Kwame Kwei-Armah News

Jimmy Akingbola, Aml Ameen, John Boyega , Karl Collins, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Abhin Galeya, Jaye Griffiths, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Simone James, Amelia Lowdell, Cecilia Noble, Rebecca Scroggs and Robert Whitelock are the full cast announced for the Not Black and White season - three plays to be presented by the Tricycle Theatre examining the state of Britain at the end of the first decade of the twenty first century.

Hairspray announces extensive touring plans, the Tricycle reveals its black playwright season and Gary Wilmot sticks with Chicago. Miriam Zendle reports

Not Black and White is a three month season of plays to be presented by the Tricycle Theatre examining life and social issues in 21st Century London from the perspective of three leading black contemporary playwrights. Roy Williams, Kwame Kwei-Armah and Bola Agbaje will tackle the prison system, the mayoralty and immigration respectively in the Not Black and White season which runs from 8 October to 19 December 2009.

Sean Mathias will direct Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot which is his first production as Artistic Director of the 2009 Theatre Royal Haymarket Company. Waiting for Godot will tour the UK prior to its opening in London in April.

Sean Mathias will direct Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot which is his first production as Artistic Director of the 2009 Theatre Royal Haymarket Company. Waiting for Godot will tour the UK prior to its opening in London in April.

Columbia Stages presents Bertolt Brecht's BAAL, translated by Peter Tegel and directed by James Dacre, running October 22nd - 25th, 2008, at The Riverside Theatre, located in the historic Riverside Church at 91 Claremont Avenue between 120th and 122nd Streets.

Paulette Randall will direct the British premiere of August Wilson's Radio Golf running at the Tricycle from 2 October - 1 November, with press night on 6 October at 7pm. Radio Golf is designed by Libby Watson with lighting by Matthew Eagland and sound design by Al Ashford.

Paulette Randall will direct the British premiere of August Wilson's Radio Golf running at the Tricycle from 2 October - 1 November, with press night on 6 October at 7pm.

Paulette Randall will direct the British premiere of August Wilson's Radio Golf running at the Tricycle from 2 October - 1 November, with press night on 6 October at 7pm.

Sean Holmes' production of Ron Hutchinson's Moonlight & Magnolias returns to the Tricycle Theatre for a strictly limited four week run from 2 July - 2 August with original cast members Andy Nyman (Selznick) and Steven Pacey (Fleming) who are joined by new cast members Nicholas Woodeson (Hecht) and Rebecca Calder (Miss Poppenghul).

The Tricycle Theatre Announces their Summer/Autumn Season.

Kwame Kwei-Armah's Let There be Love, withe Joseph Marcell, Sharon Duncan-Brewster and Lydia Leonard, debuts tonight January 17 at Tricycle Theatre through February 16, 2008, with press night on January 21.

Joining Joseph Marcell in the cast for Kwame Kwei-Armah's Let There be Love, will be Sharon Duncan-Brewster and Lydia Leonard. Let There be Love, also directed by Kwei-Armah, runs at the Tricycle Theatre from January 17 - February 16, 2008, with press night on January 21.

Montblanc presented The 24 Hour Company Production of The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway on Monday, October 22 at the American Airlines Theatre. Proceeds benefited Working Playground, an organization that brings arts education into New York City classrooms.

Montblanc presents The 24 Hour Company Production of The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway on Monday, October 22nd at the American Airlines Theatre. Proceeds benefit Working Playground, an organization that brings arts education into New York City classrooms.

Kwame Kwei-Armah has both written and will direct the world premiere of Let There be Love running at the Tricycle Theatre from January 17 - February 16, 2008. Starring Joseph Marcell, Let There be Love is an immigrant's tale of beginnings, endings and Britishness set against the music of Nat King Cole.

Charles Shubow gives you the scoop on the week in Washington D.C. and Baltimore theatre

WHO: CENTERSTAGE WHAT: Things of Dry Hours WHEN: Through June 3; Tues - Sat at 8PM, Sat at 2PM, Sun at 2 and 7:30PM. There is no performance on May 12. HOW MUCH: $10 - $60. See Charm City Call Board - May for BWW discount!

Rosie Leaves 'The View' and Broadway Musicals Will Suffer

The heat of the summer closes three plays, Branagh reunites with the Right Size for Ducktastic and the Menier invites us to the Park with George.