Lit in Colour Q&A: Inua Ellams on Barber Shop Chronicles
Overview
In this filmed Q&A, playwright Inua Ellams talks to fellow writer Oladipo Agboluaje about his career as a writer and the process of writing Barber Shop Chronicles. The first in a series of writer Q&As delivered in partnership with Bloomsbury Publishing as part of the Lit in Colour initiative.
Learning outcomes
This film is designed to support students who are studying the play as part of a GCSE or A Level drama course. It is also useful for students with a more general interest in playwriting.
Production information
Dorfman Theatre, 2017.
Barber Shop Chronicles by Inua Ellams; directed by Bijan Sheibani; set and costume design by Rae Smith; lighting design by Jack Knowles; sound design by Gareth Fry; musical direction by Michael Henry; fight direction by Kev McCurdy.
Photo © Marc Brenner
Suitability
Suitable for 14+/KS4+
Keywords
Inua Ellams, Oladipo Agboluaje, Playwriting, A Level Drama and Theatre, Eduqas
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