Sankofa

AWARD NOMINATED SHOW IS NOW ONLINE!!

Expertly recorded by our brilliant videographer Ella Wright, Sankofa is now available to watch online after successful runs at Bread and Roses Theatre, Clapham and The Curve, Leicester

*Acquah&co presents Sankofa
Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Playwriting*

Weaving together live music, storytelling, and traditional pottery, Sankofa is a semi-autobiographical show about legacy, heritage, and what it means to belong as part of the African diaspora.

san - to return
Nicole’s grand-uncle, Asiedu, was a playwright, one who shaped the landscape of Ghanaian theatre. Nicole doesn’t know this. She also writes plays, thousands of miles away in London.

ko - to go
Discovering her grand-uncle’s work sets Nicole on a journey to learn more about her lineage. Touring her own work around Europe, she is faced with the significance of her heritage, her blackness, her art. Is there something connecting her and Asiedu - something stronger than culture, than bloodline even?

fa - to fetch
Before she returns to England, Nicole will have to learn what it truly means to go back into the past in order to move forward into the future.

Acquah&co is a theatre company led by Nicole Acquah, making multi-disciplinary work that showcases and celebrates diverse voices. Twitter & Instagram: @sankofaplay @acquahco Facebook: @AcquahCo

We are also leading a FREE online workshop on Friday 8th for any Black artists interested in creating autobiographical/work involving the diaspora. You can be from any artistic discipline and based anywhere in the world. Tickets for the FREE workshop are here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creating-in-the-diaspora-online-workshop-tickets-310641546227


Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Watch here: https://www.stream.theatre/season/250

**Once you purchase your ticket, you can watch any time within the week! Hurrah!**



Cast and Creatives
Writer & Performer: Nicole Acquah
Musicians: Doyin Ade & Vanessa Garber
Director: Carol Leeming MBE
Choreographer & Lighting Designer: Kwame Asafo-Adjei

Filmed by: Ella Wright
Vocal Coach: Eleanor Manners
Producer & Stage Manager: Tia Alice Ray