#15: Ché Walker on the Importance of Arts, Impostor Syndrome and Releasing His Movie on Netflix after 8 Years
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Ché Walker is an English playwright, actor, and director. He has notched up over forty professional Television Acting Credits and appeared in ten professional stage plays, before becoming a playwright. His first play “Been So Long” premiered at the world-renowned Royal Court Theatre in 1998, and subsequent translations and productions include New York, Los Angeles, Seoul, Paris, Dortmund, Oslo, and Copenhagen. The musical adaptation of Been So Long premiered at London’s Young Vic Theatre, and was nominated for Evening Standard Best Musical, and Evening Standard Best Newcomer. In 2018 Netflix premiered the film adaptation of Been So Long, a film directed by Tinge Krishnan and with Michaela Coel and Arinze Kene in the lead roles. His second stage play “Fleshwound” premiered at the Royal Court in 2003, and won both The George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright and an Arts Council Writer of The Future Award. Chè has taught acting at RADA, Central School for Speech and Drama, East 15, and the Stella Adler Academy of Acting and Theatre Los Angeles.
Please enjoy this conversation with Ché Walker!
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