Little Baby Jesus is a lyrical triptych of three intertwining,
colliding monologues about the life-changing moments when three young
people "grew up." Joanne is dipped in rudeness, rolled in attitude and
is fighting to keep her life afloat. Sensitive and mature he may be, yet
Kehinde struggles with an obsession for mixed-race girls as he eyes his
place on the social ladder. Rugrat is the class clown and playground
loudmouth, and just wants to make it past GCSEs.
Estate Walls is the story of Obi, a young writer who dreams of leaving
his estate, but with bad boys Myles and Cain for best friends, there are
bound to be setbacks...
Both plays premiered at Ovalhouse Theatre in south London, directed by
Ché Walker, with Estate Walls winning Arinzé the Most Promising
Playwright at the Offies (Off West End Theatre Awards) in 2011. Little
Baby Jesus was revived at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, in 2019,
directed by winner of the JMK Young Director Award Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu.