Book description
Not Black and White comprises of three new plays which examine the
state of modern day Britain from the perspective of three leading black
contemporary playwrights. Roy Williams, Kwame Kwei-Armah and Bola Agbaje
tackle the prison system, the mayoralty and immigration in their
respective plays. Category B: Roy Williams Saul runs a tip-top wing -
the screws love him for it, especially Angela. Prisoners follow his
rules, and it's all gravy. But Saul's number two position is vacant, new
inmates are flooding in, so everyone's feeling the heat. No-one wants to
go to Cat B, but the world on the outside is a different story. Seize
the Day: Kwame Kwei-Armah Jeremy Charles could be London's first black
mayor. He has the face to represent it - a well-spoken, good-looking
Londoner, with an appetite for change. He's sold his pitch on reality
TV, but can he be the real people's candidate? Detaining Justice: Bola
Agbaje Justice is locked in a cold dark cell, his asylum application
pending. His sister Grace would like to help, but has been told to leave
it in God's hands. Crown Prosecutor Mark Cole has an infallible
reputation for successful prosecutions - however he has had a change of
heart - and job. His first case is for the defence of Justice - but, in
his new role, is Cole the man to help? Published to coincide with the
Not Black and White season at the Tricycle, where the three dramas
played in rep Oct 8 -Dec 19 2009. Roy Williams is one of the most
prolific playwrights of his generation whose recent work includes Days
of Significance, The Gift, Clubland and Slow Time. Kwame Kwei-Armah play
Elmina's Kitchen won him the 2004 Evening Standard and Charles Wintor
Awards for Most Promising Playwright. His subsequent plays for the NT
were Fix Up and Statement of Regret. Bola Agbaje's first play, Gone Too
Far! (2007), won an Olivier Award for Outstanding achievement and Most
Promising Playwright nomination at the Evening Standard Awards 2008.
