 on BBC Three. Lecky played the main character Sasha Clayton, was a series executive producer and writer, and was also involved in creating the music. The characters are those she performed in the play.[15] [16] As part of her script-writing, she interviewed women involved in sex work online.[17] As of 2024, Mood has a 100% score on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on five reviews.[18] Shortly after the premiere of Mood, Lecky was signed by the United Talent Agency (UTA).[19]

She has written a second drama for the BBC, which as of 2023 is untitled.[20] [21] She is part of the cast of the comedy drama Sweetpea, planned to be released in 2024.[22] [23]

Recognition

Lecky was nominated for a Best Writer Stage Debut Award in 2019 for Superhoe.[24] She won the Women in Film and TV Awards' The Netflix New Talent Award in 2022.[25]

Mood won two BAFTA awards, Best Mini-Series and Best Original Music: Fiction. Lecky was also nominated in a third category, Best Emerging Talent: Fiction. Accepting the mini-series award, she said "For me to be here, a working class, mixed, Black woman stood here I'm just really proud of that and I hope it really does inspire the next generation of storytellers."[26] [27] For Mood, she also received a Royal Television Society Craft & Design Award, Music - Original Score, and was nominated for a Royal Television Society Programme Breakthrough Award.[28] [29]

Personal life

As of 2022, she lives in London.

Books

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Hitchings . Henry . Superhoe review — Nicôle Lecky is a revelation . 7 February 2024 . . 5 February 2019 . en.
  2. Web site: Nicole Lecky . . 8 February 2024 . en.
  3. News: Bromley . Joe . My London: Nicôle Lecky . 7 February 2024 . . 31 March 2022 . en.
  4. News: Cavendish . Dominic . Superhoe, Royal Court Upstairs, review: a vivid and touching portrait of millennial angst . 7 February 2024 . . 6 February 2019.
  5. News: Vujić . Katja . Nicôle Lecky Has the Range . 10 February 2024 . . 8 November 2022 . en.
  6. News: Power . Ed . Nicôle Lecky and Kwame Kwei-Armah Jnr on Mood: 'Black musicians give so much to this country' . 7 February 2024 . . 1 March 2022 . en.
  7. News: Kellaway . Kate . 'She's the real deal': top TV writers on mentoring the stars of the future . 7 February 2024 . . 19 January 2020. The Guardian.
  8. Book: Andersen . Robin . Investigating Death in Paradise: Finding New Meaning in the BBC Mystery Series . 2023 . . 978-1-4766-4943-6 . 49 . en.
  9. Web site: Superhoe . . 7 February 2024.
  10. News: Wyver . Kate . Superhoe review – frank and fragile account of sex work . 7 February 2024 . . 5 February 2019.
  11. News: Ibekwe . Desiree . Making a Genre-Bending Show About Social Media and Sex Work . 7 February 2024 . . 4 November 2022.
  12. Web site: Harrison . Daniella . Review: Superhoe (Royal Court) . . 7 February 2024 . 5 February 2019.
  13. News: Hilton . Phil . Superhoe review: Nicôle Lecky’s extraordinary one-woman show is a work of genius . 17 March 2024 . . 2019.
  14. News: Treneman . Ann . Review: Superhoe at the Royal Court Jerwood Upstairs, SW1 . 31 May 2024 . . 6 February 2019 . en.
  15. News: Khan . Coco . 'Commissioners: hire more people with different experiences!' Meet Nicôle Lecky, TV's newest superstar . 7 February 2024 . . 18 February 2022.
  16. Berman . Judy . BBC America's Exhilarating 'Mood' Marks the Arrival of a Multitalented Artist . 8 February 2024 . . 4 November 2022 . en.
  17. News: Swain . Marianka . Mood, review: Nicôle Lecky's supercharged millennial polemic is gripping and grimy . 7 February 2024 . . 1 March 2022.
  18. Web site: Mood Season 1 . . 8 February 2024 . en.
  19. News: Ravindran . Manori . UTA Signs Nicôle Lecky, Creator and Star of BBC Musical Drama 'Mood' (EXCLUSIVE) . 9 February 2024 . . 2 March 2022.
  20. Web site: BAFTA-award winning writer Nicôle Lecky dives into the world of teenage girls and their mothers in new BBC mystery thriller . BBC . 7 February 2024 . en . 24 August 2023.
  21. News: Ramachandran . Naman . 'Happy Valley' Creator Sally Wainwright, Jenna Coleman, Nicôle Lecky, Sacha Dhawan Series Set at BBC . 7 February 2024 . . 25 August 2023. Naman Ramachandran.
  22. News: Beecham . Amy . Exclusive: Sweetpea is the deviously twisted thriller telling a gritty coming-of-'rage' story . 9 February 2024 . . 2023.
  23. News: Ramachandran . Naman . Naman Ramachandran . Ella Purnell to Executive Produce, Star in Sky's 'Sweetpea' With Nicôle Lecky, Jon Pointing, Calam Lynch, Leah Harvey (EXCLUSIVE) . 9 February 2024 . . 29 November 2023.
  24. News: Wood . Alex . The Stage Debut Awards 2019 winners announced . 9 February 2024 . . 15 September 2019.
  25. News: Ravindran . Manori . Yossman . K. J. . 'Masked Singer's' Davina McCall, 'We Are Lady Parts' Creator Nida Manzoor, Sue Barker Among U.K. Women in Film and TV Award Winners . 8 February 2024 . . 2 December 2022.
  26. Web site: BAFTA Television 2023: The Winners & Nominations . . 7 February 2024 . en . 16 March 2023.
  27. News: Blair . Olivia . ELLE Exclusive: Nicôle Lecky Discusses Her BAFTA Win . 7 February 2024 . . 15 May 2023.
  28. News: Ramachandran . Naman . Naman Ramachandran . Kate Winslet, Kit Connor, Billie Piper in the Mix at Royal Television Society Programme Awards Nominations . 9 February 2024 . . 7 March 2023.
  29. Web site: RTS Craft & Design Awards 2022 . . 9 February 2024 . en . 5 December 2022.

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