Statement of Regret
| Statement of Regret | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Kwame Kwei-Armah |
| Characters | Kwaku Mackenzie Michael Akinbola Idrissa Adebayo Issimama Banjoko Lola Mackenzie Kwaku Mackenzie Junior Val Adrian Mackenzie Soby |
| Date premiered | 14 November 2007 |
| Place premiered |  United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Series | Elmina's Kitchen Fix Up |
| Setting | The offices of a Black policy think tank |
| Official site | |
Statement of Regret is a play by black British actor and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah. The play premiered in the National Theatre's Cottesloe Theatre, London, in 2007, directed by Jeremy Herrin.[1]
Synopsis
Kwaku Mackenzie, founder of a Black policy think tank, hits the bottle after his father's death. As media interest in the once dynamic Institute fades, his team grows fractious and then, disastrously, he favours a young Oxford scholar over his own devastated son. When, in a vain attempt to regain influence, he publicly champions division within the Black community, the consequences are shattering.
Original cast
- Don Warrington - Kwaku Mackenzie
- Colin McFarlane - Michael Akinbola
- Chu Omambala - Idrissa Adebayo
- Angel Coulby - Issimama Banjoko
- Ellen Thomas - Lola Mackenzie
- Javone Prince - Kwaku Mackenzie Junior
- Trevor Laird - Val
- Clifford Samuel - Adrian Mackenzie
- Oscar James - Soby
References
- ^ Michael Billington, "Statement of Regret" (review), The Guardian, 15 November 2007.
External links
- Official website of production
- Kwame Kwei-Armah: "Why I'm willing to be unfashionable in the search for true definition", The Telegraph, 10 November 2007.