[3] French co-created the play These Four Walls with Naylah Ahmed, Sonali Bhattacharyya, Jennifer Farmer, Amber Lone and Cheryl Akila Payne.
The play was commissioned by the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and was created based on interviews with those affected by the Lozells Riot in 2005.
[6] French won the 2016 Alfred Fagon Award for her play City Melodies, which explores the lives of first- and second-generation immigrants in London, and their perseverance in the face of adversity.
In 2016, they produced a stage version of To Kill a Mockingbird, and commissioned three playwrights to each write a scene that provided additional perspective on the play.
[8][9] She cites as influences Caryl Churchill, debbie tucker green, and Arthur Miller, as well as Toni Morrison and Sam Selvon.