Kwei-Armah Plays: 1: Elmina's Kitchen; Fix Up; Statement of Regret; Let There Be Love

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This collection highlights the work of critically-acclaimed playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah who has brought a distinctive new voice and examination of multiculturalism to the London stage. Included are a trilogy of plays commissioned and produced by the National Theatre in London between 2003  and 2008, and Let There Be Love, first produced at the Tricycle Theatre, London, in 2008.    Elmina's Kitchen won numerous awards as was hailed as "A scorching drama about the black  experience in Britain's inner cities. . . there is no mistaking its raw  power, humanity and urgent concern."—Daily Telegraph   Fix Up explores race and cultural roots and heritage with verve and wit,  setting heritage against the inexorable march of time and change.   Statement of Regret explores tensions within the Black community in Britain amid changes in the team  leading an influential Black policy think-tank.   Let There Be Love  was acclaimed as "a smart and  possibly noble exploration of what it takes to be human and happy."—The Evening Standard    The volume is introduced by the author and features a chronology of his work