“ ‘Know Whence you Came’: Dramatic Art and Black British Identity”

Osborne, Deirdre. 2007. “ ‘Know Whence you Came’: Dramatic Art and Black British Identity”. New Theatre Quarterly, 23(3), pp. 253-263. ISSN 0266-464X [Article]

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Kwame Kwei-Armah's play Elmina's Kitchen was a landmark in British theatre history as the first drama by an indigenous black writer to be staged in London's commercial West End. The play's success since its premiere at the Royal National Theatre included a national tour and a season at Center Stage, Baltimore, directed by August Wilson's director Marion McClinton. In this interview with Deirdre Osborne, Kwei-Armah testifies to Wilson's considerable influence and the inspiration he derives from Wilson's project to account for the history of black people's experience in every decade of the twentieth century. Deirdre Osborne is a lecturer in drama at Goldsmiths College, University of London, and has published essays on the work of black British dramatists and poets including Kwame Kwei-Armah, Dona Daley, debbie tucker green, Lemn Sissay, SuAndi, and Roy Williams.

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Article

Identification Number (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266464X07000152

Departments, Centres and Research Units:

Theatre and Performance (TAP)

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2007Published

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16312

Date Deposited:

18 Jan 2016 14:46

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21 Feb 2022 09:42

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Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.

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https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/16312

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