{"product_id":"9781408115602","title":"Kwei-Armah Plays: 1 Elmina's Kitchen; Fix Up; Statement of Regret; Let There Be Love","description":"\u003ch3\u003eContemporary Dramatists\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eKwei-Armah Plays: 1\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eElmina's Kitchen; Fix Up; Statement of Regret; Let There Be Love\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKwame Kwei-Armah\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew playwrights have been as successful as Kwame Kwei-Armah at\u003cbr\u003ebringing a distinctive new voice and examination of our culture to the\u003cbr\u003estage in recent years. This collection of his work includes his trilogy\u003cbr\u003eof plays commissioned and produced by the National Theatre between 2003\u003cbr\u003eand 2008, and \u003ci\u003eLet There Be Love\u003c\/i\u003e, first produced at the Tricycle Theatre, London, in 2008.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElmina's Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e won him awards for most promising new\u003cbr\u003eplaywright and was described as 'a scorching drama about the black\u003cbr\u003eexperience in Britain's inner cities. . . there is no mistaking its raw\u003cbr\u003epower, humanity and urgent concern' (\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003ci\u003eFix Up\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexplores race and cultural roots and heritage with verve and wit,\u003cbr\u003esetting heritage against the inexorable march of time and change. \u003ci\u003eStatement of Regret\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexplore tensions within the Black community amid changes in the team\u003cbr\u003eleading an influential Black policy think-tank. The final play, \u003ci\u003eLet There Be Love\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cbr\u003ewas presented at the Tricycle Theatre, London, in 2008: 'a smart and\u003cbr\u003epossibly noble exploration of what it takes to be human and happy' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe volume is introduced by the author and features a chronology of his work\u003ci\u003e..\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eKwame Kwei-Armah won the Peggy Ramsay award for his first play, \u003ci\u003eBitter Herb \u003c\/i\u003e(1998)\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand has since had three plays commissioned and produced by the National Theatre, with the first, \u003ci\u003eElmina's Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cbr\u003ewinning him the 2004 Evening Standard and Charles Wintor Awards for\u003cbr\u003eMost Promising Playwright, and being nominated for a Laurence Olivier\u003cbr\u003eaward for Best New Play 2003. His subsequent plays for the NT were \u003ci\u003eFix Up \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eStatement of Regret.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 October 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781408115602\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e352\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369859907724,"sku":"9781408115602","price":27.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_45af35a8-03fb-4ed3-b7a5-f794a482a926.jpg?v=1783880755","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781408115602","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}