Theatre needs risk-takers like Kwame Kwei-Armah whose Young Vic has been dynamite | Arifa Akbar
The first African Caribbean figure to lead a major British theatre has announced his departure but his bold approach must remain Kwame Kwei-Armah's decision to step down from the helm of the Young Vic is a genuine shock and disappointment. Who anticipated it? Not me. Six years seems like too short a tenure, especially given the enormous hiccup of the pandemic. An actor, internationalist and former member of the Natio…