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.

Temi Wilkey
Wilkey at the 2024 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]

References

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  1. ^ Paskett, Zoe (2020-02-13). "Temi Wilkey: 'I never saw myself represented – it was holding me back'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  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.