Kwame Kwei-Armah Chronology

1998

Bitter Herb (winner of the Peggy Ramsay Award) premieres at the Bristol Old Vic, directed by Andy Hay.

1999

Big Nose, co-authored and directed by Chris Monks, premieres at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry.

2001

Blues Brother, Soul Sister is produced by the Bristol Old Vic; national tour directed by Andy Hay.

2003

Elmina’s Kitchen premieres at the Cottesloe, National Theatre, directed by Angus Jackson. Wins the Evening Standard Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright, nominated for an Olivier Award and for a BAFTA (Best New Writer). The play was produced as a film for BBC4 Drama (2003) and BBC Radio 3 (2004), and transferred to London’s Garrick Theatre, becoming the first play by an African Caribbean playwright to be produced in the West End.

2004

Fix Up premieres at the Cottesloe, National Theatre, directed by Angus Jackson.

2007

Statement of Regret premieres at the Cottesloe, National Theatre, directed by Jeremy Herrin.

2008

Let There Be Love premieres at the Tricycle Theatre, London, directed by the author, and returns for a second run in the summer of the same year. Television drama Walter’s War is produced by BBC4.

2009

Statement of Regret produced by BBC Radio 3.