| Elmina's Kitchen | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Kwame Kwei-Armah |
| Characters | Anastasia, Clifton, Ashley, Baygee, Deli, Digger |
| Date premiered | May 2003 |
| Place premiered | National Theatre, London |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Crime |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | Hackney, London |
Elmina's Kitchen, first performed in May 2003, is the fifth play from the British actor, playwright and broadcaster, Kwame Kwei-Armah. Set in a West Indian restaurant in London, 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 a West Indian restaurant and father to Ashley. Ashley is a misguided teen who cannot 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, Digger.[1]