Black T-Shirt Collection

From Fringe First winner Inua Ellams comes a story about two foster brothers building a global t-shirt brand. On their journey through the markets of Nigeria, nightclubs of Europe and sweatshops of China, Matthew and Muhammed discover the consequences of success. As their business booms, they can't evade the secrets that bind them together and risk tearing them apart.

Combining lyrical spoken word and animation, Black T-shirt Collection is a modern fable exploring brotherhood, homophobia, and global capitalism, and which draws on Inua’s own experiences of growing up in Nigeria, immigration and of living in the UK today.

“You sink into his storytelling, which paints vivid mental images” Time Out

“Black T-Shirt Collection is a fluent, intense 70-minute confection and a tinglingly resonant celebration of the art of solo performance.” Evening Standard