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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

‘I want to take the audience further than they’d like’: Kwame Kwei-Armah on Beneatha’s Place by Kwame Kwei-Armah

Continuing the story of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, the writer and director aims to create change with a reflection on today’s culture wars about race As we get ready to op…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:43AM
Thursday, October 6, 2016

Ali fought for change in America – let's celebrate those on the front foot today by Kwame Kwei-Armah

Kemp Powers’ play One Night in Miami revolves around a 1964 encounter between Cassius Clay, Malcolm X and Sam Cooke. At a time of trauma in the US, we must remember not just their defiance…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:33AM
Saturday, October 19, 2013

Kwame Kwei-Armah: what the National Theatre means to me by Kwame Kwei-Armah

Restless curiosity makes the National the best theatre in the English-speaking worldWorking at the National changed my life. I started off at the studio – they give you a commission and a …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM