Once Upon a Time in Sokoto - Royal & Derngate, Northampton

Once Upon A Time In Sokoto at the Royal & Derngate in Northampton is a thought-provoking joy

Once Upon A Time In Sokoto at the Royal Theatre in Northampton is a fast-paced, thought-provoking joy.

Production images released for Inua Ellams' Once Upon a Time in Sokoto - ATV Today

Production images have been released for Once Upon a Time in Sokoto, the world premiere of a new play by Inua Ellams. The post Production images released for Inua Ellams’ Once Upon a Time in Sokoto appeared first on ATV Today

Once Upon A Time In Sokoto review – exuberant history lesson on intra-African slavery

Royal and Derngate, Northampton Inua Ellams displays a Stoppardian or Fraynian relish in turning complex topics into enjoyable theatre in his latest play Over the last decade, Inua Ellams has written inventive and educational plays centred on modern Nigeria, starting with Barber Shop Chronicles in which hair care allowed cutting commentary on masculinity and politics.…

Once Upon a Time in Sokoto - Royal & Derngate, Northampton

Writer: Inua Ellams Director: Roy Alexander Weise Few new plays arrive carrying the expectation Once Upon a Time in Sokoto does before a line is spoken. Inua Ellams’ account of the birth of Nigeria — caught at the point one empire gives way to another and colonisation is about to begin — won the Alfred [...]