{"product_id":"kwame-kwei-armah-kwame-kwei-armah-9781408115602","title":"Kwei-Armah Plays: 1: Elmina's Kitchen; Fix Up; Statement of Regret; Let There Be Love","description":"\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume is introduced by the author and features a chronology of his work\u003ci\u003e..\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kwame Kwei-Armah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1408115603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781408115602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Kwame Kwei-Armah","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44064598622463,"sku":"9781408115602","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6cd49798-de45-4b7c-a3c9-c80090767c3b.jpg?v=1685396433","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kwame-kwei-armah-kwame-kwei-armah-9781408115602","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}