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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.

HalfEmpty Glasses

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      Publisher Faber & Faber
      Published 4 August 2022
      ISBN-13 9780571380503
      978-0571380503
      ISBN-10 0571380506
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      Poetry

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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.

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