Written and Performed by
Inua Ellams
Inua Ellams
Dates
19 Aug - 7 Oct 2026
19 Aug - 7 Oct 2026
Artist/Company
Inua Ellams
Inua Ellams
Inua Ellams and Fuel present An Evening with an Immigrant. Littered with poems, stories and anecdotes, award-winning poet Inua Ellams tells his ridiculous, fantastic immigrant-story of looking for a country to belong to and a place to call home.
Award-winning poet and playwright Inua Ellams, born to a Muslim father and a Christian mother in what is now considered to be Boko Haram territory, left Nigeria for England in 1996 aged 12.
Littered with poems, stories and anecdotes, Inua tells his ridiculous, fantastic, poignant immigrant-story of escaping fundamentalist Islam, finding 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 a place to call home.
**** “His words are incredible… The poems are just stunning.” Everything Theatre
An Evening with an Immigrant is touring to:
Shedinburgh, Edinburgh, 19-21 August 2026, 6.45pm. Book here.
Young Vic, London, 6-7 October 2026, 8.10pm. Book here.
About Shedinburgh
Francesca Moody Productions have invited a handful of their all-time favourite artists along to perform in their shed. Theatre, comedy, music, and everything in between. A mix of old and new. Cult hits alongside world premieres. Fringe legends and rising stars. All runs are strictly limited – blink and you’ll miss them.
This summer, step inside the shed and experience the Fringe as you’ve never seen it before: unplugged, up close, and unforgettable.
To learn more about the orchestral version of An Evening with an Immigrant, click here.
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19/07/2016 - 23/07/2016
Soho Theatre
London
26/08/2016
Greenbelt Festival
Kettering
08/10/2016
Gala Theatre Studio
Durham
12/10/2016 - 13/10/2016
The Cube Microplex
Bristol
24/11/2016
Lakeside Theatre
Colchester
28/01/2017 - 29/01/2017
Brighton Dome
Brighton
02/02/2017
New Wolsey Theatre
Ipswich
24/02/2017 - 25/02/2017
Studio Underground State Theatre Centre of WA
Perth, Australia
07/03/2017 - 08/03/2017
Alphabetti Theatre
Newcastle upon Tyne
09/03/2017
Queen's Hall
Hexham
11/03/2017
Derby Theatre
Derby
13/03/2017 - 14/03/2017
Warwick Arts Centre
Coventry
15/03/2017
Lighthouse
Poole
16/03/2017 - 18/03/2017
Stratford Circus Arts Centre
London
22/03/2017
Key Theatre
Peterborough
23/03/2017
Theatre Royal Margate
Margate
24/03/2017 - 25/03/2017
Tara Arts
London
04/04/2017
University of Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
22/04/2017
Birmingham Repertory Theatre Birmingham Literature Festival
Birmingham
25/04/2017
South Street Arts Centre
Reading
02/05/2017
Wise Words Festival
Cantebury
20/05/2017
The Complex ILFD
Dublin
21/06/2017
Theatre Delicatessen Migration Matters Festival
Sheffield
22/06/2017
The Shakespeare Centre Stratford-upon-Avon Poetry Festival
Stratford-upon-Avon
04/07/2017
Market Theatre Ledbury Poetry Festival
Ledbury
08/07/2017
Bradford Literature Festival
Bradford
23/07/2017
Chichester Festival
Chichester
21/08/2017 - 25/01/2017
Traverse Theatre
Edinburgh
04/09/2017
Sydney Opera House
Sydney, Australia
28/09/2017 - 29/09/2017
The Tricycle Theatre
London
03/10/2017
Arena Theatre
Wolverhampton
13/10/2017
Cheltenham Literature Festival
Cheltenham
14/10/2017
Alphabetti Theatre
Newcastle upon Tyne
19/10/2017
Theatre Tropicana
Weston-super-Mare
21/10/2017
Bridlington Poetry Festival
Bridlington
11/11/2017
Quarterhouse
Folkestone
21/11/2017
Norden Farm Centre for the Arts
Maidenhead
22/11/2017
Cambridge Junction
Cambridge
23/11/2017
Gosport Discovery Centre
Gosport
28/11/2017
The Regis Centre
Bognor Regis
29/11/2017
The Woodville
Gravesend
30/11/2017
The Bay Theatre
Dorset
01/12/2017
Dorchester Arts
Dorchester
02/12/2017
Bridport Arts Centre
Bridport
17/04/2021 - 23/04/2021
Traverse Theatre
Edinburgh
15/06/2021 - 19/06/2021
Fuel Digital Stream presented by Fuel alongside multiple partner 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
Online
01/07/2022
The Abbey Theatre, Dublin
Dublin
19/10/2023
Bloomsbury Festival
London
12/03/2026
Strike a Light
Gloucester