An Evening with an Immigrant
Young Vic
- Opens: Tuesday, 6 October 2026 -
Booking until: Wednesday, 7 October 2026
An Evening with an Immigrant description
An Evening with an Immigrant is a solo show in which poet and playwright Inua Ellams tells his own immigrant story.
Born to a Muslim father and a Christian mother in what is now considered Boko Haram territory, Inua Ellams left Nigeria for England in 1996, aged 12. Littered with poems, stories and anecdotes, he tells his ridiculous, fantastic and poignant 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.
The show is written and performed by Inua Ellams, the award-winning poet and playwright, and is presented by Fuel.
It plays as part of the SHEDINBURGH Festival at the Young Vic, in a special stripped-back version of the hit Fringe show, reimagined for the festival.
Book now for an evening of poetry, storytelling and one of the most singular voices in British theatre.
