An Evening with an Immigrant Digital Stream 15th-19th June
Born to a Muslim father and a Christian mother in what is now considered by many to be Boko Haram territory, award-winning poet and playwright Inua Ellams left Nigeria for England in 1996 aged 12, moved to Ireland for three years, before returning to London and starting work as a writer and graphic designer.
Part of this story was documented in his autobiographical Fringe First Award-winning play The 14th Tale, but much of it is untold. Littered with poems, stories and anecdotes, Inua tells his ridiculous, fantastic, poignant immigrant-story of escaping fundamentalist Islam, experiencing prejudice and friendship in Dublin, performing solo at the National Theatre, and drinking wine with the Queen of England, all the while without a country to belong to or place to call home.
As part of the act of sharing stories and experiences of migration and global human movement across borders, An Evening with an Immigrant will coincide with Refugee Week 2021.
The show is being presented in partnership with multiple venues from across the UK including the Albany, ArtsDepot, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Coombe Farm Studios, Curve Theatre, Derby Theatre, Leeds Playhouse, Lyceum Theatre, Lyric Theatre, Norwich Arts Centre, Omnibus Theatre, Pound Arts, Rose Theatre and Stratford Circus.
An Evening with an Immigrant was filmed at The Bridge Theatre in November 2020, and is presented on Fuel Digital. English captions available. Written and Performed by Inua Ellams. Music Selection by DJ Sid Mercutio.
The production will be streamed over 5 nights from 15th June 2021.
· 15/6/2021: Stream 1 (7.30pm)
· 16/6/2021: Stream 2 (7.30pm)
· 17/6/2021: Stream 3 (7.30pm). Post Show Talk following the show on Weds 17 June, hosted by Fuel’s Director Kate McGrath, alongside Minnie Rahman, Campaigns and Communications Director for the Joint Council of the Welfare of Immigrants. Book HERE
· 18/6/2021: Stream 4 (9.00pm)
· 19/6/2021: Stream 5 (7.30pm)
Theatre Club
Thursday 17th June 2021 at 9.10PM (Free) – Book HERE
Hosted by writer Maddy Costa, Theatre Club is an open, friendly space for audiences to meet post-show and share what they thought. It’s not like a Q&A – no one who made the show will be there – so we can ask each other questions and say what we really felt, whether we were fascinated, bored, annoyed, confused or anything in between.
Please note: booking a place at Theatre Club does not give you access to the show! You need to book a separate ticket to see An Evening with an Immigrant here and to be able to join the Theatre Club conversation you should watch any performance from Tuesday 15 to Thursday 17 June.
