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We’re delighted to announce Stained Metal, a new exhibition from Fuel and Manchester Museum, conceived by Inua Ellams.
Exploring the personal and global impact of empire through the journey of a medal around the world.
27 Feb–6 June 2027.
fueltheatre.com/projects/sta...
Exploring the personal and global impact of empire through the journey of a medal around the world.
27 Feb–6 June 2027.
fueltheatre.com/projects/sta...
September 22, 2026 at 9:00 AM
We’re delighted to announce Stained Metal, a new exhibition from Fuel and Manchester Museum, conceived by Inua Ellams.
Exploring the personal and global impact of empire through the journey of a medal around the world.
27 Feb–6 June 2027.
fueltheatre.com/projects/sta...
Exploring the personal and global impact of empire through the journey of a medal around the world.
27 Feb–6 June 2027.
fueltheatre.com/projects/sta...
We're hiring! 📢
Fuel is looking for a Programme Assistant to join our team and help deliver bold live performance with artists and partners across the UK.
📅 Apply by 10am, 1 Sept
Find out more and apply: fueltheatre.com/get-involved/
📷 Dan Tsantillis
Fuel is looking for a Programme Assistant to join our team and help deliver bold live performance with artists and partners across the UK.
📅 Apply by 10am, 1 Sept
Find out more and apply: fueltheatre.com/get-involved/
📷 Dan Tsantillis
August 4, 2026 at 4:16 PM
We're hiring! 📢
Fuel is looking for a Programme Assistant to join our team and help deliver bold live performance with artists and partners across the UK.
📅 Apply by 10am, 1 Sept
Find out more and apply: fueltheatre.com/get-involved/
📷 Dan Tsantillis
Fuel is looking for a Programme Assistant to join our team and help deliver bold live performance with artists and partners across the UK.
📅 Apply by 10am, 1 Sept
Find out more and apply: fueltheatre.com/get-involved/
📷 Dan Tsantillis
We're partnering on the Creative Data Exchange with Contemporary Narratives Lab and Goldsmiths Futures of Creativity Institute: a new initiative exploring data as a creative material. Join our first online consultation on 4 Sept. Register here: creativedataexchange.com
July 30, 2026 at 10:55 AM
We're partnering on the Creative Data Exchange with Contemporary Narratives Lab and Goldsmiths Futures of Creativity Institute: a new initiative exploring data as a creative material. Join our first online consultation on 4 Sept. Register here: creativedataexchange.com
We're delighted to announce the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Once Upon a Time in Sokoto by Inua Ellams, directed by Roy Alexander Weise.
Meet the company: fueltheatre.com/cast-and-cre...
Touring the UK from Sept 2026.
#Theatre #NewWriting
Meet the company: fueltheatre.com/cast-and-cre...
Touring the UK from Sept 2026.
#Theatre #NewWriting
July 30, 2026 at 9:59 AM
We're delighted to announce the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Once Upon a Time in Sokoto by Inua Ellams, directed by Roy Alexander Weise.
Meet the company: fueltheatre.com/cast-and-cre...
Touring the UK from Sept 2026.
#Theatre #NewWriting
Meet the company: fueltheatre.com/cast-and-cre...
Touring the UK from Sept 2026.
#Theatre #NewWriting
📣 We’re hiring a Development Producer at Fuel.
Join us to lead artistic development activity and support bold new live performance with exceptional artists across the UK.
💰 £32k–£35k FTE
🗓 Deadline: 10am, 22 June
More info: fueltheatre.com/get-involved/
Image: Neil Bennett
Join us to lead artistic development activity and support bold new live performance with exceptional artists across the UK.
💰 £32k–£35k FTE
🗓 Deadline: 10am, 22 June
More info: fueltheatre.com/get-involved/
Image: Neil Bennett
May 21, 2026 at 3:29 PM
📣 We’re hiring a Development Producer at Fuel.
Join us to lead artistic development activity and support bold new live performance with exceptional artists across the UK.
💰 £32k–£35k FTE
🗓 Deadline: 10am, 22 June
More info: fueltheatre.com/get-involved/
Image: Neil Bennett
Join us to lead artistic development activity and support bold new live performance with exceptional artists across the UK.
💰 £32k–£35k FTE
🗓 Deadline: 10am, 22 June
More info: fueltheatre.com/get-involved/
Image: Neil Bennett
🐻❄️🐭 There’s a Bear on My Chair returns to Southbank Centre this Christmas!
A hilarious, heartwarming show for ages 2-7, directed by Toby Olié and based on Ross Collins’ books.
📅 9 Dec – 3 Jan
🎟️ Tickets on sale now: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/the...
A hilarious, heartwarming show for ages 2-7, directed by Toby Olié and based on Ross Collins’ books.
📅 9 Dec – 3 Jan
🎟️ Tickets on sale now: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/the...
April 14, 2026 at 10:16 AM
🐻❄️🐭 There’s a Bear on My Chair returns to Southbank Centre this Christmas!
A hilarious, heartwarming show for ages 2-7, directed by Toby Olié and based on Ross Collins’ books.
📅 9 Dec – 3 Jan
🎟️ Tickets on sale now: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/the...
A hilarious, heartwarming show for ages 2-7, directed by Toby Olié and based on Ross Collins’ books.
📅 9 Dec – 3 Jan
🎟️ Tickets on sale now: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/the...
Fuel presents FLIP! - a new radio adaptation of Racheal Ofori’s acclaimed play, directed by Milli Bhatia.
📻 BBC Radio 4
🗓 14 May | ⏰ 2.15pm
A sharp satire on influencers, identity & algorithms - now reimagined for radio.
#Fuel #RachelOfori #BBCRadio4
📻 BBC Radio 4
🗓 14 May | ⏰ 2.15pm
A sharp satire on influencers, identity & algorithms - now reimagined for radio.
#Fuel #RachelOfori #BBCRadio4
April 8, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Fuel presents FLIP! - a new radio adaptation of Racheal Ofori’s acclaimed play, directed by Milli Bhatia.
📻 BBC Radio 4
🗓 14 May | ⏰ 2.15pm
A sharp satire on influencers, identity & algorithms - now reimagined for radio.
#Fuel #RachelOfori #BBCRadio4
📻 BBC Radio 4
🗓 14 May | ⏰ 2.15pm
A sharp satire on influencers, identity & algorithms - now reimagined for radio.
#Fuel #RachelOfori #BBCRadio4
📣 Announcing a brand new play from Inua Ellams presented by Fuel with Touring Together.
Once Upon a Time in Sokoto tells the epic story of an unlikely friendship between a slave and her former master.
Touring Autumn 2026.
fueltheatre.com/projects/onc...
Once Upon a Time in Sokoto tells the epic story of an unlikely friendship between a slave and her former master.
Touring Autumn 2026.
fueltheatre.com/projects/onc...
Once Upon a Time in Sokoto
The award-winning Once Upon a Time in Sokoto tells the epic story of an unlikely friendship forged between a slave and her former master.
fueltheatre.com
March 26, 2026 at 11:55 AM
📣 Announcing a brand new play from Inua Ellams presented by Fuel with Touring Together.
Once Upon a Time in Sokoto tells the epic story of an unlikely friendship between a slave and her former master.
Touring Autumn 2026.
fueltheatre.com/projects/onc...
Once Upon a Time in Sokoto tells the epic story of an unlikely friendship between a slave and her former master.
Touring Autumn 2026.
fueltheatre.com/projects/onc...
Nowhere is heading to RISING Festival in Melbourne (2–6 June).
Actor & activist Khalid Abdalla traces personal history through revolutions, protest and global events in this powerful solo show.
Presale: Live now
General sale: Mon 16 Mar, 12pm
Tickets here: 2026.rising.melbourne/program/nowh...
Actor & activist Khalid Abdalla traces personal history through revolutions, protest and global events in this powerful solo show.
Presale: Live now
General sale: Mon 16 Mar, 12pm
Tickets here: 2026.rising.melbourne/program/nowh...
March 12, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Nowhere is heading to RISING Festival in Melbourne (2–6 June).
Actor & activist Khalid Abdalla traces personal history through revolutions, protest and global events in this powerful solo show.
Presale: Live now
General sale: Mon 16 Mar, 12pm
Tickets here: 2026.rising.melbourne/program/nowh...
Actor & activist Khalid Abdalla traces personal history through revolutions, protest and global events in this powerful solo show.
Presale: Live now
General sale: Mon 16 Mar, 12pm
Tickets here: 2026.rising.melbourne/program/nowh...
Fuel is hiring an Executive Director (Maternity Cover).
Senior leadership role shaping our strategy, operations & fundraising during an ambitious programme year.
£45–50k FTE | UK-wide | flexible working.
Apply by 10am, 16 March 2026 👉 fueltheatre.com/get-involved/
Senior leadership role shaping our strategy, operations & fundraising during an ambitious programme year.
£45–50k FTE | UK-wide | flexible working.
Apply by 10am, 16 March 2026 👉 fueltheatre.com/get-involved/
February 13, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Fuel is hiring an Executive Director (Maternity Cover).
Senior leadership role shaping our strategy, operations & fundraising during an ambitious programme year.
£45–50k FTE | UK-wide | flexible working.
Apply by 10am, 16 March 2026 👉 fueltheatre.com/get-involved/
Senior leadership role shaping our strategy, operations & fundraising during an ambitious programme year.
£45–50k FTE | UK-wide | flexible working.
Apply by 10am, 16 March 2026 👉 fueltheatre.com/get-involved/
Inua Ellams’ An Evening with an Immigrant is reimagined with a breathtaking live orchestral score by Laura Mvula, performed by Chineke! Orchestra
📍 Queen Elizabeth Hall
📅 Sun 26 April, 7.30pm
🎟️ Tickets on sale 28th Jan for SBC Members, 30th Jan for public: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/an-...
📍 Queen Elizabeth Hall
📅 Sun 26 April, 7.30pm
🎟️ Tickets on sale 28th Jan for SBC Members, 30th Jan for public: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/an-...
January 27, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Inua Ellams’ An Evening with an Immigrant is reimagined with a breathtaking live orchestral score by Laura Mvula, performed by Chineke! Orchestra
📍 Queen Elizabeth Hall
📅 Sun 26 April, 7.30pm
🎟️ Tickets on sale 28th Jan for SBC Members, 30th Jan for public: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/an-...
📍 Queen Elizabeth Hall
📅 Sun 26 April, 7.30pm
🎟️ Tickets on sale 28th Jan for SBC Members, 30th Jan for public: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/an-...
We’re hiring 🎭
Touring Together (China Plate + Fuel) seeks Local Engagement Specialists in Leeds, Oxford & Northampton.
Freelance role connecting local communities with new touring theatre.
⏰ Apply by 1 March 2026
Learn more and apply: fueltheatre.com/get-involved/
#ArtsJobs #CommunityEngagement
Touring Together (China Plate + Fuel) seeks Local Engagement Specialists in Leeds, Oxford & Northampton.
Freelance role connecting local communities with new touring theatre.
⏰ Apply by 1 March 2026
Learn more and apply: fueltheatre.com/get-involved/
#ArtsJobs #CommunityEngagement
January 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM
We’re hiring 🎭
Touring Together (China Plate + Fuel) seeks Local Engagement Specialists in Leeds, Oxford & Northampton.
Freelance role connecting local communities with new touring theatre.
⏰ Apply by 1 March 2026
Learn more and apply: fueltheatre.com/get-involved/
#ArtsJobs #CommunityEngagement
Touring Together (China Plate + Fuel) seeks Local Engagement Specialists in Leeds, Oxford & Northampton.
Freelance role connecting local communities with new touring theatre.
⏰ Apply by 1 March 2026
Learn more and apply: fueltheatre.com/get-involved/
#ArtsJobs #CommunityEngagement
Proud to see Barber Shop Chronicles still inspiring artists. In the Guardian, a theatre-maker reflects on how the play changed their life - 33 characters, real conversations, lasting impact. By Inua Ellams.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
The play that changed my life: ‘You meet 33 characters in Barber Shop Chronicles – I believed in all of them’
Inua Ellams’ play takes you to different destinations for intimate conversations about sex, queerness, capitalism, football and much more
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Proud to see Barber Shop Chronicles still inspiring artists. In the Guardian, a theatre-maker reflects on how the play changed their life - 33 characters, real conversations, lasting impact. By Inua Ellams.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
We’re recruiting a Senior Development Manager to lead Fuel’s fundraising work and support our programme of independent live performance.
£40k FTE | Hybrid | UK-wide
Deadline: 9am, Mon 23 Feb 2026
Full details here: fueltheatre.com/get-involved/
£40k FTE | Hybrid | UK-wide
Deadline: 9am, Mon 23 Feb 2026
Full details here: fueltheatre.com/get-involved/
January 20, 2026 at 9:43 PM
We’re recruiting a Senior Development Manager to lead Fuel’s fundraising work and support our programme of independent live performance.
£40k FTE | Hybrid | UK-wide
Deadline: 9am, Mon 23 Feb 2026
Full details here: fueltheatre.com/get-involved/
£40k FTE | Hybrid | UK-wide
Deadline: 9am, Mon 23 Feb 2026
Full details here: fueltheatre.com/get-involved/
Big news from Fuel 🎉
We’re delighted to welcome Rakie Ayola, Selina Ocean and Jenny Waldman CBE as new Trustees, joining our Board following an open recruitment process. We’re thrilled to
welcome them to Fuel! Learn more here: fueltheatre.com/fuels-new-tr... ✨
We’re delighted to welcome Rakie Ayola, Selina Ocean and Jenny Waldman CBE as new Trustees, joining our Board following an open recruitment process. We’re thrilled to
welcome them to Fuel! Learn more here: fueltheatre.com/fuels-new-tr... ✨
January 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Big news from Fuel 🎉
We’re delighted to welcome Rakie Ayola, Selina Ocean and Jenny Waldman CBE as new Trustees, joining our Board following an open recruitment process. We’re thrilled to
welcome them to Fuel! Learn more here: fueltheatre.com/fuels-new-tr... ✨
We’re delighted to welcome Rakie Ayola, Selina Ocean and Jenny Waldman CBE as new Trustees, joining our Board following an open recruitment process. We’re thrilled to
welcome them to Fuel! Learn more here: fueltheatre.com/fuels-new-tr... ✨
📬 Our 2025 Year Round-Up is out now!
From world premieres and festivals to tours, conversations, exhibitions and digital projects - we’ve been looking back at a big year for Fuel.
👉 Read the full round-up here: mailchi.mp/fueltheatre/...
#Fuel #YearInReview #Newsletter #Theatre #LivePerformance
From world premieres and festivals to tours, conversations, exhibitions and digital projects - we’ve been looking back at a big year for Fuel.
👉 Read the full round-up here: mailchi.mp/fueltheatre/...
#Fuel #YearInReview #Newsletter #Theatre #LivePerformance
January 7, 2026 at 6:30 PM
📬 Our 2025 Year Round-Up is out now!
From world premieres and festivals to tours, conversations, exhibitions and digital projects - we’ve been looking back at a big year for Fuel.
👉 Read the full round-up here: mailchi.mp/fueltheatre/...
#Fuel #YearInReview #Newsletter #Theatre #LivePerformance
From world premieres and festivals to tours, conversations, exhibitions and digital projects - we’ve been looking back at a big year for Fuel.
👉 Read the full round-up here: mailchi.mp/fueltheatre/...
#Fuel #YearInReview #Newsletter #Theatre #LivePerformance
Reposted by Fuel
Case Study 8 is live! In this episode, Marina Sacco & Danielle Marshall share their experiences of working in participatory contexts, highlighting the importance of accessibility, inclusion, & sustainable community partnerships.
Listen here: shorturl.at/w8CYr
@fueltheatre.bsky.social
Listen here: shorturl.at/w8CYr
@fueltheatre.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Case Study 8 is live! In this episode, Marina Sacco & Danielle Marshall share their experiences of working in participatory contexts, highlighting the importance of accessibility, inclusion, & sustainable community partnerships.
Listen here: shorturl.at/w8CYr
@fueltheatre.bsky.social
Listen here: shorturl.at/w8CYr
@fueltheatre.bsky.social
Fuel is hiring! 🌟
We’re looking for a Senior Development Manager to lead our fundraising strategy and help us champion bold, diverse new theatre across the UK and beyond.
💰 £35–40k | 🗓️ Apply by 24 Nov
Full job pack ➡️ fueltheatre.com/get-involved/
#ArtsJobs #Theatre #Fundraising #Fuel
We’re looking for a Senior Development Manager to lead our fundraising strategy and help us champion bold, diverse new theatre across the UK and beyond.
💰 £35–40k | 🗓️ Apply by 24 Nov
Full job pack ➡️ fueltheatre.com/get-involved/
#ArtsJobs #Theatre #Fundraising #Fuel
October 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Fuel is hiring! 🌟
We’re looking for a Senior Development Manager to lead our fundraising strategy and help us champion bold, diverse new theatre across the UK and beyond.
💰 £35–40k | 🗓️ Apply by 24 Nov
Full job pack ➡️ fueltheatre.com/get-involved/
#ArtsJobs #Theatre #Fundraising #Fuel
We’re looking for a Senior Development Manager to lead our fundraising strategy and help us champion bold, diverse new theatre across the UK and beyond.
💰 £35–40k | 🗓️ Apply by 24 Nov
Full job pack ➡️ fueltheatre.com/get-involved/
#ArtsJobs #Theatre #Fundraising #Fuel
Nominate Fuel for the Movement for Good Arts & Culture Special Draw! 🎭
10 charities will each win £5,000 - funds that help us nurture artists & ideas that shape the future of performance.
🗓️ Open 10-19 Oct
Nominate here 👉 culture.movementforgood.com/index.php?cn...
#SupportTheArts #Fuel
10 charities will each win £5,000 - funds that help us nurture artists & ideas that shape the future of performance.
🗓️ Open 10-19 Oct
Nominate here 👉 culture.movementforgood.com/index.php?cn...
#SupportTheArts #Fuel
October 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Nominate Fuel for the Movement for Good Arts & Culture Special Draw! 🎭
10 charities will each win £5,000 - funds that help us nurture artists & ideas that shape the future of performance.
🗓️ Open 10-19 Oct
Nominate here 👉 culture.movementforgood.com/index.php?cn...
#SupportTheArts #Fuel
10 charities will each win £5,000 - funds that help us nurture artists & ideas that shape the future of performance.
🗓️ Open 10-19 Oct
Nominate here 👉 culture.movementforgood.com/index.php?cn...
#SupportTheArts #Fuel
🎶 Open Call! 🎶 £2500 paid opportunity for early-career composers or music directors to join us as an associate on a new project. Funded by PRS Dev Network. Full info here: fueltheatre.com/fuel-new-tal... #ComposerOpportunity #MusicDirector
September 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
🎶 Open Call! 🎶 £2500 paid opportunity for early-career composers or music directors to join us as an associate on a new project. Funded by PRS Dev Network. Full info here: fueltheatre.com/fuel-new-tal... #ComposerOpportunity #MusicDirector
Fuel is thrilled to bring Khalid Abdalla’s ★★★★★ solo show Nowhere to Oxford Playhouse
📅 22–24 Jan 2026
🎟 Tickets on sale 12th September: www.oxfordplayhouse.com
Also touring: Geneva (Sept 2025) & Dublin (Oct 2025).
#Nowhere #OxfordPlayhouse #Fuel
📅 22–24 Jan 2026
🎟 Tickets on sale 12th September: www.oxfordplayhouse.com
Also touring: Geneva (Sept 2025) & Dublin (Oct 2025).
#Nowhere #OxfordPlayhouse #Fuel
September 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Fuel is thrilled to bring Khalid Abdalla’s ★★★★★ solo show Nowhere to Oxford Playhouse
📅 22–24 Jan 2026
🎟 Tickets on sale 12th September: www.oxfordplayhouse.com
Also touring: Geneva (Sept 2025) & Dublin (Oct 2025).
#Nowhere #OxfordPlayhouse #Fuel
📅 22–24 Jan 2026
🎟 Tickets on sale 12th September: www.oxfordplayhouse.com
Also touring: Geneva (Sept 2025) & Dublin (Oct 2025).
#Nowhere #OxfordPlayhouse #Fuel
The Guardian has featured The 419 exhibition by Inua Ellams & Oluwamuyiwa ‘Logor’ Logo, exploring Lagos, 419 culture & money. Free to attend at West Wing Gallery, Somerset House, 9–14 Sept. Read the article here: www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... #The419 #FreeExhibition #SomersetHouse
September 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The Guardian has featured The 419 exhibition by Inua Ellams & Oluwamuyiwa ‘Logor’ Logo, exploring Lagos, 419 culture & money. Free to attend at West Wing Gallery, Somerset House, 9–14 Sept. Read the article here: www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... #The419 #FreeExhibition #SomersetHouse
Will Adamsdale & Fuel are running a crowdfunder for AI, AI, Oh... (or how I wrote a hit sitcom with ChatGPT but we’re not talking now), Will’s show about AI, technophobia & mid-life crises. 🤖We're at 11% of our £5375 target so far - your support would mean the world! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/aiaioh
August 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Will Adamsdale & Fuel are running a crowdfunder for AI, AI, Oh... (or how I wrote a hit sitcom with ChatGPT but we’re not talking now), Will’s show about AI, technophobia & mid-life crises. 🤖We're at 11% of our £5375 target so far - your support would mean the world! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/aiaioh
Reposted by Fuel
The 419, a new exhibition created by Inua Ellams & Logor, produced by Fuel, opens in September at Somerset House. It’s free - come along! Info below.
The 419 by Inua Ellams & Logor explores 14 lives in Lagos through poetry + photography. A playful, powerful take on the 419 stereotype.
📍 Somerset House
📅 Sept 8–14, 2025
#The419 #InuaEllams #Lagos #Fuel
📍 Somerset House
📅 Sept 8–14, 2025
#The419 #InuaEllams #Lagos #Fuel
July 3, 2025 at 6:23 AM
The 419, a new exhibition created by Inua Ellams & Logor, produced by Fuel, opens in September at Somerset House. It’s free - come along! Info below.
Nowhere began this week at Edinburgh Fringe — and we’re honoured to be featured on multiple ‘Best Theatre to See’ lists! If you’re in town, you know where to go...
Tickets available here: www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/eve...
#Nowhere #EdFringe #Fuel
Tickets available here: www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/eve...
#Nowhere #EdFringe #Fuel
August 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Nowhere began this week at Edinburgh Fringe — and we’re honoured to be featured on multiple ‘Best Theatre to See’ lists! If you’re in town, you know where to go...
Tickets available here: www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/eve...
#Nowhere #EdFringe #Fuel
Tickets available here: www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/eve...
#Nowhere #EdFringe #Fuel