The wild things they did with those tees. Some held together by wooden pins. Some strung to wear just once. Some of long thin detachable sleeves... A T-shirt is something most people have. It is a common denominator like a pair of blue jeans or a pair of Converse All Stars. From Fringe First winner Inua Ellams, comes a new story about two foster brothers building a global t-shirt brand. On their journey from a market in Nigeria to a sweatshop in China, Matthew and Muhammed discover the consequences of success. The play tackles capitalism and exploitation, as well as sectarianism and homophobia in modern day Nigeria.
Black T Shirt Collection (Oberon Modern Plays)
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Ellams' evocative writing conjures a Nigeria where myth and magic sit casually alongside everyday life. --The Guardian (on Untitled)
The show alights like an elegant butterfly on a great many issues, including homophobia, sectarianism and the demands of capital…. Ellams offers an easy intimacy, and the story tumbles out with a low-key virtuosity, the words falling skittishly over each other. --The Guardian
an intensely vivid and poetic seventy-minute monologue. --Whats On Stage
a layered piece, full of arresting images that create a hybrid of lyrical ecstasy and cinematic effects….a fluent, intense 70-minute confection and a tinglingly resonant celebration of the art of solo performance. 4 stars. --Evening Standard
It's like Daedalus and Icarus re-imagined in consumer capitalist terms, with their eventual downfall coming in a Chinese fabric factory… Ellams has an easy, laid-back charisma and pares poetic flair for narrative with admirable restraint. The wordsmith remains present, though, and his sentences, with their sophisticated flavour and texture combinations, can be something of a Michelin-starred mouthful…. you sink into his storytelling. 4 stars --Time Out
The show alights like an elegant butterfly on a great many issues, including homophobia, sectarianism and the demands of capital…. Ellams offers an easy intimacy, and the story tumbles out with a low-key virtuosity, the words falling skittishly over each other. --The Guardian
an intensely vivid and poetic seventy-minute monologue. --Whats On Stage
a layered piece, full of arresting images that create a hybrid of lyrical ecstasy and cinematic effects….a fluent, intense 70-minute confection and a tinglingly resonant celebration of the art of solo performance. 4 stars. --Evening Standard
It's like Daedalus and Icarus re-imagined in consumer capitalist terms, with their eventual downfall coming in a Chinese fabric factory… Ellams has an easy, laid-back charisma and pares poetic flair for narrative with admirable restraint. The wordsmith remains present, though, and his sentences, with their sophisticated flavour and texture combinations, can be something of a Michelin-starred mouthful…. you sink into his storytelling. 4 stars --Time Out
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Inua Ellams was born in Nigeria in 1984, and moved to the UK as a teenager. Inua's work merges visual art, spoken word and theatre, and he is known for his iconic imagery, beauty and attention to detail. He writes about his upbringing, the experience of immigration, and of living in the UK today, bringing words to life with pace, rhythm, cadence and intonation.
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