Michaela Coel

Compare Chewing Gum with I May Destroy You for the range of Coel’s writing around desire, belonging and the stories people tell about experience. Her physical comic confidence is only one part of work that also depends on perspective and structure. I May Destroy You is a demanding drama involving sexual assault and consent, with humour occupying a different place from the exuberance of Chewing Gum. Choose this route for a substantial tonal contrast and for the precision with which a particular character’s experience shapes the narrative.