Inua Ellams, dramatist and poet, was 12 when his family was forced to leave Nigeria after they were threatened and his uncle went missing. Littered with poems, stories and anecdotes, Inua Ellams tells the tale of his tortuous journey to the United Kingdom from Nigeria. “No one leaves home unless/ home is the mouth of a shark.” The show presented with poetry and music expresses the uncertainty of lives of immigrants. Inua Ellams begins the play by reciting the lines “I come from a long line of troublemakers”. Born to Muslim father and Christian mother, Ellams left Nigeria at the age of 12.

Source: The Hindu January 23, 2020 18:33 UTC