Inua Marc Mohammed Onore de Ellams II[1][2] MBE FRSL[3] (born 23 October 1984[1]) is a Nigerian-born British poet, playwright and performer.
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to the arts.
[9] A one-man show staged at the Soho Theatre in 2010,[10] telling the story of twins born on Nigeria's independence day.
[15] For the production, Ellams recorded 60 hours of "male banter"[16] in barbershops all over Africa and in London at his barber Peter's shop Emmanuel's in Clapham Junction.
[19] In December 2019–February 2020, a reworking by Ellams of Chekhov's play Three Sisters was performed at the Royal National Theatre, London.