Knight Watch

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In a world where tower blocks are stone mountains and city walls are urban tapestries retelling epic fights, Michael keeps away from the warring tribes until a passerby helps him out of a tight situation. Instantly, he is pulled into the culture he has tried to escape. The city spirals out of control as battle lines are drawn and redrawn. In the quest for balance, loyalty, faith and friendships are tested, but will Michael succeed in ending the war In rhythmic, sizzling poetry award-winning spoken word artist, Inua Ellams, conjures the violence of a city not unlike London and imagines a more beautiful world beyond it.

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Scorching - an intense and dense 40-minute monologue * Guardian *
Ellams' verse brims with magical realism... His delivery is charming and natural, and he is able to spin intricate, rhythmic webs of words with apparent ease. 45 minutes of allowing Inua Ellams to wrap his words around you is far from a painful experience. What is clear is that Ellams' writing and performance, not to mention his Fringe First award, show that he has definite potential. * What's On Stage *

Author Bio

Inua Ellams is an acclaimed performance poet and graphic artist. Born in Nigeria and now living and working in London. His debut play The 14th Tale won a Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Festival 2009, toured and ran at the National Theatre in spring 2010. His other work includes Goats Milk & Mathematics ((Chris Ofili), Night Knuckles and Not Writing & Waterfront (Louis Vuitton), What Becomes of the Broken Hearted (Flipped Eye Ltd), The ScapeGallow (Tate Modern) and Untitled (Fuel, Soho Theatre).