Complex sentence: In the late 1990s, Kahn-Din began writing plays, the first was "East is East" (1997) for the Royal Court Theatre, was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best New Comedy.
Split into simpler sentences: In the late 1990s, Kahn-Din began writing plays. His first play was "East is East" for the Royal Court Theatre in 1997, which was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best New Comedy.