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.
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Kwame's choices:
Lyrics to Redemption Song by Bob Marley
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The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon
Penguin
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Fences by August Wilson
Penguin
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Jazz by Toni Morrison
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Othello by William Shakespeare
Penguin
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Psalm 116 from the King James Bible
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The Famished Road by Ben Okri
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Kwame Kwei-Armah |
Reader | Don Warrington |
Reader | Jaye Griffiths |
Producer | Beth O'Dea |
Broadcasts
- Mon 12 Aug 2013 16:0091热爆 Radio 4 FM
- Thu 3 Oct 2013 23:3091热爆 Radio 4
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