Elmina's Kitchen

By Kwame Kwei-Armah

Set in a West Indian restaurant, Elmina's Kitchen tells a tale of family, drugs and crime on Hackney's Murder Mile. The play is centred on the character of Deli, the owner of the restaurant and father to Ashley. Ashley is a teen who can't help but be seduced by the gangster culture that surrounds him. Deli tries to run a successful restaurant while attempting to keep his son on the straight and narrow particularly when his son gets closer to a well-known local gangster.

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First produced

2003, Royal National Theatre, London

Publication year

2009

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Methuen Drama

ISBN

9781408115602

Original publication ISBN 9780413773630. Also included in "Methuen Drama Book of Twenty-First Century British Plays".

Original publication ISBN 9780413773630. Also included in "Methuen Drama Book of Twenty-First Century British Plays".

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