An Evening with an Immigrant

See it now with a breathtaking new score by Ivor Novello-winning-artist Laura Mvula. Commissioned and created especially for our Multitudes festival and performed live by Chineke! Orchestra, one of our six Resident Orchestras.

Ellams tells of escaping fundamentalist Islam, performing solo shows at the National Theatre and drinking wine with the Queen of England, all the while without a country to belong to or place to call home.

His words are soundtracked by Mvula’s score, transporting audiences on a journey around and out of this world.

About the artists
Fuel are leaders in independent producing in the UK’s live performance sector. They work with brilliant artists to create a year-round programme exploring the big questions of our times, for audiences across the UK and internationally. Fuel produces shows, installations, festivals, films, radio, podcasts and books. Current and recent projects include Khalid Abdalla’s Nowhere, Racheal Ofori’s FLIP! and Russell Tovey and Neil Bartlett’s BLUE NOW.

Ellams is a poet, playwright, performer, graphic artist and designer. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Complete Works poet alumni, he explores themes of identity, displacement and destiny. He runs accessible creative writing workshops and is the founder of The Midnight Run, The Rhythm and Poetry Party, and Poetry + Film / Hack (P+F/H).

Mvula is a critically-acclaimed songwriter, composer and recording artist known for her ability to draw from multiple genres to create her own sound. She’s toured extensively around the world, and her albums have seen her pick up Ivor Novello Awards for Best Album, MOBO and BRIT Awards nods, and multiple Mercury Prize album nominations.