Inua Ellams
DJ Sid Mercutio
Airship23
TEA Films
17 Aug - 23 Aug 2021
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.
An Evening with an Immigrant was filmed at The Bridge Theatre in November 2020.
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Please note: The show will be available to watch from Tue 17 Aug, 7pm. You can book for this event until 23:59 on Mon 23 Aug. After purchase, you will have 48 hours to watch the show.
Accessibility
- Captions by Stagetext
- Audio description by VocalEyes
The Traverse Theatre is funded by Creative Scotland and The City of Edinburgh Council, with additional support from The Scottish Government Performing Arts Venues Relief Fund.