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Cheryl Akila Payne

CHERYL AKILA PAYNE  

 Nationality:    British
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Cheryl Akila Payne started writing as an amateur at a very early age. Cheryl went onto to Middlesex University in London to study Creative and Media Writing. During this time she had a chance to discover, explore and practice various writing mediums where she developed her craft. After graduating in 2006, Cheryl was accepted onto the Pen to Paper writer's development program at the Birmingham REP. Here, Cheryl was exposed to theatre and fell in love with it. In 2007 Cheryl wrote a play called Fatherhood which was performed in The Door at the Birmingham REP. In 2008 Cheryl co-wrote These four Streets which was a creative response to the Lozells disturbances. Since then, Cheryl has been working on new material whilst using her writing to help young adults develop their personal and social skills.

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below is a list of Cheryl Akila Payne's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Come to Where I am From         Fatherland         These Four Streets

Come to Where I am From

Synopsis:
Sixty one playwrights from across the UK return to their home towns to write plays about the places that shaped them. At 14 theatres from Bristol to Belfast, Cardiff to Coventry and Nottingham to Newcastle, these plays will be performed by the playwrights themselves, coming home to tell their tale. Come To Where I'm From is a theatrical tapestry of the UK, woven by writers asking if home is really where the heart is.

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Paines Plough

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short play

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Fatherland

Synopsis:
Mark is 15 and in love with Nicole. All the adults in his life are putting pressure on them to separate but Mark feels he is old enough to make his own decisions. Is wagging school and running away really a solution to their problems?

Notes:
part of "360 degrees": What are the turning points in our lives? What makes us who we are? We asked six writers to respond creatively to these questions. The result is a selection of short plays for one performer which focus on a pivotal moment in a young person's life: providing a 360 degree view of the future generation.

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These Four Streets

Synopsis:
In October 2005 the rumour of a rape sparked disturbances in Lozells, Birmingham, that led to the killing of one man, widespread damage and a fracture between two communities that had previously appeared to be living happily alongside one another. Inspired by the views, hopes and fears of local people connected to or affected by the disturbances, these Four Streets is an engaging and hopeful play that highlights a community's fight to stay together. A collaboration between six young female writers, these Four Streets explores the power of rumour and what it's like to live in a place that has been written off.

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written by Naylah Ahmed, Sonali Bhattacharyya, Jennifer Farmer, Lorna French, Amber Lone And Cheryl Akila Payne

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Organisations:
Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company

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