An Evening with Kelechi Okafor
On sale from 10am Fri 24 Feb 2023.
Priority booking for Barbican members opens from 10am Thu 23 Feb 2023. Priority booking links will be shared via the Members' newsletter. Please get in touch if you haven't received it.
Tickets for this event are booked through Fane Productions’ Box Office
Spend an evening in the company of the extraordinary writer, presenter, actor and tour de force, Kelechi Okafor. The host of the popular ‘Say Your Mind’ podcast celebrates her new book, Edge of Here.
In conversation, Kelechi will reveal her collection of speculative fiction stories, exploring contemporary womanhood, love, race and modern culture. She’ll discuss why she wanted to write about the fleeting otherworldliness of our everyday lives, combining modern-day life with concepts both ancient and futuristic. From a Black nurse dealing with a white woman whose voluntarily installed ‘Ally-Chip’ (which allows her to feel the emotions of a chosen donor) is malfunctioning, to the Yoruba-influenced tale of a renowned mental health expert who holds a mysterious secret, these are stories both unique and timely in terms of their explorations of our society—past, present and future.
With the opportunity to ask your own state-of-the-nation questions, this promises to be an evening full of Kelechi’s inimitable style and humour.
Presented by Fane. Tickets for this event are booked through Fane Productions’ Box Office
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Barbican Hall
Location
The Barbican Hall is located within the main Barbican building. Head to Level G and follow the signs to find your seating level.
Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS
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We’ve plenty of places for you to relax and replenish, from coffee and cake to wood-fired pizzas and full pre-theatre menus
Mobility
Spaces for wheelchair users in row U at the rear of the stalls (up to sixteen, depth of row 180cm) and the back row of the circle (four), both with fold-down companion seats. Some seats in row S of the stalls for people with very limited mobility.
Assistance dogs
Assistance dogs may be taken into the concert hall where there are a limited number of suitable seats in row G of the stalls. If you prefer, you may leave your dog with a member of the cloakroom staff during the performance.
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There is an induction loop in the concert hall. You can use this by adjusting your hearing aid to the ‘T’ setting.
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