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.
What to expect
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
Age Recommendation: 14+
when
- Thursday 12 March, 7:30pm
- Running time: 90 minutes, including a 10-minute interval
Where
- The Friendship Cafe, Painswick Road, Gloucester, GL4 6PR
- There is limited parking at The Friendship Cafe. The venue is about a 25 minute walk (1.1 miles) from Gloucester train station and transport hub.
MONEY
- We don’t want cost to be a barrier to entry, so this event is Pay What You Can, with a suggested price of £7. If you are unable to afford the suggested price then you are welcome to come along for free.
Access
- The venue is wheelchair accessible and there is an accessible toilet available
- There is accessible parking available
- If you have any questions please get in touch, info@strikealight.org.uk
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Thanks and Credits
Presented by Inua Ellams and Fuel
Written and performed by Inua Ellams
With music selection by DJ Sid Mercutio
Presented in Gloucester by Strike A Light
Strike A Light 