Born 1967, Leeds
Singer, poet, producer/composer, playwright, film-maker and club promoter
Artist's statement
I transcend division by any means necessary. I am a tool of God. The essence is love and confusion and oranges on a step. My quest is to find out who the hell I am (or was when I started looking).
Current work
Segun's debut solo show, Bro 9, at Contact Theatre, opened to critical acclaim in April 2003, won best Fringe Performer and Best Design in the prestigious Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards. He has also had several commissions and broadcasts on BBC Radio 3 and radio Manchester. In 2006, Bro 9 was produced as a critically acclaimed short film, starring Segun and directed by Juliet Ellis.
Segun is a founder member of Manchester's Speakeasy People poetry and music collective, which is one of the UK's longest established Black arts collectives.
In Autumn 2005, Segun was nominated for the Arts Foundaion Performance Poetry award. In 2005, Segun was commissioned by Big Creative Ideas to write Booty Call, a play for young people, which toured the UK in Autumn 2006, gaining rave reviews in the Telegraph and the Stage.
From 2003 to 2006, Segun worked as the North West Regional Coordinator for Apples and Snakes, the UK's long established poetry organisation, to develop spoken word activity across the North West region. He is currently writing a new show, Liar / Opuro, for the Green Room, Manchester and a dancehall reggae opera, Venus & the Killer Bees, commissioned by Contact Theatre, Manchester, Birmingham Rep and Eclipse Theatre.
Contact details
Segun Lee-French
Phone (home): +44 (0)161 232 8380
Email: info@segunworld.com
