Kwame Kwei-Armah OBE (born Ian Roberts; 24 March 1967 in Hillingdon,
London) is a British actor, playwright, director, singer and
broadcaster. In 2005 he became the second black Briton to have a play
staged in the West End of London. (Ray Harrison Graham's Fringe First
award-winning play GARY played at the Arts Theatre in 1990.)
Kwei-Armah's award-winning piece Elmina's Kitchen transferred to the
Garrick Theatre in 2005. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the
British Empire (OBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to
drama. He is currently the artistic director of the Young Vic theatre
in London, succeeding David Lan.Brought up in Southall, he changed his
name at the age of 19 after tracing his family history, through the
slave trade back to his ancestral African roots in Ghana. His parents
were born in Grenada. He has four children.Kwei-Armah was chancellor
of the University of the Arts form 2011 to 2015. He served as the
Artistic Director of the Baltimore's Center Stage theater in the
United States from 2011 to 2018. In 2018 he became the Artistic
Director of the Young Vic in London.
London) is a British actor, playwright, director, singer and
broadcaster. In 2005 he became the second black Briton to have a play
staged in the West End of London. (Ray Harrison Graham's Fringe First
award-winning play GARY played at the Arts Theatre in 1990.)
Kwei-Armah's award-winning piece Elmina's Kitchen transferred to the
Garrick Theatre in 2005. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the
British Empire (OBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to
drama. He is currently the artistic director of the Young Vic theatre
in London, succeeding David Lan.Brought up in Southall, he changed his
name at the age of 19 after tracing his family history, through the
slave trade back to his ancestral African roots in Ghana. His parents
were born in Grenada. He has four children.Kwei-Armah was chancellor
of the University of the Arts form 2011 to 2015. He served as the
Artistic Director of the Baltimore's Center Stage theater in the
United States from 2011 to 2018. In 2018 he became the Artistic
Director of the Young Vic in London.
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