'I became a black man when I arrived in England': Inua Ellams on his play Barber Shop Chronicles

Inua Ellams was recently nominated for the Writers' Guild award for best play for Barber Shop Chronicles, which is currently on at the National Theatre. He speaks to the Guardian journalist Iman Amrani about black masculinity, his story as an immigrant and how he channels anger into his art
View the video at https://www.theguardian.com/stage/vid...

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