Arts News
Statement of Regret closes today
By Amy Somensky Feb 6, 2008, 2:14 GMT
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. ...more
London: Kwame Kwei-Armah's Statement of Regret plays its final performance today at the National Theatre, Cottesloe.
The cast of the production includes Angel Coulby as Issi, Oscar James as Soby, Trevor Laird as Val, Colin McFarlane as Michael Akinbola, Chu Omambala as Idrissa Adebayo, Javone Prince as Kwaku Mackenzie Jr., Clifford Samuel as Adrian Mackenzie, Ellen Thomas as Lola Mackenzie, and Don Warrington as Kwaku Mackenzie.
The creative team includes design by Mike Britton, lighting design by Natasha Chivers, and sound design by Yvonne Gilbert.
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.
