Sankofa
Acquah&co presents
Next Date
Thursday, 29 October 2026
19:00 – 21:00
29 & 30 Oct, 7.00 pm
A one-woman play; Nicole Acquah's journey of cultural reconciliation, across Europe, into Ghana.
Running time: 80min with no interval. Audiences are invited to stay for a Q&A after the show.
San – to return, Ko – to go, Fa – to fetch. 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. 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? 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. Sankofa was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2021.
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Content Warning: References to racism and sexual assault.
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