Main Character Energy - (Modern Plays) by Temi Wilkey (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

This show is not about race. Or oppression.
It's about me!
It's about how deserving I am of attention . . .

A beautiful and supremely talented black actress is putting on an autobiographical one woman show to finally take up the space she's been so routinely denied.

It's your privilege, your honour and your pre-eminent pleasure to give her all the attention she deserves.

In this 'perfect send up of the one woman show' (Guardian) our heroine is forced to confront her insatiable need for attention in a show that is as self-aware as it is self-indulgent. A high camp cocktail of comedy and cabaret, this flamboyant parody is an uplifting and life affirming celebration of embracing your most authentic self.

This edition was published to coincide with the 2025 UK tour and run at the Soho Theatre, London.

Review Quotes

"A dazzling and ultimately unforgettable hour." --Diva

"Of all the solo shows to see this year, this must be at the top of your list" --Skinny

"Perfect send up of the one woman show" --Guardian

About the Author

Temi Wilkey is an actor & writer from North London. She studied English at Cambridge before training with the National Youth Theatre REP company in 2014. Temi was a member of the Royal Court's Young Writers Group in 2017 and wrote her debut play, The High Table, at the course's culmination. It was produced at the Bush Theatre in Lynette Linton's debut season, and won Temi the Stage Debut Award for Best Writer in 2020. She also co-founded & co-directed the Drag King company, Pecs, performing in the sell-out runs of their shows at venues including Soho Theatre, The Yard & Tate Britain before leaving the company in 2019.

Temi wrote an episode of Netflix's Sex Education S3 for which she was nominated for the NAACP award for Outstanding writing in a Comedy Series. She also wrote two episodes for Disney Plus's Wedding Season. Temi is working on her own original projects in the UK and the US. In 2021 she was on the BFI Flare x BAFTA Crew programme mentored by Russell T Davies and was named one of the Forbes 30 under 30.