Barbershop chronicles

The World

 Nigerian-born Inua Ellams’ latest play is set in barbershops from London to Accra to Kampala. Ellams tells host Marco Werman why the haircutter’s parlor where African men gather to beautify themselves and watch soccer is also the setting for deeply personal conversations. 

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