National Theatre Live: Barber Shop Chronicles

For generations, African men have gathered in barber shops to discuss the world. These are places where the banter can be barbed and the truth is always telling. Follow along as we leap from a barber shop in Peckham to Johannesburg, Harare, Kampala, Lagos and Accra over the course of a single day.

• Bijan SheibaniDirector
• Inua EllamsWriter

• Maynard EziashiMusa / Andile / Mensah
• Sule RimiElnathan / Benjamin / Dwain
• Fisayo AkinadeSamuel
• Hammed AnimashaunWallace / Timothy / Mohammed / Tinashe
• Peter BankoléKwabena / Brian / Fabrice / Olawale
• Simon ManyondaTanaka / Fiifi
• Patrice NaiambanaTokunbo / Paul / Simphiwe
• Cyril NriEmmauel
• Kwami OdoomEthan
• Abdul SalisKwame / Simon / Wole
• Anthony WelshWinston / Shoni
• David WebberAbram / Ohene / Sizwe