Autor/-in: Kwame Kwei-Armah

Kwame Kwei-Armah. is British actor, playwright, director, singer and broadcaster. In 2018 he was made Artistic Director of the Young Vic Theatre, where he has directed Twelfth Night. and Tree. From 2011 to 2018 he was the Artistic Director of Baltimore Center Stage where his directing credits include: Jazz, Marley, One Night in Miami, Amadeus,. and Dance of the Holy Ghosts. As a playwright his credits include Tree. (Manchester International Festival, Young Vic), One Love. (Birmingham Repertory Theatre), Beneatha’s Place. (Baltimore Center Stage) Elmina’s Kitchen, Fix Up, Statement of Regret. (National Theatre) Let There Be Love. and Seize the Day. (Tricycle Theatre). Kwame was an Associate Director of the Donmar Warehouse and has served on the boards of the National Theatre, Tricycle Theatre, and Theatre Communications Group. He is Chair of the 2019 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, was Chancellor of the University of the Arts London from 2010 to 2015, and in 2012 was awarded an OBE for Services to Drama.