This contemporary play by young Nigerian-English playwright, Innua Ellams, was a deep dive into the shared culture of the African barbershop. For men all over Africa, the barbershop is a deeply valued hangout for men to talk trash and kid and tease and share the pain and challenges in their lives.
I really liked this play, but I wish I would have turned on closed captioning, as the many different African accents were sometimes challenging to decipher.
https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/nt-at-home-barber-shop-chronicles
'I became a black man when I arrived in England': Inua Ellams on his play Barber Shop Chronicles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSy73_dPKbA&feature=emb_title
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