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Kwame Kwei-Armah

Playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah, with readers Don Warrington and Jaye Griffiths, presents his favourite pieces of writing and song lyrics to an audience at the 91热爆 Radio Theatre.

Kwame Kwei-Armah, playwright and theatre director, chooses the pieces of writing that he loves and that have inspired him in his own writing life. He presents them to the audience at the 91热爆 Radio Theatre, with the help of readers Don Warrington and Jaye Griffiths.

As the writer of plays such as Elmina's Kitchen, Kwame's own passions range from novels by Toni Morrison and Ben Okri to Redemption Song by Bob Marley - which the audience joins him in singing.

Producer Beth O'Dea.

28 minutes

Last on

Thu 3 Oct 2013 23:30

Kwame's choices:

Lyrics to Redemption Song by Bob Marley

The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon

Penguin

Fences by August Wilson

Penguin

Jazz by Toni Morrison

Vintage

Othello by William Shakespeare

Penguin

Psalm 116 from the King James Bible

The Famished Road by Ben Okri

Vintage

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Kwame Kwei-Armah
Reader Don Warrington
Reader Jaye Griffiths
Producer Beth O'Dea

Broadcasts

  • Mon 12 Aug 2013 16:00
  • Thu 3 Oct 2013 23:30

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