Statement of Regret
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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]
Written byKwame Kwei-Armah
CharactersKwaku Mackenzie
Michael Akinbola
Idrissa Adebayo
Issimama Banjoko
Lola Mackenzie
Kwaku Mackenzie Junior
Val
Adrian Mackenzie
Soby
Michael Akinbola
Idrissa Adebayo
Issimama Banjoko
Lola Mackenzie
Kwaku Mackenzie Junior
Val
Adrian Mackenzie
Soby
Date premiered14 November 2007
Place premiered
United Kingdom
United Kingdom| 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 | |
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
