Once Upon a Time in Sokoto

Name: Once Upon a Time in Sokoto
Start: 2026-11-05T19:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-07T19:30:00+00:00
Location: Warwick Arts Centre

Fuel in association with Touring Together

Date

Thu 5 - Sat 7 Nov 2026

Venue

Theatre

Need to know

Tickets: £36 (£34) / £29.50 (£27.50)

Students/Under 26s: £9.50 (Band B)

Schools: £9.50 per pupil (Band B). To find out more and book, please contact groupbookings@warwick.ac.uk

Groups: Parties of 10 or more pay the standard concession rate and get one free ticket. Please email groupbookings@warwick.ac.uk or contact box office for more information and to book.

Recommended Age:

14+ (Under 16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult)

"There are powers that bind the world together, softer than spirits yet stronger than stone, that tie the river to the tree, the tree to rain clouds, rain clouds to the land, and people to each other."

By Inua Ellams

Directed by Ola Ince

The award-winning Once Upon a Time in Sokoto tells the epic story of a beautiful but unlikely friendship forged between a slave and her former master. Differences in faith, culture and heritage are overcome in the face of new enemies, in a gripping family drama set against the backdrop of events leading to the creation of Nigeria.

Winner of the 2024 Alfred Fagon Award for Once Upon a Time in Sokoto, Nigeria-born Inua Ellams is an internationally celebrated poet, playwright, and artist. He has published four poetry collections and his plays include the hugely popular and critically acclaimed Barber Shop Chronicles (Fuel/National Theatre, UK and International tour) and the award-winning The 14th Tale (Fuel/UK tour) and his retelling of Three Sisters (National Theatre).

Once Upon a Time in Sokoto is presented in association with Touring Together - a new national programme, bringing bold stories which shine a fresh light on the world we live in today, to audiences across the country.

Touring Together is a China Plate and Fuel initiative in collaboration with Brighton Dome, Leeds Playhouse, Oxford Playhouse, Royal and Derngate, Northampton and Warwick Arts Centre, generously supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.