Kwame Kwei-Armah

Biography

Kwame Kwei-Armah is a British actor, playwright, director and broadcaster. In 2005, Kwei-Armah became the second black Briton to have a play staged in London's West End when his award-winning piece Elmina's Kitchen transferred to the Garrick Theatre. He was the first black Briton to head a major British national theater, when he took the directorship of the Young Vic in 2018. Kwei-Armah was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to drama.

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Awards & recognition

• ★Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature · 2014
• ★honorary doctorate · 2008
• ★Officer of the Order of the British Empire
• ☆Laurence Olivier Award — Best New Play · 2004 · nominated