Warm-hearted, beautifully weaving African diaspora myth and folktales with an astonishing family story.
Sparked by the discovery of a series of letters from his father in Nigeria to his mother in Wales, The Gods Are All Here is a moving, funny and warm-hearted, one-man performance from first-class storyteller, Phil Okwedy.
This captivating storytelling show skilfully weaves myth, song, folktales and legends of the African diaspora with an astonishing personal story that uncovers Phil’s experiences of growing up as a child of dual heritage in 1960 &70’s Wales.
Charting the time of life when children are said to view their parents as gods, but never having actually lived with them, Phil considers if his parents were, in fact, the gods he had imagined them to be…
Exploring equality, freedom, racism, family and growing up without your birth parents, in an enthralling performance, you’ll discover The Gods Are All Here is both timeless and very much a story of now!
“Enthralling and magical...” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Buzz Magazine
“This stunning show is spectacularly crafted” Rufus Mufasa
Website: adversecamber.org/event/gods-are-all-here
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Date: Wednesday 1st November 2023
Time: 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Duration: 2 hours including interval
Age Guidance: 12+ (Content Warning: This production talks about being brought up with foster parents, there are stories of slavery that include descriptions of violence, and the show contains discriminatory language.)
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About:
Created and performed by Phil Okwedy – a Welsh performance storyteller and myth-maker, born in Cardiff to a Welsh mother and Nigerian father. He draws deeply on his dual heritage and multiple cultures and performs regularly in storytelling clubs and festivals across Wales and England, as well as internationally at Kea Festival in Greece and Fabula Festival in Sweden. Phil has recently worked with National Theatre Wales on Go Tell the Bees and been commissioned for Literature Wales’ Representing Wales, Developing Writers of Colour programme.
Dramaturgy and direction by Michael Harvey - award-winning storyteller who is also a leading teacher, coach and director for storytelling performances.
Produced by Adverse Camber – one of the UK’s leading independent storytelling production companies, celebrating the rich diversity and imaginative power of legends and stories from global cultures and stories of today. Adverse Camber has worked most recently with Gwilym Morus-Baird on 4 Tales to Save the World, and a bilingual show based on the Mabinogion, Dreaming the Night Field: a legend of Wales.