Inua Ellams News

Following two sell-out runs at the National Theatre in 2017 which saw Barber Shop Chronicles receive widespread critical acclaim, four new cast members have been announced for 2018's international dates in New Zealand and Australia. For generations, African men have gathered in barber shops. Sometimes they have haircuts, sometimes they listen, more often than not they talk. This heart-warming, hilarious and insightful new play, set in Johannesburg, Harare, Kampala, Lagos, Accra and London, explores the role of barber shops as confession boxes, political platforms, preacher-pulpits and football pitches... places to go for unofficial advice, and to keep in touch with the world.

Inua Ellams' dynamic new play debuted last June, to critical acclaim. Following its successful run at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Barber Shop Chronicles returns to the National with a bang. The story takes its audience to barber shops in Peckham, Johannesburg, Lagos, Accra, Harare and Kampala.

Fuel today announces its 2018 season features a programme of work commissioned to imagine what kind of world might lie ahead. Fuel invites artists to illuminate the past, and reflect on where we are today, to help us imagine a future, considering some of the biggest questions we are faced with today - from gender to migration - both at scale and in intimate settings.

Director of Nuffield Southampton Theatres, Samuel Hodges, just announced the new season for 2018. This announcement also marked the opening of the brand new NST City, NST's newly built theatre in Southampton's city centre. Their 2018 season of work will be spread across both the new venue and their original home, NST Campus. Scroll down for photos from the announcement event!

Director of Nuffield Southampton Theatres, Samuel Hodges, today announces their new season for 2018. This announcement also marks the opening of the brand new NST City, NST's newly built theatre in Southampton's city centre. Their 2018 season of work will be spread across both the new venue and their original home, NST Campus.

This summer, the 2018 Perth Festival invites you to see art in a different light and revel in a feast of captivating experiences to suit every taste and budget.

Dates and casting have announced for new National Theatre season!

The annual cultural celebration Sydney Festival returns to transform the city from 6-28 January 2018, delivering the highest quality art and big ideas.

A festival of fresh theatre for adventurous people by inspiring artists is headed for the South West this November as producers Fuel present a festival of performances in partnership with venues across the city of Exeter. FuelFest Exeter ranges from family-friendly nights out, to intimate experiences in the dark, and performances in community centres. There'll be puppetry, sea shanties, binaural soundscapes and conversations with the future.

The highly anticipated Midnight Run will take place in Brixton on Saturday 23 September and Saturday 7 October 6pm until 12am. The dusk to dawn interactive event takes strangers and local artists on a walking tour through urban spaces. This is a unique experience that informs, entertains and brings city dwellers together.

Following the success of their first festival last year, Ovalhouse presents BRIXTON CITY FESTIVAL 2017 from Thursday 21 - Sunday 24 September, in and around the streets of Brixton, South London. This staycation weekender will see theatre makers, musicians and spoken word artists performing at the venue and throughout Brixton. There will also be large scale roller skating and hula-hooping for family and friends.

Following the sell out run at the National Theatre this summer extra dates have now been added for the return of Inua Ellams' play Barber Shop Chronicles to the Dorfman this autumn, now opening on 20 November and in repertoire until the 9 January. Tickets go on sale at midday on Thursday 31 August.

The Bush Theatre is thrilled to share its production of NASSIM written by Nassim Soleimanpour (WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT) and directed by Bush Theatre Associate Director Omar Elerian (One Cold Dark Night, Islands) at the Traverse Theatre for a full run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer.

The puppeteers who brought War Horse to life and who co-designed the Lorax for the Old Vic production introduce Napoleon, the anarchic chimpanzee who is put on trial on suspicion of being a French spy.

BWW speaks to Inua Ellams about bringing An Evening With An Immigrant to the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Oscar-winning playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney features exclusively on the latest National Theatre podcast. McCraney, who recently came to London to direct a staged reading of his seminal play Wig Out!, gives an extended interview in which he talks frankly about masculinity, race and sexuality.

BARBER SHOP CHRONICLES, a new play by Inua Ellams, just finished a run at the National Theatre through 8 July 2017, in a co-production with Fuel and West Yorkshire Playhouse.

Further to a hugely successful opening at the Dorfman Theatre on June 7th, Kate McGrath at Fuel today is delighted to confirm that Barber Shop Chronicles will return to the National Theatre as part of its autumn season which was announced this morning. Dates will be announced in due course.

National Theatre has announced today the new season for June 2017 - January 2018. Take a look at the shows coming to the theatre!

Acclaimed playwright, poet and performer Inua Ellams will bring to life a modern day fable about brotherhood in a globalised world in his one man tour-de-force, Black T-shirt Collection at Arts Centre Melbourne from 5 - 10 September.