“Then I took an ancestral name and changed from what was then Ian Roberts to what is now Kwame Kwei-Armah. And I’ve been Kwame for longer than I was Ian.” 3. He wishes he’d thought of ...

Award-winning director and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah has been announced as the new artistic director of the Young Vic theatre in London. The former Casualty star said he was "beyond humbled ...

Actor, director and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah has joined the board of Fifth Season-backed production company The Story Collective. In the role, Kwei-Armah will bring expertise and mentorship to ...

With a difficult autumn Budget providing few reassurances for either the arts or university sectors, it can feel difficult to remain hopeful. But we must, says Josette Bushell-Mingo ...

The theatre industry is badly wounded, according to Young Vic artistic director Kwame Kwei-Armah's analogy. "Right now we're at the tourniquet stage," he says. "We're trying to stem the bleeding.

Anne McElvoy and Kwame Kwei-Armah, Edith Hall and Peter Frankopan explore the idea of success in drama, literature and history and how that translates to the contemporary world. Show more ...

One of the great festive gems of recent times happened almost by chance. Wallen was working with actor-playwright-director Kwame Kwei-Armah, preparing a presentation at the National Theatre for a ...