Kwame Kwei-Armah

Cultural Exchange

Kwame Kwei-Armah chooses Joe Turner's Come and Gone (1984), a play by August Wilson (1945 - 2005) and the second installment of his decade-by-decade chronicle of the African-American experience, The Pittsburgh Cycle. Presented by Mark Lawson. The interview is followed by selected clips from the BBC archive: August Wilson reflecting on his career; James Earl Jones on race in Wilson's plays; director Paulette Randall on Wilson's female characters and Kwame Kwei-Armah on being interviewed 18 times for his role as artistic director at Centerstage Baltimore. full details available from the Front Row website