I still play to their chords.
Livin within conventions.
Livin within restrictions.
Livin within a structure.
Lettin someone write my narrative.

Toye is preparing for his piano exam to get into a prestigious music school. He's doing it for the contacts, the opportunity, the love of art. But when he notices the lack of Black British history in his school's curriculum, he begins to question himself and the world around him. Toye wants to follow his dream. but he can't let these institutions write his story. He decides to teach his classmates about Black cultural icons himself, but quickly discovers that not everyone wants Black history to be celebrated.

Dipo Baruwa-Etti's inspiring new play about the pressures of being young, gifted and ready to change the world premiered at Roundabout in Kingston, in a Paines Plough and Rose Theatre production, in July 2022.

About the Author
Dipo Baruwa-Etti is a playwright, poet and filmmaker. In 2020, he was shortlisted for the George Devine Award and was the Channel 4 playwright on attachment at the Almeida Theatre. Plays include The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars (Theatre Royal Stratford East), which was shortlisted for the Alfred Fagon Award for Best New Play, An unfinished man (The Yard Theatre, London), Half-Empty Glasses (Paines Plough and Rose Theatre, Kingston) and The Clinic (Almeida Theatre, London). For screen, he wrote and directed the award-winning short film The Last Days (BFI Network/BBC/ Tannahill Productions) and has several original projects in development. As a poet, he has been published in The Good Journal, Ink Sweat & Tears and Amaryllis, and had his work showcased nationwide as part of End Hunger UK's touring exhibition on food insecurity


Book Information
ISBN 9780571380503
Author Dipo Baruwa-Etti
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 115g
Dimensions(mm) 195mm * 125mm * 10mm