Kwame Kwei-Armah

Kwame is an award-winning director, writer and artistic director. Having been the artistic director of the historic international World Festival of Black Arts and Culture, Senegal (2010), Baltimore Centerstage, Maryland USA, (2011-18), and Young Vic theatre, London- (2018- present), Kwame has been at the vanguard of multimedia creation for over a decade. 

For US television he executive produced ‘THE RAISIN CIRCLE’ for PBS, and the film ‘MY AMERICA’ directed by Hal Hartley.  

For UK broadcast, along with Lenny Henry, Kwame recently executive produced the BAFTA and RTS nominated series ‘SOON GONE’.

Kwame is currently executive producing a new drama series developed and co-produced with Left Bank pictures and is executive producing under House of Theresa, the BLACK BRITISH THEATRE AWARDS for Sky Arts.