- Ticket price:
- From: £14.50
- Running time:
- 65 mins no interval
- Age range:
- 14 plus
Thrown together by lives built far from home, two rising Ghanaian creatives grapple with success and identity.
“A civilization flourishes when men plant trees under which they themselves never sit. What you need to understand is, Ghana is home.”
As the afternoon sun hits BBC Broadcasting House in London, photographer James Barnor meets broadcaster Mike Eghan for the very first time. Thrown together by lives built far from home, the two rising Ghanaian creatives must manoeuvre through their perception of identity, success, assimilation and home.
This joyful and poignant fiction fuses storytelling, music and dance with archival material to capture a unique snapshot of London in the swinging sixties.
Drum is a new play from award-nominated writer Jacob Roberts Mensah (DEM TIMES, Our Day) and Sarah Amankwah (recent acting credits include Lion King, West End; Black Earth Rising, Netflix; Henry V, Shakespeare’s Globe) making her directorial debut.
Image credit Guy J Sanders | Images of Joshua Roberts-Mensah Dan Tsantilis
Read more:
James Barnor’s legacy (AKADI Magazine): James Barnor’s photographic legacy
Play immortalises James Barnor & Mike Eghan
"Drum is a delight"Events London
"A fascinating insight into the mindset of trailblazers James Barnor and Mike Eghan"The British Blacklist
"Their chemistry and physicality are a masterclass"The British Blacklist
This is an essential storyThe Reviews Hub
It was such a joy to watchLost in Theatreland
Sets the bar really highA Young(ish) Perspective
