Renowned storyteller Phil Okwedy is coming to Liverpool for a very special performance as part of Black History Month. On Wednesday 25 October at 7.30pm, The Capstone Theatre will host his profound and thought-provoking The Gods Are All Here production about his life as a mixed-race child growing up in Wales.
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The critically acclaimed production is a one-man show from Phil Okwedy, a storyteller and writer who recounts his astonishing life in a captivating performance which explores equality, freedom, racism, family and growing up without your birth parents.
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The child of a Welsh mother and Nigerian father, Phil was raised in foster care in Pembrokeshire and was inspired to pen The Gods Are All Here after discovering a series of letters his dad had written to his mum. Having graced theatres nationwide, Phil has worked with the likes of West Wales Action For Mental Health, National Theatre Of Wales and Arts Council Wales.
Skilfully weaving myth, song, folktales and legends of the African diaspora, Phil charts the time of life when children are said to view their parents as gods, but never having actually lived with them, he considers if his parents were, in fact, the gods he had imagined them to be.
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Reflecting on his one-man show, Phil said: “As I developed as storyteller, there came a time when I felt ready to tell myth but could find none that resonated with me. So, I began to weave personal and family stories with folktales as a kind of myth-making exercise. When I found the letters in my mother’s flat after her death, I felt a need to do more with them than just read them.”
He continued: “Now, in sharing this show my intention is that it resonates with other people, with their individual family stories but also with the audience as a whole, because it is by working together that we ensure that equality, justice and freedom are experienced by all.”
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Delivered with mesmerising prowess that has endeared Phil to audiences throughout the UK, The Gods Are All Here is a one-man storytelling showcase that packs a punch and hits hard. This special performance for Black History Month is set to take the Liverpool audience on an emotional journey through his life growing up in Wales in the 60s and 70s.
Renowned storyteller Phil Okwedy is coming to Liverpool for a very special performance as part of Black History Month. On Wednesday 25 October at 7.30pm, The Capstone Theatre will host his profound and thought-provoking The Gods Are All Here production about his life as a mixed-race child growing up in Wales.
The Gods Are All Here / Wednesday 25 October, 7.30pm / The Capstone Theatre, 17 Shaw Street, Liverpool, L6 1HP
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