Misty creator Arinze Kene responds to ‘black play’ label

The playwright and actor has some food for thought for those who attempt to put his work into a box

PLAYWRIGHT AND actor Arinze Kene has shared his response to people who categorise his work as a “black play”.

Kene, whose play Misty follows a man’s experience of the gentrification of his neighbourhood has been lauded by critics and theatregoers.

The production has transferred from the Bush Theatre, where it had a sold-out run, to London’s Trafalgar Studios.

Kene is only the second black playwright to have a play staged on the West End.

In a recent interview, Channel 4 news presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy asked Kene: “Is this [Misty] a black play?”

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