Kwame Kwei-Armah

Kwame Kwei-Armah

Kwame Kwei-Armah

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Editorial:
Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2009
Materia
Obras de teatro, textos teatrales
ISBN:
9781408115602
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Few playwrights have been as successful as Kwame Kwei-Armah atbringing a distinctive new voice and examination of our culture to thestage in recent years. This collection of his work includes his trilogyof plays commissioned and produced by the National Theatre between 2003and 2008, and Let There Be Love, first produced at the Tricycle Theatre, London, in 2008.Elmina’s Kitchen won him awards for most promising newplaywright and was described as ’a scorching drama about the blackexperience in Britain’s inner cities. . . there is no mistaking its rawpower, humanity and urgent concern’ (Daily Telegraph). Fix Upexplores race and cultural roots and heritage with verve and wit,setting heritage against the inexorable march of time and change. Statement of Regretexplore tensions within the Black community amid changes in the teamleading an influential Black policy think-tank. The final play, Let There Be Love,was presented at the Tricycle Theatre, London, in 2008: ’a smart andpossibly noble exploration of what it takes to be human and happy’ Evening Standard .The volume is introduced by the author and features a chronology of his work..

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