A man walks into a room with his life in his hands. He is the internationally acclaimed artist and playwright Inua Ellams (Barber Shop Chronicles, The Half God of Rainfall) and he has filled thousands of pages in an ongoing attempt to be heard, to give his genius wings that can travel. Every word hes ever written is captured, all the poems and plays and essays, the drafts of projects abandoned and works as yet unknown, indexed, rendered as binary, and waiting patiently within the confines of the electronic tablet hes holding even now.
Pick a word, any word. Prompted by audience suggestion and open conversation, Ellams searches through his archive, unearths refined or raw gold, and presents his treasure in a spontaneous performance.
Search Party is an act of call and response that hearkens back to the birth of storytelling. At this uniquely futuristic and puckishly chaotic interactive event, the artist couldnt be more present. Hes inviting you to join the work. What do you say?
Newcastles very own 1b Books will be present as a pop-up stall at the Old Coal Yard on 31st July so audiences can purchase the artists books and maybe get them signed.
Like his theatrical work, Search Party shows Ellamss versatility and fearlessness as an artist whos willing to take risks, especially in a show like this, which by its nature will never be the same twice.Theatre Mania
He impressed us with his talent as a performer, with his genuine love of theater, and his unique gift of bonding with an audience. Theatre Pizzazz
Welcoming, soft-spoken, ultra-casual but Search Party is the work of an immensely erudite, multifaceted, and busy artist His poetry is thoughtful, tender, and muscular. Vulture
Its a luxury to hear Ellams I highly recommend. Go hang with him. New York Times
Pick a word, any word. Prompted by audience suggestion and open conversation, Ellams searches through his archive, unearths refined or raw gold, and presents his treasure in a spontaneous performance.
Search Party is an act of call and response that hearkens back to the birth of storytelling. At this uniquely futuristic and puckishly chaotic interactive event, the artist couldnt be more present. Hes inviting you to join the work. What do you say?
Newcastles very own 1b Books will be present as a pop-up stall at the Old Coal Yard on 31st July so audiences can purchase the artists books and maybe get them signed.
Like his theatrical work, Search Party shows Ellamss versatility and fearlessness as an artist whos willing to take risks, especially in a show like this, which by its nature will never be the same twice.Theatre Mania
He impressed us with his talent as a performer, with his genuine love of theater, and his unique gift of bonding with an audience. Theatre Pizzazz
Welcoming, soft-spoken, ultra-casual but Search Party is the work of an immensely erudite, multifaceted, and busy artist His poetry is thoughtful, tender, and muscular. Vulture
Its a luxury to hear Ellams I highly recommend. Go hang with him. New York Times
Event Dates
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31st July 2025, 9:00pm |
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